Thinking about grabbing a paddle for my glock 17 for convenience of on/off. Anyone have any experience with either or both? The alien gear is mighty tempting because of the price and discount on getting two holsters.
Thinking about grabbing a paddle for my glock 17 for convenience of on/off. Anyone have any experience with either or both? The alien gear is mighty tempting because of the price and discount on getting two holsters.
I have the older versions of the Alien Gear IWB and belt OWB and I have been very satisfied with them. I can only imagine the new versions being better. Their interchangeable shell system is awesome. You can have one holster base and put the shell for whichever pistol you want to carry on the base. They also exchange shells for free. Just last week I swapped an old shell from a pistol I sold for a shell for my new CZ P07. The turnaround was about a week and was free except for mailing the shell to them.
So I've had the comptac for a while and I'm impressed. For a paddle, the holster rides pretty close to the body and with my normal t shirts I don't have any problems with obvious printing.
i also ordered the alien gear iwb 3.0 for my glock 26 and the paddle for the XDs 3.3.
the paddle is pretty bulky. And even with that small pistol, it prints way more than my fobus and glocks. Retention is good and the adjustability is cool. It just sticks out to much for summer wear.
the iwb otoh is pretty awesome. Way better than the galco King Tuk imho. It's very comfy at 3:00 and my 26 just disappears. The question will be if it holds up. But so far, I'm really enjoying it.
I have really enjoyed my Alien Gear cloak tuck 3.0. That neoprene backing is awesome and it seems to almost mold to the body. Have had no problems with it
Have a relatively new AG 3.0. Very comfortable and also like the ability to swap shells. Very happy with the purchase compared to the junk you find at the big box stores.
I have an alien gear holster for my shield. I think neoprene backing "breathes" better my self honestly. I've noticed in the heat it seems to allow my skin to breathe better along with molding to your body. It's flexibility makes it harder for me to put on compared to my Galco kingtuk however.
I absolutely love my AG Cloak 3.0. I have a Safariland paddle and its OK but I only use that at the range and work. I've looked into the Comtac and they look really nice. But I can't really judge since I've never owned one.