Travis Haley is a complete friggin’ nerd and Safariland can’t make a holster.
Wait…that isn’t fairly proper. Safariland could make A holster, they only couldn’t make THIS holster. The corporate is virtually synonymous with a variety of excellent retention obligation holsters utilized by the army and regulation enforcement around the globe. However an contained in the waistband (IWB) rig, a lot much less an appendix carry IWB, was far exterior Safariland’s wheelhouse.
Enter Mr. Haley, the nerd, and his IncogX design.
When you’ve heard of Travis Haley it’s in all probability from his previous and wonderful Magpul Dynamics video series or his function within the extensively documented Battle for Najaf. What you may not learn about Mr. Haley is that, lengthy earlier than any of that occurred, he was a Recon Marine who was staying up nights with a stitching machine.
Haley has been personally constructing the gear he and his teammates wanted for many years, generally even in the course of the deployments themselves. I can simply think about it now…Blackwater teammates cruising for chicks on the embassy pool whereas Haley is perfecting his box-stitch again in his hooch.
Haley’s motto is “thinkers earlier than shooters.” He’s by no means stopped growing higher ways, higher coaching, and higher gear.
Haley got here up with the primary iteration of the Incog a full 10 years in the past and has been tinkering with and altering it ever since. Utilizing his unbelievable coaching facility in Scottsdale, Arizona (separate put up pending) Haley has been in a position to develop and modify his designs on the spot and take a look at them in a variety of situations, virtually in actual time.
When it got here time to mass produce a sturdy model of his dream appendix carry contained in the waistband (AIWB) rig, he discovered an unlikely companion in Safariland.
The timing was proper. Simply as Haley was in search of a big producer to provide the IncogX, Safariland was taking a look at growing a best-in-class civilian EDC holster, one thing they’d by no means carried out earlier than. Numerous forwards and backwards, and much extra tinkering and a number of iterations later, the Safariland/Haley Strategic Companions IncogX is lastly out there to the general public it was designed for.
The holster and journal caddy aren’t made from Kydex. As an alternative, the choice was made to make use of Boltaron. Whereas it’s unlucky that isn’t aTransformer, Boltaron is definitely a a lot better thermoplastic materials for EDC put on holsters. It’s much more sturdy and kinds a extra exact match. The extra structural integrity means much less motion of the gun contained in the holster for a constant, repeatable draw.
Each the holster and journal caddy are wrapped in a tender microfiber suede for extra consolation. It appears to be like good, too.
The extent of retention is user-adjustable on each the pistol itself in addition to the journal. These retention factors are highlighted in crimson which supplies a pleasant aesthetic, however when you can’t determine that squeezing proper there makes it tighter, possibly carrying a gun isn’t actually for you.
There’s additionally a further passive retention level on the set off guard. I’ve run with it, educated with it, carried out loads of handstands and headstands and subsequent falls with it. Neither the GLOCK or the journal I used to be carrying left the holster and the holster by no means left me.
So simple as you’d suppose they’re, everybody who wears a inflexible EDC holster understands how necessary the clip design is. The IncogX clips aren’t simply what hold the holster connected to your belt, however their place, materials, and design are what determines the placement of the holster on our physique, and the way doubtless it’s to remain in that place. Haley’s put a variety of thought into all of that.
The clips themselves are a inflexible polymer with a backside opening. The small element right here is the finger tab on the backside of every clip. Push the whole IncogX down and the clips snap proper on. Pull the finger tabs and so they launch. Very simple.
Experience peak and a small diploma of cant angle can be adjusted by a number of anchor factors. The Safariland web site says the clips will work with an as much as 1 3/4″ belt, nevertheless it suits my 2″ Simply Rugged “Real Man’s Gun Belt” simply tremendous.
Customization and constant efficiency are sometimes at odds with one another. The IncogX provides the consumer loads of choices, however retains the core performance the identical. Don’t need the journal caddy? Cool, take it off. Need the magazine caddy separate from the holster? Once more, not an issue (you’ll simply want one other clip). Need a totally different clip? You’ll discover Haley designed it to just accept a number of different manufacturers. Don’t wish to carry appendix model in entrance? Not an issue, simply ditch the built-in strut clip for a further easy clip and roll IWB wherever you need.
I hold mine on the 4 o’clock place as a result of that’s what time Matlock comes on. Need it left-handed? Sucks for you, loser.
The IncogX incorporates a user-customizable concealment strut in quite a lot of sizes. I’ve by no means used these earlier than and the whole strut system appeared like it could simply add extra bulk within the entrance of my physique. That’s not the way it works, although. The strut pushes the grip of the pistol nearer to the physique for extra concealment. You possibly can stability how intently it rides versus getting your thumb underneath the grip in the course of the draw by swapping out the thickness of the strut shim.
The Safariland website lists the present array of firearms and light-weight choices, and extra are being added. They’re all constructed to just accept a mounted optic and suppressor-height sights.
There are some fairly huge benefits with a holster big as huge as Safariland, and a type of is the economic system of scale. For what you’re getting, the IncogX is surprisingly cheap. My rig, with all of the bells and whistles, maxes out at $120. Dropping the magazine caddy and light-weight possibility brings it all the way down to $90.
It’s nice to see Safariland making the dedication to top quality EDC put on for the common citizen. With the IncogX, Safariland is stepping exterior its regular consolation zone of regulation enforcement and army gross sales. That’s a way more numerous market with a extra fickle shopper base, however the sheer measurement of the market often rewards firms that take heed to the shopper and adapt.
That’s precisely what Safariland has carried out right here, with Haley Strategic. The profit to each of them is, I hope, boatloads of money. The profit to the remainder of us is a superb holster.
Specs: IncogX IWB holster
Materials: Boltaron
Type: AIWB/IWB
Match: Multiple, full Guide online
Value: $90 to $120 (relying on choices)
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I belief absolutely anything with Travis Haley’s title connected to it, and the identical goes for Safariland. The brand new IncogX rewards that belief. Two well-respected organizations have come collectively to make a rugged, nicely designed and exhaustively examined holster for the on a regular basis carry civilian. The worth is beneath what you’d count on for this stage of high quality and out there choices.
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