Despite this, Blade-Tech remains universally recognized as a top tier provider.
Why Not Leather?
When quality plastic holsters emerged in the 1970s, most traditionalists thought of them as a joke.
Obviously, the synthetic holster has some significant advantages.
After a lot of heavy use, they tended to become a bit loose.
With the Blade-Tech breed, both of those shortcomings are largely ameliorated.
They generally require little to no break-in and are functional from the moment you unwrap them.
Any loosening from heavy use can generally be fixed immediately by tightening their screws.
They dont soften with age and use.
In the time of bloodborne pathogens, that can become a major concern.
Leather holsters do not lend themselves to changing mounts; that is, height of ride on the belt.
As we shall see, synthetic designs like the current Blade-Tech Classic most certainlydo.
Of course, leather gun scabbards have their advantages, too.
They are quieter if a surreptitious draw is needed.
Leather, particularly in pancake-style holsters, is also more friendly to conforming to body shape for constant carry.
Obviously, there are advantages to both types.
Our test samples came with the low-riding loop attachment, which carries the butt about level with the belt.
This start positionin unconcealed carrylends itself to the very fast scoop draw.
This is a drop and offset style holster.
On most of us, this sort of carry cants the gun butt slightly out away from your body.
It holds the gun close enough to the body to be concealable but is still very fast.
Mated with Velcro, the one stabilizes the other.
Its a system I first saw decades ago on Safariland police uniform duty gear.
is somewhat limited by the belt loops.
Keeping the belts together also prevents the weight of the outer belt from pulling the whole thing down.
These took up their share of space, reducing belt room and gear placement options further.
The Velcro concept was a definite improvement.
The Blade-Tech underbelt goes through your trouser belt loops first, Velcro outward.
Get it adjusted snugly.
The pouch then snapped securely to the flat back of the unit.
I found it secure and liked that it was adjustable for height.
Conclusion
Reasonably priced, Blade-Tech products remain a quality standard of their industry.
Ive won state and regional championships with Blade-Tech holsters.
