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Troy Medeival or Claymore Compensators are good and affordable. Levange style will solve side blast problems and are downright cheap at ~ $25. The Battlecomp and PWS are easy on the shooter - but you are going to pay more ~ $90-$140. Folks standing to the left and right take a little bit of a hit, but they keep that muzzle flat and aren't as obnoxious to nearby shooters as some of the competition style brakes. In my line of work that is a serious consideration as I rarely do anything alone and am often in structures with a long gun. I prefer the PWS personally, as it is cheaper than the BC and I can't tell the difference between those two when shooting. I am not a big fan of anything Spikes. Can't quantify that with anything other than subjectively, the BC and PWS feel like they to a better job of keeping the muzzle flat.

Well said PB. Most items built to do everything rarely do anything well. Do some research into the effectiveness of a .410 round out if an 18" shotgun, then ask yourself how well it will really do out of a 2"-3" barrel. Pay close attention to the donut effect of shotshell shot out of a short and lightly rifled barrel.

Don't forget the H&K P11, designed in the early-mid 1970s and used by Angelina Jolie in one of the Tomb Raider flicks. You actually have to send the pistol back to H&K to be reloaded.

I like, and shoot, the G34/35 sized Glocks better than any other pistol out there. The PPQ is nice, but the Glock wins hands down in my book. The only issue with the G34 is a capacity issue in NJ. The stock mags have a capacity of 17 rounds, so you either have to pin them to 15, buy 10 rounders, or source quality 15 round mags from an aftermarket vendor.

It may be a fun gun to shoot but I think you are greatly overestimating the effectiveness of the platform for defense, especially with the .410 shotshells.

It never breaks in, it just starts to suck less.... It changes the way you shoot a lot. You will need to relearn how to build all of your shooting positions - prone, sitting, squatting, kneeling, standing, unconventional. You will find that some positions just flat won't work - you can't bend that way anymore, or the plates start to choke you out when you move a certain way, the stock won't find that sweet spot anymore, or you can't lock your arms out the way you can slick. Lots if dry fire, lots of hot days on the range. As far as your riflegun is concerned, make sure your stock has a non-slip pad of some kind and you may be better served changing your stock length and re-pinning it then moving your vert grip. Oh, and if you can help it, don't lower your belt, raise your armor at the shoulders.

Very helpful minion. Thanks

Roger. I am familiar with Monty and Centurion. They make quality gear. Thanks for the tip

Gotcha. Thanks for the info. I will check out what you have in stock.

Any word on when you are getting BCGs in again? Thanks

What's the purpose for carry? Training, CCW, Warbelt?

No, different company: https://www.aresgear.com And they don't make leather, but IMO their belts are still very presentable and professional looking.

I like 1.5" as well. Mostly because all of my holsters and carriers are made for the 1.5". Again, I like the Ares belt much better, especially for what you are talking about. Like Wojo, I keep the CompTac around for days where I need to dress up a little more. The area is more comfortable and just as sturdy, even without any gear hanging off it. The Ares belts do dress up ok though, especially their new Aegis belt.

I have one of their Contour belts. It's pretty good. I still wear my Ares Gear Ranger belt 99% of the time though...

You are a Yeager fan? Get the SOE and forget everything I said. There is no hope for you....

Like is said in Post #8 of this very thread - I still think this is the "A" answer for training/SHTF chest rigs: http://www.blueforcegear.com/essential-kit.html The BFG 10speed Chest Rig has everything you need and nothing you don't. Add a belt holster, and IFAK contents to the utility pouch and you are set. It will fit over armor, and is low profile enough to wear under an oversized shirt. If a turtle vest or plate carrier is not necessary, this is it.

Worth every penny at twice the price brother. I have 2 ranger belts (I wear one every day) and am waiting for my Aegis belt to get shipped. Makes a heavy gun feel like a feather. I am assuming you want this for every day wear/CCW not for a warbelt type setup correct?

Meh.... If it is so great with the CRD sleeve on, why the provision to remove it.... You can get a levange type muzzle device for $20 that does the same thing. That being said, my opinion would be legal as long as the attachment point for the CRD Sleeve is not threaded.

Ares Gear Ranger belt or their new Aegis belt. Accept no substitute. These belts are awesome.

Lemme dig it out. If I don't send you a PM in a day or two, ping me. I have had the short term memory of a fruit fly on crack lately....

The 5.11 biothane belts stretch a bit and I don't like them. Their webbing belts aren't as stiff as the Ares. If you want one, I may have a couple small or medium around I could sell cheap...

Name a single piece of gear. Anything you want, I will find 10 videos and 15 "testimonials" of it failing. There are 100s of thousands of these holsters out there, maybe millions, you will see some failures. As I said above, anything made by man can fail. In this age of the internet everyone has a soapbox. Also, consider the source of these reports. Are they reputable trainers, industry professionals, vetted real world users of this gear, or someone else. I looked at your post above - 2009 bulletin from Texas DPS Austin saying they had issues in training. Then a dozen posts after questioning it.... My opinion is based on first hand experience and observation and a little impromptu experimentation. Not internet hyperbole or ax grinding.

In my experience - actual use in training environments and real world daily carry (not just looking at/into it) - I am convinced it doesn't*. It is the current industry standard for tactical/duty use for LEO and Mil personal in the US. *yes, I understand anything built by humans can and will fail. But with this holster the rate is statistically negligible especially when compared to that of the Serpa.

Bladetech makes good stuff.

Funny how none of the LEO instructors I work with on a day to day basis use them. How none of my fellow SWAT guys on my team use them. And how none of the professional trainers I know allow them in their classes. I am the tactical firearms instructor for my PD and my SWAT team and I don't use a SERPA. They guys I know that use them are the guys that are on blue welfare or are "retired on duty", the guys that just don't care, the guys that don't carry off duty and the guys that think that Cops don't need guns. In my experience, the only thing cheaper than a Cop is two Cops. The only thing cheaper than two Cops is a Trooper or a CO, and the only thing cheaper than that is a PD Administrator buying gear. Couple that with the pervasive Cop attitude of "If they want me to have it, they will buy it for me" and 9 times out of ten, that will explain the use of inferior gear by those who you think would know better. They guys you speaking of aren't my guys, so it is not my concern, they are big boys and the info is well known if they want it - but just because they use inferior/unsafe gear doesn't mean you have to if you know better.