Seeking advice on Kydex holsters & belts suitable for women.

[JM]

Seeking advice on Kydex holsters, mag holders & belts suitable for small framed women.

Holster would be for a S&W MP9 EZ pistol.

I'm more familiar with leather & don't know much about other materials. Intended usage would primarily be range & field use. Advice on concealment type also welcome. Our area is dry & very dusty. Easy to wash equipment is a plus.

Thank you.

[bigbrowndog]

BladeTech for both holster and mag pouches.

Trapr

[contender]

Well, I've been teaching ladies only shooting clinics for over 15 years,, and I can say that in general,, what works for men will not work for women. Women are built differently, and usually wear their clothing differently,, and it's made differently. As such,, belts & such don't often "fit" comfortably to ladies.

For range work,, since it's more "formal" a simple gun case to transport it in will be fine. If the desire is to practice a draw,, from a holster,, then of course the gun case is out.
For field work,, look into UnderTech underwear, as I know many ladies who have found it to be quite comfortable and easily adaptable to their clothing. A fanny pack is also an option for field work carry.

My own Miss Penny,, who also teaches with me,, has tried MANY, MANY different types of carry. (We have a box full we use in classes,) Her least favorite are the types used by men. Belts & kydex are uncomfortable to her. She has a corset that was designed as a CCW carry method. She has found it to be very comfortable & has worn it more than once for over 10 hours straight w/o issues.
Only the person wearing it can decide what's comfortable to them.

[balin]

I would go to a womens forum or check out the Cornered Cat web site.

[bula]

Contender, your friend, Frustrated Middle Child, on Rugerforum should have some onfo. Though she is about an hour S.S.W. of me, we've not met. She has website, pod cast, radio show, organizes "fashion shows", to show women how to pack. I do not have her real name, or other info to share. Hope I have the right username in mind..

[contender]

bula mentions Frustrated Middle Child.
Her name is Amanda,, and her Dad was a premier Ruger OM .357 collector. (Bob Campbell.) And he is right about her & what she does. I have known her a long time,, and have a couple of the DVD's of her "fashion show" where she has ladies model various carry methods. And she uses "real" ladies,, not professional models. Her resume is long & varied. She & I often discuss many things like this,, as she got started doing a lot of this in a more serious form after Miss Penny & I had been teaching ladies for a while. If you are anywhere near Ohio,, and would like to have her help directly,, I can put you in touch with her. Amanda is HIGHLY respected by most men who know her & her abilities with firearms.

[JM]

I'm familiar with the different requirements that curves dictate. It was easier to find leather gear for her. Contoured/curved belt, etc. The corset & body band type of devices are not what we are looking for, as it is hot here. I've noticed many of the local gals have holsters with a certain amount of "stand-off" to prevent the grip from digging into their side/ribs. They look like they stick out a lot though.

Blade-Tech was mentioned & I have been looking at their belts. I will probably call them this week & see if they have any women staff that could provide some advice.

I'm located in the SW desert.

Thanks.

[ezekiel38]

Kramer Leather makes a nice "ladies rig" with a wedge to push the gun out from the hip. So does Rosen leather. He makes a rig called Nancy's rig.

[bula]

I'd check out , call, Raven Concealment Systems. Met them at a gun show. They were molding holsters, while you wait, at the show. Didn't have with me, what I wanted a holster for. So, no I don't own one, yet.