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A while back, I wrote a review of my Springfield Hellcat. You can check that out if you like, but the important part is that I was carrying it. Let’s talk about what I was carrying it in.
I’ve previously reviewed Crossbreed’s Supertuck and their ankle holster. Both were quality holsters that I’ve gotten good use from and still use.
One was too big for the Hellcat and one was too small. I went looking for the Goldilocks one.
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The Reckoning
I picked this because, while it’s smaller than the big Crossbreed, it still has two clips. I like that for stability. Although one wide clip can sometimes do the job, I like two.
My Supertuck is for a Sig P229, which is a heavy gun. As you can see below, the Reckoning is about 1/2 the size of the Supertuck.
The Reckoning is an excellent size for the Hellcat, as the picture shows.
Note that the Kydex is formed in such a way that it will not get in the way of an optic, should you have one of those. I didn’t have one when I took these pictures, but I do now. If you watch the video review on my YouTube channel, it’ll be on there.
Security
As you can see above, the parts of the gun that should be covered are, and parts that aren’t, aren’t.
The trigger is protected and the manual safety, while exposed to the outside, is covered on the inside. As in, the part that rubs up against your body.
The grip, however, is fully exposed, so that you can get a good grip before drawing the gun from the holster.
Retention is good, and can be adjusted. I’ll be more specific on that in a minute.
The clips appear to be the same quality steel I’ve found on other Crossbreed products. I know that once I get them in place on my belt, they don’t go anywhere. The holster is solid and unmoving.
Comfort.
There’s a school of thought that says that comfort should take a back seat in holster design. Nonsense.
The more comfortable something is, the more likely we are to do it. And the whole point of hybrid holsters, especially, is that they’re more comfortable that pure Kydex.
Besides, there are a lot of holsters out there; all else being equal, why not choose the more comfortable one?
Back on topic. This holster is comfortable. The leather feels good, and protects your skin from the gun and the gun from any oils or sweat that may be on your skin.
As you can see below, it isn’t terribly heavy, either, so it won’t weigh you down.
Adjustments
There are a few. Retention being the main one. Including a method I’ve never seen before.
First, since each clip has two holes, you can move them up and down to adjust either ride height and/or cant.
Second, as you can see below there are a number of screws you can use to tighten the Kydex to the leather, which is the traditional method of adjusting retention on a hybrid holster.
Note, however, that the two on the left of that picture will not tighten. There’s a hard plastic piece in there. There’s a hex head screw in that plastic piece that does the new thing.
In the picture below, next to my thumb, you can see a small bar. It’s metal. If you tighten the hex screw, that bar presses up against the trigger guard and provides retention in that direction. So from the bottom of the gun to the top.
It works well. Obviously, you need to play with it a bit to get the retention just how you want it. I’ve not had to adjust it since I got it right, though, which is nice.
Options.
The list of handguns they make these for is extensive. Far more than I can list, but I counted 45 different manufacturers, including some I’ve never heard of. What the hell is a Naroh Arms?
There are several options when ordering. First, Crossbreed offers several different types of clip options. J-clips, polymer clips, V-clips, a claw attachment, etc.
There are three different leathers, eight Kydex colors, and five different hardware (screws and the like) colors. The colors and that sort of thing really don’t interest me, but maybe it’s your thing.
It also comes with some belt loops to convert it to OWB. These are plastic, but seem solid. I don’t have a lot of use for OWB, but if you do, it comes with them. It is nice to get a holster than can do both; maybe I’ll change my mind about OWB some day.
Finally, they have what they call the Reckoning System. This is basically a mag carrier that can attach to the holster in a sidecar configuration. For the appendix carry crowd.
That is what I actually bought; I don’t care about the sidecar part, but the magazine carrier itself appealed to me. You don’t have to put them together, but it comes with all the hardware to do so.
The leather backer in the picture below is a few bucks extra, but I’ve discovered with mag carriers that it’s the magazine itself that tends to dig into me after a while.
Conclusion
So we have a comfortable, quality, adjustable holster with a number of options that can be ordered. To me, this is just another successful Crossbreed holster that fits my needs.
I went looking for, and found, my Goldilocks holster. The buttons below can get you one, too.
