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Survival Gear and Preparation...

insanebikerboy

insanebikerboy

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xj220 said:
Some people have mentioned getting a different type of holster, especially since we can take our vests off in flight but need to have our firearm with us. Does anyone have any recommendations? Also, it seems like it'd get really bulky having the M9 on our already crowded vests. I was thinking a drop-leg type holster.
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I have a Blackhawk belt and drop holster. Granted, I'm in a 60 but it fits fine in there for me and it doesn't interfere with any of the controls.

Plus, like you said, it's a pain with how crowded the vest is and I couldn't find any reasonable place that it'd hang on there. The leg holster solved that for me.
 
xj220

xj220

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insanebikerboy said:
I have a Blackhawk belt and drop holster. Granted, I'm in a 60 but it fits fine in there for me and it doesn't interfere with any of the controls.

Plus, like you said, it's a pain with how crowded the vest is and I couldn't find any reasonable place that it'd hang on there. The leg holster solved that for me.
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I'm in the P-3 so there's plenty of room in there (at least more than the Cobra). Did you have any problems with the belt fitting and staying in place despite wearing a flight suit?
 
busdriver

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I've worn a drop holster in the past, very annoying and I was always afraid it'd get jammed up if the seat stroked, at best breaking the gun at worst my leg. I've switched to a paddle holster worn with a gun belt, fits nicely in the 60 and I can still get to it from a seated position.
 
NavAir42

NavAir42

I'm not dead yet....
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xj220 said:
I'm in the P-3 so there's plenty of room in there (at least more than the Cobra). Did you have any problems with the belt fitting and staying in place despite wearing a flight suit?
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XJ,

Myself ad a couple of guys in our squadron had the PRs move the empty upper left pouch on the survival vest to the lower left side of the harness and put our holsters up on our left shoulders. We weren't going to be winning any quick draw contests but it was a hell of a lot more comfortable than having it dig into my side if I managed to grab a nap.

We had a couple folks try the leg holsters, but at least for sitting in the pilot seat it tended to rub on the elevator trim wheel. About the only person who wore one for the whole deployment was one of the navs.
 
insanebikerboy

insanebikerboy

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xj220 said:
I'm in the P-3 so there's plenty of room in there (at least more than the Cobra). Did you have any problems with the belt fitting and staying in place despite wearing a flight suit?
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No, it stayed up and in position with no problem.
 
loadtoad

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xj220 said:
Some people have mentioned getting a different type of holster, especially since we can take our vests off in flight but need to have our firearm with us. Does anyone have any recommendations? Also, it seems like it'd get really bulky having the M9 on our already crowded vests. I was thinking a drop-leg type holster.
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Worried about hijackers or is it an accountability issue not having the firearm with you at all times?
 
danpass

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PR1 H said:
For when you get to the fleet, take a look at my post on this thread for a good suggestion.

http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150580

In the mean time, if you have a CAC, go to the PMA202 site: http://pma202.navair.navy.mil/ and click on the SOASI Catalog. It's State of the Arts survival items. All been tested and approved for use. Lots of good knives, new gloves, etc. Just met one kid last week at tailhook who didn't bother waiting to get back to his squadron... went out and ordered the WileyX Orion gloves on his own. :)
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No CAC but I would love to see that 'this-is-what-works' list.

Possible?
 
danpass

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Anyone ever use their cutter? How did it go?

If you were buying your own what commercial one would you get?
 
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