Putting patches on gun belt for USPSA

Dymond · August 27, 2016, 02:46 AM

I was just wondering, can I iron a patch on my competition belt. I really want to iron my last name on the back of my belt and my college logo on my belt keeper. Just to be different. Is that allowed? People have colored mag pouches, grip tape, etc. I want my belt to represent me.

g.willikers · August 27, 2016, 09:47 AM

Go right ahead, you have my permission.
Can't imagine anyone would complain about it.
Is there actually anything in the rule book that would prohibit it?
Considering all the walking billboards at the higher level matches, it's doubtful.

T. O'Heir · August 27, 2016, 12:24 PM

Iron on patches come off easily.
Isn't difficult to carve/stamp stuff into leather though. Buy a Tandy's Beginner's Kit. Has all the tools you need. Think it has stencils for lettering too.
Oh and nobody is looking at your belt or your pants. snicker.

9x45 · September 3, 2016, 08:02 AM

No one wears leather belts anymore in USPSA, that was from the 80s. Everything today is Nylon, like the Double Alpha or Wilderness Instructor belt. You can use a soldering iron or iron on the patch. There is no rule against cosmetic modifications, so paint lightning bolts on your holster and pouches...

g.willikers · September 3, 2016, 08:39 AM

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No one wears leather belts anymore in USPSA

Hey, watch that stuff, ya' young whippersnapper.
Danged kids.
Oh right, I'm too old to keep wobbling and hobbling around a match stage anymore.
Never mind.

9x45 · September 30, 2016, 10:03 AM

Hey, watch that stuff, ya' young whippersnapper.

G, I was a kid back in the late 60's running a Colt 1911 with Col Cooper. Milt Sparks IWB leather holster and leather mag pouch with 2 opposite facing 7 round mags. Later on an Ernie Hill speed rig cross draw. Looked like this, allot more hair and allot less weight.... long before Nylon, Kydex and shot timers!

August 27, 2016, 02:46 AM	#1
Dymond Junior Member Join Date: June 26, 2016 Posts: 6	Putting patches on gun belt for USPSA I was just wondering, can I iron a patch on my competition belt. I really want to iron my last name on the back of my belt and my college logo on my belt keeper. Just to be different. Is that allowed? People have colored mag pouches, grip tape, etc. I want my belt to represent me.

August 27, 2016, 09:47 AM	#2
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Go right ahead, you have my permission. Can't imagine anyone would complain about it. Is there actually anything in the rule book that would prohibit it? Considering all the walking billboards at the higher level matches, it's doubtful. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

August 27, 2016, 12:24 PM	#3
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	Iron on patches come off easily. Isn't difficult to carve/stamp stuff into leather though. Buy a Tandy's Beginner's Kit. Has all the tools you need. Think it has stencils for lettering too. Oh and nobody is looking at your belt or your pants. snicker. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

September 3, 2016, 08:02 AM	#4
9x45 Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2000 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,089	No one wears leather belts anymore in USPSA, that was from the 80s. Everything today is Nylon, like the Double Alpha or Wilderness Instructor belt. You can use a soldering iron or iron on the patch. There is no rule against cosmetic modifications, so paint lightning bolts on your holster and pouches... __________________ Sometimes my Glock forgets where to look.....

September 30, 2016, 10:03 AM	#6
9x45 Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2000 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,089	Hey, watch that stuff, ya' young whippersnapper. G, I was a kid back in the late 60's running a Colt 1911 with Col Cooper. Milt Sparks IWB leather holster and leather mag pouch with 2 opposite facing 7 round mags. Later on an Ernie Hill speed rig cross draw. Looked like this, allot more hair and allot less weight.... long before Nylon, Kydex and shot timers! __________________ Sometimes my Glock forgets where to look.....