Drop leg holsters - Aren't they only used when your body armor does not allow a belt carry?

Ankle for secondary #3. SoB for #4 and so on.
I liked those old mesh T shirts with the universal holsters sewn in under each armpit for a deep cover mousegun. You bought them tight fitting.

They were a brand name, I'm trying to remember it.............

If you were to wear a 5.11 shirt with the velcro open chest pockets over it, a slit inside the chest pocket could allow quick access to your favorite mousegun.

In situations where it is legally and morally justified of course.

 
For six months in AFG I wore the issue Bianchi drop leg holster. My work was indoors in chairs, and sometimes I rode in a civilian vehicles. Until you've worn a fullsize handgun every waking hour, it is hard to imagine how noticeable the weight, the heft and the imbalance it imposes.

For example, I don't wear my pants cinched tight. I wear a t-shirt tucked in and my belt tight enough to hold my pants above my hips. In warm weather a tight belt and the extra weight began to chafe. The drop leg redistributes the weight off a narrow surface on the waist to the thigh. Second, a proper holster holds the handgun firmly. If it is on the belt, the butt droops as it snags on things like seat backs and arm rests. (I know, I know, REMF problems.) The Canadian combat shirt hangs long and it covers the holster. Between drawstrings, buttons open or fastened, stuff in pockets, and a natural drape, hoicking the shirt hem over a holster gets uncomfortable after a while. Therefore, I found that as imperfect the Low Cost Bidder Bianchi is, I could carry the pistol on my leg and unconsciously roll it 90-deg from the side of my leg to sitting on top quite comfortably.
Thank you for the voice of experience/ There is theory and what shakes out and works or doesn't in the field
 
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