Need gear for first handgun purchase...

racinstylez · May 26, 2005, 01:12 PM

I need to get some gear for my first handgun purchase. I am going to purchase the springfield xd40 in 4in. I wish to use this gun for IDPA, and shooting at the range. I know I need to purchase ear and eye protection, that will be easy to decide on. I need help on these things:

-I need a IDPA approved holster. Is the galco M7X MATRIX approved for IDPA? Would you suggest something differant? Along with a new belt I suppose or can I just use the belt that holds my pants up?

-Do I need a range bag? Or can I just use my molded foam case that I use for storage?

-Extra magizines, I think I would need some extra mags for IDPA? I would need a holster for the mags as well, I would think the ones without the flap?

-Anything else that you can think of......

racinstylez · May 28, 2005, 06:08 PM

No help?

locked'n'cocked · May 28, 2005, 06:47 PM

dont shoot competition so i dont know about the holster. range bag isnt a bad idea but that can be anything, a backpack would do if need be. get extra mags, and good ones. open mag holsters for competition. thats all i can do.

IZinterrogator · May 28, 2005, 07:17 PM

IDPA no longer has an approved holster list, just criteria that holsters must meet. The holster section is on page 29 of the IDPA Rulebook.

racinstylez · May 28, 2005, 07:49 PM

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IDPA no longer has an approved holster list, just criteria that holsters must meet. The holster section is on page 29 of the IDPA Rulebook.

Thanks, that really helped out alot. I cant wait to get my gear....

May 26, 2005, 01:12 PM	#1
racinstylez Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2005 Posts: 240	Need gear for first handgun purchase... I need to get some gear for my first handgun purchase. I am going to purchase the springfield xd40 in 4in. I wish to use this gun for IDPA, and shooting at the range. I know I need to purchase ear and eye protection, that will be easy to decide on. I need help on these things: -I need a IDPA approved holster. Is the galco M7X MATRIX approved for IDPA? Would you suggest something differant? Along with a new belt I suppose or can I just use the belt that holds my pants up? -Do I need a range bag? Or can I just use my molded foam case that I use for storage? -Extra magizines, I think I would need some extra mags for IDPA? I would need a holster for the mags as well, I would think the ones without the flap? -Anything else that you can think of......

May 28, 2005, 06:47 PM	#3
locked'n'cocked Senior Member Join Date: May 8, 2005 Location: MN, USof A Posts: 214	dont shoot competition so i dont know about the holster. range bag isnt a bad idea but that can be anything, a backpack would do if need be. get extra mags, and good ones. open mag holsters for competition. thats all i can do. __________________ locked 'n' cocked "Make haste, slowly." Wyatt Earp

May 28, 2005, 07:17 PM	#4
IZinterrogator Senior Member Join Date: November 8, 2004 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 2,457	IDPA no longer has an approved holster list, just criteria that holsters must meet. The holster section is on page 29 of the IDPA Rulebook. __________________ "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!” - Samuel Adams

May 28, 2005, 06:08 PM	#2
racinstylez Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2005 Posts: 240	No help?