Help me to choose a holster please.
 

What is my best choice for a over the heart/chest holster? I plan on getting a KWA Olive and Black .45 USP GBB. This is the vest I'm getting. Thanks.

Vest
http://www.armyissue.com/Gallery/dis...?album=6&pos=4

Pistol
http://www.speedytoys.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=714

A chest carry holster is only really feasible on a MOLLE platecarrier.

I'd like to keep the pistol on my chest. What else can I do? I like that vest. I'm getting six lowcaps. It's kinda hard to find a CADPAT vest with 6 m4/m16 mag bags under $100.

there's a lot of cadpad leg holsters around, http://www.armyissue.com/ Should have them.

If you want chest holster, http://rap4.com/ has some $100 vest and holsters that work for airsoft but not a whole lot for cadpat, but you could always go ACU.

Thanks

I have that vest. The pouches are permanently fixed to it, so there's no place for a crossdraw holster on it. It simply won't fit. I got a CADPAT drop leg holster to go with it.

How do you like that vest? Can I place a holster over the RIGHT side? Thanks

You can always go for the pistol-in-mag-pouch look.

Maybe even mod a pouch to be better?




-Cheese

All the pouches on the vest from the armyissue link are fixed, you can't replace them with holster on either side, but you can use a pouch like a holster as Cheese said. If you want something modular, go MOLLE. Believe me, I started off with a similar vest, but ended up with MOLLE anyways. People like to customize stuff.

http://stores.ebay.com/eHobby-Asia-A...2QQlnsZ1QQtZkm

You won't be able to put a holster on the right side. Even a hip holster won't work well with this vest, since it will be in the way. Like I said, a drop leg holster is the way to go with this particular vest.

And as was mentioned, a MOLLE compatible vest is usually best, as you can reconfigure it as required, add pouches, etc. However, I haven't been able to find a MOLLE vest in CADPAT, so that's why I went with this particular vest.

As for the vest itself, it seems fine, although I haven't fielded it yet. It holds all the AEG mags I would need to carry in a game, so that's what matters to me right now. The back has the MOLLE mounts so you can attach a hydration pouch and/or a butt pack, which is a plus. Good vest for the money if you're after CADPAT. It's the only one I could find other than surplused issue vests, which I don't care much for anyway.

I have a very nice cadpat hip holster that I'm looking to sell (It'll work with that vest because it is lowered to hip-level) ... It's a very high quality holster... PM me if you're interested.

are you ordering that gun from THAT particular site?
you might want to read into the importing laws.

i dont know how you would go about attaching the holster to the vest. go with MOLLE stuff man...esp if you have more than one rifle with different types of mags. its a bit pricier but has more advantages in the long run.

I'm just getting my first AEG ( JG HK416 ). I don't like the MOLLE look.

MOLLE is not about look, it's about functionality. They are worth it. But again, if you're looking for something in CADPAT, your choices are limited, and I personally couldn't find any CADPAT MOLLE stuff.

And that vest will hold 12 M4/M16 mags as it is (2 per pouch). So in theory, you could use one of the mag pouches as a pistol holster, although I personally wouldn't trust that for fear of losing my pistol. I'd rather have it securely locked into a proper holster.

Oh, they're double pouches? O.K. And yeah, That USP costs more than the HK416 ....lol. I'll probably go CADPAT dropleg. BTW, nice loadout you got there

http://204tactical.com/store/product...92ee6877927430

http://204tactical.com/store/images/IMG_0111.jpg

They come in different colours, but you can fit any gun into it and place it anywhere you have PALS webbing to attach it to.

Really hard for me to decide but for my Kit I have my holster on my leg, I have too much stuff on my vest and adding a holster on that is going to be difficult incase I have to draw it out quickly! but if you aint like me and some others try it out, won't hurt but I suggest a leg holster it's what I use and it's quick!

Is the pistol more likely to receive damage in dropleg position?

I don't see how having a pistol in a leg holster would get it anymore damaged than a chest holder, really. With all the mags that I'm carrying on my vest, It's gonna be bulky enough in the field as-is. I don't care to add extra bulk and weight or something else for my rifle sling to get tangled up in. So for my immediate needs, that vest works for me. Perhaps down the road I may consider getting something MOLLE, but for now, this one will do fine.

depends how you play.

