DIY Pistol Lanyard

[Dave_M]

Yeah, after watching it again I think you might be right.  I keep mine on my vest.  I tried the drop leg but I didn't like the feel of it when I was running.  Some guys do though.

I hate the feel of mine on my leg. But the placement over every other option suits me best. So I deal with it.

I need to post my current rig. Got rid of the dropleg without fucking with the body armor.

[Reaver]

So, your leg rig was permanently attached to your armor? ( that's what I took from your statement correct me if I'm off)

[Dave_M]

So, your leg rig was permanently attached to your armor? ( that's what I took from your statement correct me if I'm off)

No, not at all.

So I've been trying to get rid of my drop-leg holster for a few years now. The problem was that everything that was low enough to clear my plate carrier comfortably seemed to have a leg-strap attached to it.

I decided to try a BladeTech DOH (Dropped and Offset Holster). The idea is that it drops down a couple inches and wedges away from the body, allowing it to clear the plate carrier easier without utilizing a leg strap.

Now, this was better than a regular belt holster but not quite as good as a drop-leg. I decided that it needed to be dropped another inch or so.

I attached some Molle-loks to the DOH portion of the holster. Now the holster would easily attach to the MOLLE on my belt and could be further lowered. The problem became that when I lowered it on the belt, the holster would slide up when drawing. Now that simply wouldn't do. If you've never used Molle-Lok before, you'd see that there is a slot on the back to so that one half of the attachment can be affixed to the holster (or whatever) while still allowing the rear to be unlocked. I could give a shit if I can easily take the holster off and I needed the upward movement to stop (while still maintaining how low it sits) so I used a couple of washers (and some new attained longer 8/32 screws) to attach though the entire Molle-Lok. I ensured to lok-tite all of the screws when it was all fitted and tested.

Now, there is no movement, it sits low enough, and the holster remains secure. All I needed to was attach some zip-ties to further restrict the release mechanism of the Molle-Loks.

Pics, of course:


Here you can see how low it sits and how the DOH works




Pic of the washer-mod pre-zipties

[Reaver]

Nice, looks like a good setup. I should post up my new rig sometime. Maybe after the move.

[Outonowhere]

I love running my drop leg holster, and the whole point of it is to run it as high as possible so you aren't stretching to pull it out.  It should be just low enough to be clear of your gear and no more.  Where I run mine my hand naturally rests so it takes little movement to get the pistol out of the holster and at least pointed towards the target as I'm bringing it up.

Still it's all about what works best for your and how you run it.

[Reaver]

I love running my drop leg holster, and the whole point of it is to run it as high as possible so you aren't stretching to pull it out.  It should be just low enough to be clear of your gear and no more.  Where I run mine my hand naturally rests so it takes little movement to get the pistol out of the holster and at least pointed towards the target as I'm bringing it up.

Still it's all about what works best for your and how you run it.

Mine is the same way, just low enough to clear gear & my hand rest on the pistol at a resting state.

I'll show you guys once I get moved.

[Reaver]

This came up on another forum so I read through it.
Bumpski

[thatGuy]

I still rock my homebrew lanyard on my pistol belt, still rocking.