I wear my own holster nearly all the way behind the centerline. It has
worked at all matches I have attended, SOed, or MDed, at the club, state,
regional, and national level.

Jim w.


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From: "DMurray" <damurray@...>
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Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 7:36 PM
Subject: RE: [IDPA] Holsters placement


>I will 2nd John's "final answer". The rule book disallows the use of SOB
> holsters...but does not set a "too far rearward" position for non-SOB
> holsters. There is a point where having an OTB non-SOB style holster,
> positioned too far rearward, where it becomes nearly impossible to
> successfully draw the gun from the holster. I guess HQ just figured that
> the combination of this two limits would work to keep the guns where they
> wanted them to be. They were right, in my experience.
>
> Donald
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IDPA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:IDPA@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of John
> Warsaw
> Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 8:03 PM
> To: IDPA@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [IDPA] Holsters placement
>
>
> I am an SO, but not an MD. I have always interpreted this rule to set
> a forward limit, with more to the rear allowed, and not an absolute
> fixed position front and rear. At some point movement to the rear
> becomes an SOB (small of back) holster, which is generally not
> permitted, but there is a lot of real estate between behind the center
> line and SOB. The rules also require the hardware to be concealed
> with the arms outstretched to the side, which suggests farther back
> than the centerline would be OK.
>
> Has this question come up, and has it been a problem? I suppose you
> could get a firm ruling from HQ, but in several years of playing the
> game I have never had a problem with too far back. Too far forward,
> yes, but not too far back.
>
> My "final answer" is yes, the entire firearm can be behind the
> centerline.
>
> John W in SC
>
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