AlexanderA
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I just received an IMI Defense holster for the Sig Sauer P250 / P320 / M17, direct from Israel. I'm very impressed. The holster fits the gun perfectly. And delivery did not take long.
This is not a concealment holster. (In fairness, the issue M17 is not a concealment gun.)
The holster is molded from a hard polymer. It's very sturdy. It comes in three colors: black, OD, and desert tan. The retention mechanism is a spring-loaded pushbutton catch, that clips the front of the trigger guard. To release the gun, you press the catch with your trigger finger as part of the natural motion of drawing the gun. There is some criticism, that applies equally to Serpa holsters, that the trigger finger could inadvertently hook the trigger of the gun while drawing. That is why this holster is best used with a gun with a manual safety, such as the M17.
The tension -- to make the gun tighter or looser in the holster -- can be adjusted by tightening or loosening a single screw.
The holster can be ordered with a variety of belt attachment systems. The default seems to be a large paddle that clips over a belt. But you can get a closed belt loop, a drop-down adapter, or a MOLLE webbing adapter. (The MOLLE adapter uses two rows of webbing, three cells wide.) Whatever belt adapter is used, the holster attaches to it with a single screw through a large, serrated boss. It's therefore adjustable through 360 degress of rotation.
The front edge of the holster has a dovetail mount for an accessory spare magazine holder. This magazine holder is designed so that, when attached to the holster in this way, there's about a 5 degree offset so that the holder lies closer to the wearer's body when worn on a belt. (That's a thoughtful detail.) The magazine holder can also be worn independently, using the same attachment accessories as the holster. There is no positive retention in the magazine holder, but its tension can be adjusted with a single screw, similar to that of the holster. (Incidentally, when the magazine holder is mounted on the holster, the magazine is blocked from coming out by the rear sight of the pistol. Again, an interesting detail.)
By special arrangement with Sig Sauer, the Sig Sauer logo is molded into the holster. This is a nice touch. As far as I can tell, Sig Sauer is the only brand for which IMI has permission to use its copyrighted logo.
It seems to me that this Israeli holster is superior to the Safariland holster that was officially adopted by the armed forces. But that's understandable since the government prefers American-made to foreign-made. (Never mind that the last two pistols adopted, the Beretta and the Sig, are both foreign designs.)
This is not a concealment holster. (In fairness, the issue M17 is not a concealment gun.)
The holster is molded from a hard polymer. It's very sturdy. It comes in three colors: black, OD, and desert tan. The retention mechanism is a spring-loaded pushbutton catch, that clips the front of the trigger guard. To release the gun, you press the catch with your trigger finger as part of the natural motion of drawing the gun. There is some criticism, that applies equally to Serpa holsters, that the trigger finger could inadvertently hook the trigger of the gun while drawing. That is why this holster is best used with a gun with a manual safety, such as the M17.
The tension -- to make the gun tighter or looser in the holster -- can be adjusted by tightening or loosening a single screw.
The holster can be ordered with a variety of belt attachment systems. The default seems to be a large paddle that clips over a belt. But you can get a closed belt loop, a drop-down adapter, or a MOLLE webbing adapter. (The MOLLE adapter uses two rows of webbing, three cells wide.) Whatever belt adapter is used, the holster attaches to it with a single screw through a large, serrated boss. It's therefore adjustable through 360 degress of rotation.
The front edge of the holster has a dovetail mount for an accessory spare magazine holder. This magazine holder is designed so that, when attached to the holster in this way, there's about a 5 degree offset so that the holder lies closer to the wearer's body when worn on a belt. (That's a thoughtful detail.) The magazine holder can also be worn independently, using the same attachment accessories as the holster. There is no positive retention in the magazine holder, but its tension can be adjusted with a single screw, similar to that of the holster. (Incidentally, when the magazine holder is mounted on the holster, the magazine is blocked from coming out by the rear sight of the pistol. Again, an interesting detail.)
By special arrangement with Sig Sauer, the Sig Sauer logo is molded into the holster. This is a nice touch. As far as I can tell, Sig Sauer is the only brand for which IMI has permission to use its copyrighted logo.
It seems to me that this Israeli holster is superior to the Safariland holster that was officially adopted by the armed forces. But that's understandable since the government prefers American-made to foreign-made. (Never mind that the last two pistols adopted, the Beretta and the Sig, are both foreign designs.)
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