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Some cautionary advice. I ordered a Blade-Tech Drop/Offset paddle holster a little while back. Before you order anything from them, take note of a couple things:
It's a good product, but their website is misleading with regard to in-stock availability, and you will not be happy with what the default screws do to your belt. If anyone has recommendations on where I can find short-shank, flat-head (not slot-drive, flat-head) screws with a shallow thread pitch, let me know. This crap Blade-Tech sent me is pants.
- They don't want you to know about the lead time on shipment.
Be aware that they don't indicate out-of-stock on holsters. They will tell you if accessories are out of stock, but not holsters. Assume that holsters could require 6-8 weeks of production time before shipping. While this is pretty standard for the holster industry, so is telling you in advance. Blade-Tech doesn't. - Explicitly request low-profile, flat-head attachment screws.
If you order a paddle holster from them anyway, be aware that the holster I received shipped with attachment screws that stand well proud of the miniscule recess in the belt retention clip. The result is that my brand new JBP leather belt got gouged to hell by the dome-head Phillips screws the holster shipped with before I finally got them to send me some new screws. To their credit, they sent me news screws free, but the screws they sent were counter-sink machine screws, which are not appropriate for the needed usage.
It's a good product, but their website is misleading with regard to in-stock availability, and you will not be happy with what the default screws do to your belt. If anyone has recommendations on where I can find short-shank, flat-head (not slot-drive, flat-head) screws with a shallow thread pitch, let me know. This crap Blade-Tech sent me is pants.