Safariland ALS v GLS OWB Holster for Training/War Belt

[ViniVidivici]

ALS.

[HCountyGuy]

The GLS feels odd to me. I tried one with a 17 for a couple months and couldn’t get used to it. Was prone to not activating the release.

I haven’t used an ALS with a 1911 but have with an M9. It takes a little practice to actuate the safety consistently. I think adding the nub mentioned earlier would work really well with a 1911.

What ever you decide I would be interested in what you find out works for you.

I had a similar experience with my 537 GLS for my P229R in that it didn’t seem nearly as intuitive to release. Perhaps I was overthinking it. I’d go with an ALS, but have no experience with a 1911 to know if the ALS release could mentally complicate working the safety on the draw.

[03RN]

[vcdgrips]

Doe you push the ALS release forward or pull in toward the back and the thumb safety?

[HeavyDuty]

Doe you push the ALS release forward or pull in toward the back and the thumb safety?

Back.

I always add a 6006 ALS guard to my holsters, it functions like a button safety cover. That rotates forward to expose the ALS release button which gets thumbed to the rear on draw. It’s very intuitive.