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jdredskinsfan:

--- Quote from: jthhapkido on September 09, 2013, 04:05:50 PM ---That a specifically made gunbelt, or just a wide leather belt?  The reason I ask (because I don't recognize the name as a gunbelt-maker) is because gun belts don't have to be particularly tight to be fully supportive.  (Matter of fact, I don't like my gun belt to be cinched to my body.  My holster holds the gun securely, butt tucked in to me, without having to crank it on so it is considerably more comfortable.)

Most gunbelts are double-thickness, with additional leather support, or a nylon insert.  (For example, Comp-Tac's gunbelt, one version at least, has two layers of solid thick leather along with a nylon insert sewn in between them.)  The belt itself is normally hard to twist, and it flat-out won't fold or roll up in a small fashion.  If you took the belt, fastened it, and held it out in the air, it wouldn't sag or bend.

Here's something from a different forum regarding gun belts.  (Oddly enough, the author starts with a Levi belt, too.) 

http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=282496


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Agreed. Luckily, I don't have this problem (yet, at least) but I do have a good belt anyways. My other (non-gun) belts all flop around but my gun belt that I got back in Texas pretty much stands on its own. I frequently carry a full-sized 1911 and was amazed by the difference that a good belt can make.

JTH:
Someone else just wrote about this, actually:

http://www.balloongoesup.com/blog/belts/

How do you know when you have a bad belt?

You know you have a bad belt if you need to adjust your pistol back up onto your hip or that you need to cinch it tighter that you would if you weren’t carrying.

bullit:
Eat portions no larger than the gun you carry 2 x a day.....

Chris C:
I was one that didn’t believe a true gun belt made a difference.  After 4 years broke down and bought a 5.11 Operators belt (not the cheap flimsy one was like $42).  Not only does it support the holster better but your sagging problem won’t happen anymore.   

David Hineline:
Buy a gun belt, my father wore bib overhauls every day. You could arm a battle with the weapons he could have hidden in those.

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