Let's design a holster for the M&P

I've given a new design a lot of thought for quite a while but I have ZERO skills when working with my hands, so....



I think a kydex holster with "J hook" loops fore and aft of the body, fat flap (commonly referred to as a "body shield" or something silly, face it, it is a FAT FLAP that keeps your FAT from flopping all over the firearm!) and a slight gap between the body and the hooks to allow the holster to be worn either inside the waist band or outside. Actually I've drawn this up somewhere but never developed any interest from anyone.



Also have another idea a Sgt freind of mine and I put together; This one is a removable holster that would go either strong side of crossdraw very easily. The belt mount is similar to the mount on a streamlight tactical light and the holster has the picatiny rail or male side of the mount. The holster is designed to be used by those of us with the exciting, exhillerating job of surveillance, cold coffee and stale donuts - gotta love em. you kind of need crossdraw when you spend the majority of your day, or night, seated behind the wheel of a car in some seedy neighborhood in an alley. When we exit the car we want the firearm in the right place, strong side hip. So why not make the holster quick detach like your tac light. Safety is optimum because you don't need to unholster your firearm to move it, but it would be much more comfortable than a paddle holster... Which I can't stand!



See, you should have pity on those that watch the night for 10-16 hours at a time, this is all we have to think about! I've actually got a couple of other ideas about holsters, specifically a retention holster very loosely based on the bianchi carry lock but with a much more positive/natural release that won't effect your grip prior to the draw....



CA PI

I've always thought "Fat Flap" was a more accurate descriptive term, except for all of those single guys who haven't found a woman who knows how to cook quality food, you know, the guys who still fit into their alpha uniforms without popping the seems.



I've thought kydex would work better because I am less talented at sewing than I am at folding hot plastic. But leather could work, and I actually prefer leather myself. You would need to have a metal reinforced mouth with the metal extending past the edges of the holster to hold the loops. Two holster in one! IWB and OWB! I've also thought of an incredibly simple retention device, sort of a thumb snap without the snap. PM me or maybe call me and I can describe it verbally, not the best typer and I have little patience to spell all of my words right.



PS - I see you were an 8404. Well devil doc, so was I, but I was an 8404/8405 - It is only a reserve NEC and I think they may have done away with it. Anyway, I like those who dressed up like a tree and slept in the mud with my Marines, you will now, if possible, get all of my leather holster business.