My perfect VM-2 modification!!

okracer · May 26th, 2007, 04:49 PM

Hi all,

I love my VM-2's, but always felt they rode a little high for my tastes(printed a little too much). So I experimented w/ different belt loop ideas to see what improvements I could make. Here is what I ended up with and I am very pleased with the results. This setup helps the holster to ride a little lower in the waist, and the belt clips are easy to get on/off:

...First, I took some CTAC clips, cut them down (as shown), then drilled small holes through the front and back of the clip (again, see where the holes are placed)...the holes were just big enough to fit over the screw mounts on the VM-2 holster....Then I removed the stock loops from the holster to expose the screw mounts.

...then, using the screw provided on the holster, screwed the clip on the mounts (as seen below)-sorry for the blurry pic:

...this created a holster that rides almost an inch lower than the stock loops setup, as seen below (both holsters are for G27's):

...This setup works well for me (5'9", 165 lbs), it hardly prints, and still easy to get a good grip from concealed, hugs the gun close to my body, and is super easy to get on/off. Here are 2 more comparison pics:

...You could experiment with placement of the drilled holes in the clips to further adjust height and cant.

..Oh well, just thought I'd share what I did and that I am very pleased with the results!!

Chris17404 · May 26th, 2007, 05:38 PM

Very nice! I like that.

rstickle · May 26th, 2007, 05:59 PM

Interesting, might give that some though. And, even better, if you don't like it you can change it back.

srfl · May 26th, 2007, 08:05 PM

Invention, go hug your Mom Necessity.

Good mod job.

Thanks for sharing.

Thumper · May 26th, 2007, 10:00 PM

Sweet! Wanna make me a pair?

Protect · May 26th, 2007, 10:12 PM

I did something similar with my C-TAC, it rode to high so I added a piece of old belt leather to extend the front clip making it cant more and ride lower.

semperfi.45 · May 27th, 2007, 08:58 AM

Nice job. Here's a link to a C-TAC mod to make it ride lower...

http://californiaccw.org/posts/list/793.page

CopperKnight · May 27th, 2007, 01:07 PM

Looks good. I'm of the opinion that lower is better (to a certain extent, of course).

AnimalKracker · May 27th, 2007, 11:44 PM

That does look good. I like one that sit low also.

DirtDawg · May 28th, 2007, 05:07 PM

Nice touch! I used ComTac's clips and bent them to do the same thing you did. I wanted to be able to tuck the holster-but I'm afraid that the clips may break at the bend.

Guess I'll have to order more clips...

May 26th, 2007, 04:49 PM	#1
okracer New Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: OKLA Posts: 11	My perfect VM-2 modification!! Hi all, I love my VM-2's, but always felt they rode a little high for my tastes(printed a little too much). So I experimented w/ different belt loop ideas to see what improvements I could make. Here is what I ended up with and I am very pleased with the results. This setup helps the holster to ride a little lower in the waist, and the belt clips are easy to get on/off: ...First, I took some CTAC clips, cut them down (as shown), then drilled small holes through the front and back of the clip (again, see where the holes are placed)...the holes were just big enough to fit over the screw mounts on the VM-2 holster....Then I removed the stock loops from the holster to expose the screw mounts. ...then, using the screw provided on the holster, screwed the clip on the mounts (as seen below)-sorry for the blurry pic: ...this created a holster that rides almost an inch lower than the stock loops setup, as seen below (both holsters are for G27's): ...This setup works well for me (5'9", 165 lbs), it hardly prints, and still easy to get a good grip from concealed, hugs the gun close to my body, and is super easy to get on/off. Here are 2 more comparison pics: ...You could experiment with placement of the drilled holes in the clips to further adjust height and cant. ..Oh well, just thought I'd share what I did and that I am very pleased with the results!!

May 26th, 2007, 05:59 PM	#3
rstickle Senior Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 12,752	Interesting, might give that some though. And, even better, if you don't like it you can change it back. __________________ Rick EOD - Initial success or total failure

May 26th, 2007, 08:05 PM	#4
srfl Senior Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: FL Posts: 6,873	Invention, go hug your Mom Necessity. Good mod job. Thanks for sharing. __________________ USAF: Loving Our Obscene Amenities Since 1947

May 26th, 2007, 10:00 PM	#5
Thumper VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Nevada Posts: 5,590	Sweet! Wanna make me a pair? __________________ USMC 1968-1971 ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell! *"Don't go to stupid places, with stupid people, and do stupid things!"*

May 26th, 2007, 10:12 PM	#6
Protect Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 302	I did something similar with my C-TAC, it rode to high so I added a piece of old belt leather to extend the front clip making it cant more and ride lower. __________________ "When a man attempts to deal with me by force, I answer him—by force. "... No, I do not share his evil or sink to his concept of morality: I merely grant him his choice, destruction, the only destruction he had the right to choose: his own." -John Galt, Atlas Shrugged

May 26th, 2007, 05:38 PM	#2
Chris17404 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: York, PA Posts: 99	Very nice! I like that.

May 27th, 2007, 08:58 AM	#7
semperfi.45 VIP Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Over here now! Posts: 3,343	Nice job. Here's a link to a C-TAC mod to make it ride lower... http://californiaccw.org/posts/list/793.page __________________ My art is different from yours; it consists not in defeating others, but in not being defeated.

May 27th, 2007, 01:07 PM	#8
CopperKnight Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spokane area, WA Posts: 6,148	Looks good. I'm of the opinion that lower is better (to a certain extent, of course). __________________ eschew obfuscation The only thing that stops bad guys with guns is good guys with guns. SgtD

May 27th, 2007, 11:44 PM	#9
AnimalKracker Distinguished Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Eastern Arkansas Posts: 1,382	That does look good. I like one that sit low also.

May 28th, 2007, 05:07 PM	#10
DirtDawg Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sunnyville Posts: 598	Nice touch! I used ComTac's clips and bent them to do the same thing you did. I wanted to be able to tuck the holster-but I'm afraid that the clips may break at the bend. Guess I'll have to order more clips... __________________ Why is it that you always find things at the last place you looked? Because when you find something-you stop looking-Mooch

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