Ok, I just received a holster for the SureFire M3 from Blade-Tech /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif.
First off...it comes with the Tek-Lok system for securing to your belt, which is excellent IMHO. Tek-Lok allows you to quickly unclip/clip the holster to your belt without removing it (or sliding other items off!). Equally it allows for vertical or horizontal carriage of the light...although it doesn't seem to allow an inclined carriage / which I would have liked. Finally, it incorporates a belt-size adjuster which could be useful. Although, I think that on thin/narrow belts the wieght of the M3 will bend the belt, even with this feature.
The holster itself, I guess, is made of Kydex (black) and at first glance appear very solid. The holster is a bezel down style, and the hex bezel of the M3 slides in smoothly. The holster has tension adjustment screws which I assume allow you to make the light REALLY secure if you want to carry it 'upside down'. On that point due to the length of the M3, vertical carriage does result in the tailcap riding quite high. Perhaps a deeper holster could have solved this. All in all the M3 slides in/out smoothly but is held securely!! Bezel down also protects the lens and allows for quick draw, but obviously means no filters on the light.
To conclude a well made holster, which will make it much easier to carry the M3 when camping, walking...what ever you crazy people do! My only "minor" complaint is that postage was high /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif and that responces to e-mail were initially hard to get /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon23.gif Other than that I can strongly recommend this holster! Hope that wasn't to boring, sorry!
First off...it comes with the Tek-Lok system for securing to your belt, which is excellent IMHO. Tek-Lok allows you to quickly unclip/clip the holster to your belt without removing it (or sliding other items off!). Equally it allows for vertical or horizontal carriage of the light...although it doesn't seem to allow an inclined carriage / which I would have liked. Finally, it incorporates a belt-size adjuster which could be useful. Although, I think that on thin/narrow belts the wieght of the M3 will bend the belt, even with this feature.
The holster itself, I guess, is made of Kydex (black) and at first glance appear very solid. The holster is a bezel down style, and the hex bezel of the M3 slides in smoothly. The holster has tension adjustment screws which I assume allow you to make the light REALLY secure if you want to carry it 'upside down'. On that point due to the length of the M3, vertical carriage does result in the tailcap riding quite high. Perhaps a deeper holster could have solved this. All in all the M3 slides in/out smoothly but is held securely!! Bezel down also protects the lens and allows for quick draw, but obviously means no filters on the light.
To conclude a well made holster, which will make it much easier to carry the M3 when camping, walking...what ever you crazy people do! My only "minor" complaint is that postage was high /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif and that responces to e-mail were initially hard to get /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon23.gif Other than that I can strongly recommend this holster! Hope that wasn't to boring, sorry!
