Received my CSM today. Excellent workmanship, easy to use and versatile. I like the fact that at least with the CSM version I can actually wear the belt somewhat loose compared to other belts and still have the support needed for the handgun and support gear. Comfortable and easy on the back and hips. Easy to thread through belt loops and belt slots on strong side holsters and the DCC Monoblock works great with it. Well worth the money.
Be Aware-Stay Safe. Gunfighting Is A Thinking Man's Game. So We Might Want To Bring Thinking Back Into It.
Y'all are making 5 stitch vs csm a difficult decision. My most used belts right now are a tenicor zero and ciguera emissary. The tenicor needs to be pretty tight to use the wing best but that can get uncomfortable. I kinda hate how the buckle always pokes out. The ciguera would be perfect if the holes were spaced closer together.
I've had my 5-stitch Swift for about a week now. I like the belt quite a bit and have worn it every day in place of my Mastermind/Graith Specialist.
So far my only complaint/issue is that because the buckle and tail are on the same side of the belt, it can cause the buckle loop side to fall back out of my belt loop when unbuckled, especially with a Clinch Pick on my belt. This is especially acute, when you say, drop your trousers and spread your knees/ankles like you might when say...seeing a man about a horse.
I have solved this problem by wrapping a ranger band around the buckle-loop side, such that it thickens the belt a bit and makes it more difficult to unthread via gravity alone:
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I haven't yet decided what a more permanent fix would look like, to make a recommendation for Swift v2.0, but this does work.
Or you could reverse the direction of the belt. I wear the loop on the gun side and the buckle on the clinch pick side.
Originally Posted by RevolverRob
“There is no growth in the comfort zone.”--Jocko Willink
"You can never have too many knives." --Joe Ambercrombie
Because NY sucks, I am not currently wearing a gun (nor have one to wear). But yes that would be a good alternative.
Sorry man. Gotta do what ya gotta do, as they say in NY.
“There is no growth in the comfort zone.”--Jocko Willink
"You can never have too many knives." --Joe Ambercrombie
It sucks, but not as much as not paying bills and/or not having a career.
But it still sucks...almost as much as those things.
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Thread Drift Aside. You bring up a good point I had not considered that this may not a problem other folks have. If there is just a minority of us, folks can go with something like the ranger band solution. If it's some percentage more that encounters this, then I can think of a couple of longer-term solutions, but again none I really am in love with.
Same here.
In the wise words of Montell Jordan, This is How We Do It.
Last edited by Guerrero; 12-28-2023 at 01:37 PM.
"The victor is not victorious if the vanquished does not consider himself so."
― Ennius
This probably one of those Feature/Bug quandaries, because I sure like being able to thread fixed loop holsters with just pulling the strong side belt back through two loops.
This ^^^
And I've unbuckled my CSM while driving and even after standing up everything stays in place. That was to test the idea. I don't recommend walking around with it unbuckled...
Worn mine all day everyday since I received it. Very Impressed with the workmanship and how versatile it is.
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