I personnally dive often, especially in the woods.
for me the most secure position is a real holster (not a magpouch that will drop the pistol at the worst moments) on the chest as a cross-draw.

dropleg holsters bang in the walls in cqb and get caught in the vegetation unless you are very careful.(or you play like a leek, stand up and don't move.)

If you need to crouch for a long time the straps mess with your legs, and if they are connected to a belt at the bottom of a tactical vest, it's even worse.
If you play physical and speedy, you don't want heavy stuff hanging from your legs and moving around, especially a fragile airsoft pistol that's nothing like a real pistol.

I don't know how GBB's take on dirt, and there would be greater odds of dirt exposure on the leg.

for a semi cadpat MOLLE he could always buy a olive vest and just use cadpat pouches

I agree with Crunchmeister here, I'm carrying alot of stuff on my vest, many mag pouches, radio and all that fun junk adding a pistol holster takes up space which could be used for other things.

I'm an Assaulter so I put the pistol on my leg, even if I'm running into grab and all that the holster keeps the thing protective as well, you'll maybe get scratches on it but thats a given.

So dirt isn't really an issue compared to comfort and function?

They're pretty dirt-resistent compared to AEGs, at least I'd think. Although I can't speak from experience since I've never fielded my guns yet.

Oh yeah... one thing I do like about this vest is that it has belt loops on it. That's really nice. I hate having heavy shit (holster, mag dump pouch, canteen, etc) on a hip belt and have the weight of the gear constantly pulling the belt down. With that vest, the vest's belt loops hold your belt, which in turn support your other heavy stuff.

If you're going to buy a non-MOLLE vest, be sure it has those belt loops. It's a great thing to have. Not an option IMO. I was actually going to buy a real CF issue CADPAT vest from the local surplus store until I realized they didn't have belt loops...

Nor do they really have much in the way of mag carrying ability. Is what, 4 single mag pouches or something like that?

Yeah, that too. Just checked the real vest and it only has 4 single mag pouches. Has a lot of other pockets and stuff, but I'd see them of limited use. You could put mags in them, but they'd rattle around.

Not enough mag capacity for my liking. I want a minimum of 6 mags for my AEG. 12 is maybe overkill, but I'd rather have mag space I don't need than need mag space I don't have.

get a OD molle chest rig with lotsa magazines.
Cheap and efficient.plenty of room, you can totally stuff 12 mag pouches stacked plus a holster.
there are non-molle chestrigs also if you really want to be uncomfortable.
get the biggest dump pouch you can or a gasmask pouch.
you need kneepads also, buy them before you get hurt.

oh and btw I had the exact same vest on which I fixed a left-handed holster for cross-draw on top of one of the mag pouches.It was easy because it was a shoulder holster, bought in a surplus.
Anyway, it was still a mess so I switched for the molle and now I can concentrate on the killing.
tactical vests suck ass.

Thanks guys. Is "dump pouch" the technical term?

I hav teh drop leg a bit lower - set so that the pistol is just a bit closer than the full extension of my arm, and a bit to the back, as you describes In this pic, it's a little more forward than I normally like it,

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This was taken before I received my vest. Still had the replica PASGT helmet there too whereas now I have a real CF issue helmet.

Dude, Nice goatee

That pic was teken in early December, so it wasn't that long. You get a better view of it here, although this pic is about 6 weeks old. It's quite a bit longer now. Just don't have any more recent pics.

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Crunchmeister.... Your quote is sweet.......

"Whoever appeals to law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of themself without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, "If I die you are forgiven, If I live, I will kill you". Such is the rule of honor." Randy Blythe...Lamb of God

That's a good quote too. I thought Hetfield's quote would be very applicable to airsoft, hence why I added it. :D

I read yours twice the first time I saw it. It's a revalation.

If I buy a holster from the US will they ship it to Canada? or will it get seized by customs?? I'm looking at the Safariland Nylock snap strap field holster.

nice bass...always wanted a 5 string