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I Bought A New Gun Belt – Old Machine Craft Advanced AIWB Belt

Maybe two weeks ago, I ordered another gun belt.

I saw the business owner on Reddit posting about his belt and it looked intriguing, so I went to his product page to check it out. I decided to order but he was sold out, so I asked to be notified when the product was restocked.

When I got the notification, I almost let it sit (was busy with something) but decided to go ahead and order it – I’m glad I did, because it quickly sold out again.

The product is here. He has 1.5″ and 1.75″ belts. I ordered the 1.5″ in black.

I received the belt yesterday. I don’t usually hype up gun equipment, but wh0ooo WEEE, this belt is fire.

It prevents keeling and keeps the gun tight to your body. It is a bit involved to buckle, but it will not loosen or move. Plus, if I’ve to use the restroom, I can loosen the belt and just drop the pants – no real deconstruction needed. I can unholster and reholster unimpeded.

I thought my last belt was good (a Wolf Tactical Heavy Duty Simple EDC), but this one works better, with less effort. The Wolf belt has no buckle (it’s basically just a stiff velcro belt), so it is simpler and cheaper, but it looks simpler and cheaper, as well. Between the two belts, the OMC belt tucks my 2011 into my body far better than the Wolf belt. I’ve also been wearing it all day (I work from home) and it’s not been uncomfortable.

I’ll post up to share my experience over the next few months.

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New Holster and EDC Belt

I posted here that I’d purchased a new holster.

Because I’m trying appendix carry (with a 4.25″ 1911), I needed a new belt, as the traditional belt (with buckle) doesn’t work well with appendix carry.

I bought a Wolf Tactical Heavy Duty Simple EDC belt from Amazon. I’ve tested it’s fit and it wears well! I like it a lot, so far but really, all it has to do is not be in the way when I carry this 1911 appendix-style.

How’s the Crossbreed “The Reckoning” holster? Eh, it’s OK.

I ran into one issue where the damned gun wouldn’t fit into the kydex shell. The mould is wrong for this shell, as ended up cutting a bit of kydex off where the muzzle rests – the shell has a muzzle stop, but it ends up stopping the gun from fully seating into the holster; the trigger is exposed. Once I cut off the muzzle stop, I was able to properly seat the firearm.

I didn’t want to return the holster because it’s December and I didn’t know when I’d have received the proper holster. Cutting the kydex a bit didn’t bother me. I do recommend that anyone that wants to try this holster and needs to carry an Officer or Commander 1911 should probably buy the holster for the 5″ gun, otherwise you’re going to run into fitment issues.

Another thing I wish this holster had was height and cant adjustment. I’ll look at their website to see if they’ve adjustable clips. UPDATE: I just looked on their website and they have 3-hole versions of the clips that I have, for $3.75 each. I might be able to use clips from other holster makers, too. would be nice to have more than 4+ hole adjustments.

Also, this holster has a claw, which helps a LOT, but I also needs a wedge. I need the gun pushed into my body a bit more than it is, as the gun’s grip is poking out and printing. I suppose I could add a wedge to it.

Mirror shot #1, concealed
Mirror shot, unconcealed
Mirror shot, close up, unconcealed
From above, notice how the grip sticks out – a wedge would probably fix this issue.
Mirror shot, zoomed out a bit
From the right side
From center-right
From 3:30 – 4 o’clock
1-2 o’clock
Directly from the front
Mirror shot #2, concealed

I’ll report/share more as I learn more about appendix carry, but it looks like I may need a wedge (it’s digging into my lower abdomen pretty good, too).

UPDATE – see post wedge installation photos here.