Learn About the Latest Conceal and Carry Valkyrie Holster
Barret KendrickDescription
PDN Contributor and Owner of Bearco Training, Barret Kendrick, has been wearing the latest conceal and carry Valkyrie Holster by Castle Bravo Kydex.
Valkyrie Holster Features
Designed by Steve Rundall, this holster uses a feature that a few other holsters on the market recently have employed: a wing-type feature that puts positive pressure on the rear of the belt to force the grip of the gun into the wearer’s body. It is designed for appendix (also known as centerline) carry.
Taking the holster off to examine the wing more closely, Barrett explains how the wing is user adjustable. Because it is made of Kydex, it can be heated slightly and adjusted to apply more pressure to the belt itself. This will force the twist of the gun in further toward the wearer’s body, making it even better to conceal and carry.
The Valkyrie also makes use of a wedge-type feature on the back of the holster. This allows the user to push the gun out away from their body as they are drawing the weapon.
Conceal and Carry a Large-Frame Handgun
Barret is carrying a large-frame handgun. Many people decide to conceal and carry a much smaller gun because they feel they cannot conceal anything larger. And Barret agrees: with many holsters, he cannot conceal and carry a large-frame handgun. But when he can wear a holster such as the Valkyrie, which incorporates designs that make a handgun more concealable, then it’s his preference to carry that large-frame handgun.
Barrett Kendrick here, from Personal Defense Network. Over the last couple of days at the 2015 combat focused shooting instructor conference, I have been wearing the new Valkyrie holster from Steve Rundall of Castle Bravo Kydex. This holster takes use of one of the new features of a few holsters that we've seen come to market recently where it has a wing type feature that puts positive pressure on the rear of the belt to force the grip of the of the gun into my body, into my side. It's designed for appendix carry, or center line carry. It also makes use of a wedge type feature on here. On the back of the holster that we'll see here. But if you look at the wing that he has, that's designed, it's made out of kydex the way that it comes out, he also talks about how it's user adjustable that if we needed to heat it slightly that we could apply more pressure to the belt itself to force the twist of the gun in further towards the body. Now, this firearm currently that I'm carrying today would be a large frame gun. A lot of people decide to carry a much smaller firearm just because they can't conceal something larger. And I wouldn't consider myself to have a larger frame nor a too small of a frame body. But what I find is that something of normal size like this it is difficult for me to try to conceal it. So when I can use a holster that incorporates designs that allow me to do things like twist the butt of the gun in, and also have the wedge on the bottom of the holster to be able to push it out away from my body, it allows me to, even with this sort of shirt, or with an athletic type fit t-shirt, I'm still able to conceal a mid frame or a large size firearm itself. If you have an interest in this holster you can look it up online. You can also check out other designs that incorporate that wing type feature on the interwebs. For other information, videos on appendix carry, center line carry or gear like this, go ahead and check out personaldefensenetwork.com.
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