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Products: Vedder LightTuck, MagTuck, and nylon belt.

Specifications, holster: A tuckable Kydex holster fitted to your gun with a claw to pull the butt of the gun in. Weight is just under 3.3 oz.

Mag carrier: A tuckable, IWB design that also works just fine OWB. Weight is 2 oz.

Price: Vedder has regular sales and package deals so your best bet is go look at their site.

I’ll start by answering the most basic questions first: do they do their job and would I recommend them?  Yes.  Absolutely.  Continue on for the details.

What kind of holster is this?

It’s a basic, tuckable Kydex holster. In case anyone doesn’t get “tuckable,” it means that you can tuck your shirt in between the holster and your pants and all that will show is the clip on your belt. I rarely do this because, for me, the clip is too visible.

Advantages:

• Lifetime warranty and 30-day money back guarantee.
• Made for a wide variety of firearms.
• Adjustable cant, retention, and ride height.
• Very comfortable for all day carry, with a caveat.
• Strong, wide metal clip.
• Fitted for your gun so very secure.
• Very low bulk.

Disadvantages:

• The comfort caveat: Kydex against my skin makes me sad.
• It is tuckable: you can tuck your shirt in and only the exposed clips are visible, but the exposed clips are 1” wide. A black belt helps.

General.

I purchased this a year or so ago as part of a package deal. It came with the holster, mag carrier, and a nylon belt. I think I even got a t-shirt. At the time I got the set for $130 or so, which I considered a bargain. I haven’t changed my mind about that. Each piece can be purchased separately, of course. The claw is a $5 add-on to the holster that I heartily recommend.

A good belt is important and this is one. I’ll have a few words below on it. I think it’s always a good idea no matter what waist type holster you’re using but the heavier the gun the more important it is and I carry a metal gun in this. See below. A cheap belt will simply not provide the needed stability and could result in something embarrassing like your holster falling off and hitting the ground with the gun in it. Don’t ask me how I know this.

Vedder does offer a lifetime warranty. I’ve never had any issues with anything so can’t really say how good the warranty service is.

Really for smaller guns.

I use the LightTuck for my CZ RAMI, which I’d call the upper limit for it. I’m not sure I’d really want to use it for anything bigger or heavier. For me, if you get much bigger you start to get into two clip territory. With the recent plethora of sub-compact carry guns with 10 rounds or more of 9mm I’d say there are a lot of people who could get use out of this holster.

It’s perfect for the RAMI. The design fits the gun without adding a lot of extra size or bulk. There is zero chance of anything getting in to pull the trigger while the gun is holstered. As you can see, the manual safety that I never use is completely covered. If you were carrying this gun cocked and locked that would be a good thing.

Adjustments.

In the pictures you can see all the adjustments. For cant, loosen the two screws on the clip, adjust as needed, and re-tighten. Retention is controlled by the same screw that holds the claw in. The claw has a small slot so it can be moved up or down slightly to center it behind your belt or it can be moved a little left and right to match the angle of the clip.

Ride height is a little trickier; you have to take out the screws and threaded inserts and move them.

The magazine carrier has the same adjustments as the holster, sans ride height. I’d call that above and beyond. I’m not entirely sure I need cant adjustments on my magazine carrier but maybe someone else does. It’s not like it hurts anything. The clip on the holster and the mag carrier are the same. That’s an efficiency I can appreciate.

The magazine also has a retention screw; I do find that useful. I think some magazine carriers are a touch light on retention.

Like most screw-based adjustments you’ll need to re-tighten them from time to time. I suppose you could Loctite them but I’ve never bothered.

Kydex only.

When I bought this I was unsure about the idea of Kydex against my skin. The good news is that it’s not as bad as I thought it might be. Vedder did a good job of rounding off all rough edges which helps a lot. Still, it’s nowhere near as comfortable as leather or nylon. It works fine for shorter periods but for longer days I’ve rediscovered the joys of a t-shirt. Not in the conventional sense, but the old, white, Fruit of the Loom undershirt, sense. That provides enough cushion between me and the holster to make it comfortable all day.

It’s a bigger problem for the magazine carrier; it’s actually more the magazines. The carrier has the same rounding treatment as the holster and I barely notice it. As you can see in the pictures, I have two different spare magazines for the RAMI. The 14-round one it came with and a 17 round CZ 75 magazine. The smaller magazine digs a little but the steel lip on the bottom of the 75 magazine digs in and takes about 10 minutes to get bothersome. Another 20 or so and it moves to pain. The t-shirt helps but, as a rule, I flip the carrier around and wear it OWB. The clip is more than strong enough and I have the retention tight enough I’m not concerned about the magazine being too loose. Since I rarely use the tuckable capability of any holster my untucked shirt is my cover garment anyway so OWB works fine for the mag carrier.

Reholstering.

As I’ve mentioned before , the idea of speed reholstering is silly. Still, easier is better than harder and it just doesn’t get easier than a Kydex formed to your gun. If anything is in the way it’s my fault for not checking first. Kydex doesn’t fold or bend and so can’t get in the way of the gun flowing smoothly into its proper place. Where it clicks to let you know that it’s home.

I’m a big fan of looking at the holster before I try to put the gun back just to check for obstructions. I can see advantages to watching the whole process but I can also see situations where it might be bad to have that habit. I also ride the hammer with my thumb as I’m reholstering so I have a chance to feel if the trigger is being pulled in case my cover garment is doing something I don’t want it to.

Quality.

As I said, I’ve had this for over a year. It gets worn a lot and it still looks almost like it did out of the box. The adjustment screws still work, the clips are still strong, and the gun and magazine are still held securely in their proper places.

The belt is a quality, durable belt with sufficient stiffness for concealed carry. It is reversible with black on one side and green on the other. I’ve only used the black. The one I purchased is no longer available; they currently have three different models and I’d purchase any without hesitation. The V3 Gun Belt is the successor to the one I have, although the reversible part seems to be gone now.

As you can see from the pictures it doesn’t have any more wear than the holster and it’s been worn more. It’s my default belt these days whether I’m wearing a waist holster or not. I used to have a part-time gig driving an Amazon van which was a long, hard day. This was the belt that I wore. There is not a single spot of fraying that I can see. I expect it to last for years.

Conclusion.

Not only do I like this combo but I think it speaks highly of the Vedder brand. As I said, I’ve carried this at least some days every week for over a year now. It:

1. Holds the gun securely.
2. Covers the controls that should be covered.
3. Rides easily.
4. Is on track to last for years.

If you’re looking for something to handle a RAMI, P365, or Hellcat sized gun you really can’t do better. Head on over to Vedder and pick one up. The combo isn’t available at the time of writing. But here’s where you can get them individually. Holster. Magazine carrier. Belt.