I used an RDR gear while on duty. It did what I wanted it to do. I would make sure you locktite, obviously. The majority of deputies (experienced and newer, SWAT and patrol) at the agency I worked for used RDRgear without issue. I tried to hold out for their more adjustable version, but wanted to get a TQ on my duty belt prior to their release. If I was buying it today, I'd probably go with this one:
https://rdrgear.com/collections/hols...ter-hanger-mh2
I've recently seen it mentioned a few times that the "younger cops" and "newer cops" liked RDR gear. It seems like a knock against younger cops, newer cops, and RDR gear. Frankly, I fail to see new cops looking for solutions to carry a TQ efficiently as a negative. If the agency policy allows it, and the individual wants to be better prepared I think that's something that should be encouraged. At a minimum it shouldn't be looked at in a negative light. And as far as RDR gear goes, they offer a good product at cheaper price than centrifuge. They're certainly of a duty quality and not the equivalent of an amazon.com or wish.com purchase.
In fact, centrifuge used to promote RDR gear's TQ mounts. They worked on them together during development before they went separate ways. This link shows a search of "rdr" on centrifuge's facebook page. You'll see that they promoted RDR gear TQ strut in 2018, the TQ plate in 2019 where they developed it together. You'll also see posts promoting the centrifuge plate (without RDR) in 2020.
https://www.facebook.com/profile/100.../search/?q=rdr
So the concept that RDR is a subpar rip off by a shyster company, that is only popular with younger, newer (read that as stupid and naive) cops just doesn't hold much water with me.