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Flyin6:
I am still looking for a good holster for my coming S&W 629 acquisition.

I found this guy who builds them one by one.

The thing is he is in India and sells off of Ebay. He has great ratings, and the prices are good enough to just "take a shot" on one. (pardon the pun)

I haven't ordered one yet because I am uncertain about the measurement. Frankly, I am darned happy that I have waited. I thought I would just order my belt size and be done with it. I wear size 38 trousers and cinch up the belt when I get leaner during the summer.

Reading The recommendations, it states that I need to measure outside my trousers on an angle down from my hip because of the cut of the holster belt. Using a tape measure, I am coming up with a 45" for a length.

I am almost afraid to order a gun belt with a length 7" more than my belt size.

Anyone ever order a gun belt like this before?

When I set up my belt kit in Baghdad it came with a super stiff belt. To that I affixed a holster, extra magazine pouches, and a couple of grenade pouches along with a pouch for a radio. But I never wore it. We set up three kits in Blackwater. Since I was technically assigned to the Ambassador's protection detail, we were expected to do walking detail, vehicle born operations, and flight operations. Of course with my being a pilot, I really only flew and was not trained in ground protective detail operations other than to know where to shoot and where to land.

OK, long story, but now that I plan to do walkabouts with the shiny new .44 in that holster, I want to get the right one

Oh, and in Germany, flying the border, when there was one, I carried a S&W 629 under my shoulder. I found it tucked in there perfectly and I could still fly like I just stole the aircraft.

Need some advice here...

Bob Smith:
I certainly wouldn’t follow the instructions provided by the supplier of the product. What would they know. Right?

Flyin6:

--- Quote from: Bob Smith on March 07, 2024, 10:37:34 AM ---I certainly wouldn’t follow the instructions provided by the supplier of the product. What would they know. Right?

--- End quote ---
Good advice! :-0

Flyin6:
Well, heck, thought I'd get some information, but alas, I think Bob has it.

So I measured and plunked down the $$$ on this:

Flyin6:
I just may back that up with a shoulder or chest rig as well. That shoulder holster worked well before and when deployed to the field, I'd wear that combo for up to a month at a time. Never once woke up or stood up from a wrestling match wondering where the old 629 was...

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