Zaydok Allen
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Greetings all.
This is for the owners of the FNP-45. After searching for about a year I was finally able to find a great duty holster for my FNP-45. As I'm sure most of us FNP-45 owners know, if you Google it, you get results for the Fobus paddle holster. As near as I can tell, they stopped making it, and IMO the Bladetech holster that you get in the shooters pack should be melted down and made into base pads for magazines . My gun doesn't draw naturally from that holster, and it left black marks on the slide when ever I used it. They wipe off easy enough, but that's still really annoying :banghead:, so I've been searching.
I finally came to Safariland model 6285, low ride variant, and ordered it from Opticsplanet.com. It showed up yesterday. The gun fits perfectly, the retention system seems rock solid, and it is comfortable to wear with a full magazine in the gun. There is no hip grinding, and it is lined with leather.
If you are looking for a kydex duty holster for your FNP-45, google this one up. Note: I believe the tactical model may fit, but the threaded bbl may snag on the end, so I wouldn't recomend it for that model 45. Also, any attached red dot sight won't work either. Finally, a FNP-45 with a light or laser will not fit either. The retention system does not allow you to carry your FNP-45 cocked and locked. It gets in the way. Hmmmm.... now if someone would design a holster that accomodated all these factors, it would be the bomb!
So more appropriately, this is the perfect duty holster if you plan to carry a stock FNP-45 with the hammer in the down position, just to be clear.
I hope this helps someone.
This is for the owners of the FNP-45. After searching for about a year I was finally able to find a great duty holster for my FNP-45. As I'm sure most of us FNP-45 owners know, if you Google it, you get results for the Fobus paddle holster. As near as I can tell, they stopped making it, and IMO the Bladetech holster that you get in the shooters pack should be melted down and made into base pads for magazines . My gun doesn't draw naturally from that holster, and it left black marks on the slide when ever I used it. They wipe off easy enough, but that's still really annoying :banghead:, so I've been searching.
I finally came to Safariland model 6285, low ride variant, and ordered it from Opticsplanet.com. It showed up yesterday. The gun fits perfectly, the retention system seems rock solid, and it is comfortable to wear with a full magazine in the gun. There is no hip grinding, and it is lined with leather.
If you are looking for a kydex duty holster for your FNP-45, google this one up. Note: I believe the tactical model may fit, but the threaded bbl may snag on the end, so I wouldn't recomend it for that model 45. Also, any attached red dot sight won't work either. Finally, a FNP-45 with a light or laser will not fit either. The retention system does not allow you to carry your FNP-45 cocked and locked. It gets in the way. Hmmmm.... now if someone would design a holster that accomodated all these factors, it would be the bomb!
So more appropriately, this is the perfect duty holster if you plan to carry a stock FNP-45 with the hammer in the down position, just to be clear.
I hope this helps someone.