Gear Review - L.A. Police Gear Pistol Bag / Diplomat Pistol Case

My range bag kind of sucks.  I've been using a Winchester range bag I bought from Wal-Mart.  It came with two folding pistol covers.  Inside, there are three compartments, and one compartment on the side.  I used to stuff my 92FS and the Cougar 8040 as backup into the two compartments, and stuff the center third compartment with my eye protection and hearing protection, belt, my ASA magazine holster, holsters for the two handguns, magazines, and ammo.  They'd just clunk around.  Gah!  I needed some way to keep everything separate.

Also, if I didn't want to take my full pack, I had no way to safely and conveniently carry it from my house to my car.  At least not until my concealed weapons license would be approved.

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L.A. Police Gear has this nifty, cheap handgun bag for sale.  They call it the L.A. Police Gear Pistol Case.  Looking at the URL, I guess they used to be called the MOC Diplomat Pistol Case.  Much cooler name. Costs only 10 bucks!

It holds my 92FS, 4 of my magazines with room for more, holster, and the magazine holster.  I can fit in a box of ammo too.  All in a convenient, small man-purse (lol) size.  And since the magazines are all held by elastic and the pistol is secured in its own soft-lined zipper pouch, things don't really clunk around in there.  Entire thing is about 11"x8.5".  There is a bit more room even after all that, and it zips up easy still.

Pictures tell a thousand words, so I'll let them do the talking.

Excuse my legs and shorts.  All photos are thumbnails, click to see larger photos.

Anyways, whats that gotta do with my crappy range bag?  Well, now I can just stuff that entire bag into a backpack I purchased, and the rest of my bulkier gear, my other gun, ammo, safety equipment, notepad and pencil can go into the backpack.  That way, I can haul all of that stuff in a more convenient fashion, and be able to access it without having to rummage through crap like I had to with my range bag.  I can also conveniently carry just the 92FS package to and from my car to my house.  I'm a happy camper.

Gear Review - Israeli Tactical / ITAC/ ASA Defense Magazine Carrier

My first gear review!  This is going to be a very simple, straightforward review.

At my first IDPA event, I made my own double magazine holster with Kydex.  This turned out to be much more difficult than I thought.  The end result was ugly; I'll have a picture of it at the bottom.  It worked fine, but I wasn't satisfied with the construction and I didn't want to rely on it.

Do you ever complain about products made of economically and industrially feasible material, and think "this couldn't have cost more than x amount of dollars to make!" and complain about how expensive you have to pay to get the product?  I do all the time.  Well, this magazine holster I am reviewing certainly does not fall into that category.

CDNN Sports Inc. is a popular online vendor that sells a wide variety of shooting related products, including firearms.  Many of the cheap stuff they sell isn't so great, but this magazine holster met my expectations.  They sell this magazine holder for only 7 dollars at the time I write this.  They have a few models which should accommodate most handguns on the market, including single stack magazines.  It looks like this:

Stock Photo from CDNN Website

Its an Israeli made polymer magazine paddle holster, made by ASA Defense.  I've never heard of the company but it appears to be of military grade.

How do I like it?  Very much.  Tension adjustable with a hex key in the middle.  I adjusted the tension so there is no possibility of it falling out from my movements, but loose enough that I can pull it out very quickly.  The paddle is contoured well, and it is very comfortable to wear.  It also appears to be very durable.  I haven't fallen on it or anything (ow that would hurt), but I can trust that it will not fail during competition.

The paddle slips over your belt or waistband.  There are some extrusions in the outside of the paddle that will hold it securely in place once it is over the belt.  Furthermore, it is cant adjustable in what it looks like 5 degree increments.  I currently run it at the smallest possible forward cant for IDPA.  Unfortunately, it is probably not suitable for actual concealed carry.  But it should be perfect for service and duty use, and most importantly for me, competition use.

I've run it for 1 event and have worn it every practice range sessions.  If you are in the market for a magazine holder, please go check out CDNN's website.

These photos are high-res, so if you want to see it in more details just click on it.