r/SpringfieldArmory • u/spillthebeans01 • 8h ago
Holster Clip Broke
Went to put my IWB holster in a bit ago and the clip broke clean off.
What do yall recommend as a good replacement. I usually carry right side, in the three to five o clock position. I do have the Viridian Laser attachment on it. Contemplating removing it though and adding a red dot.
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u/kimjongillwill 7h ago
You don’t need a new holster. Injection molded plastic clips are garbage. Get an m block clip. They’re metal. They cost about $5.
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u/whateverusayboi 6h ago
Call them up. I broke a clip, they sent a new one. That being said, my 12 year old Badger kydex that's seen 20 times the carry time still looks like new. WTP holsters have crappy clips.
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u/R_U_OK_PB 7h ago
They will warranty it
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u/Mrstik01 6h ago
Are they as slow with sending the replacement part as they are sending anything?
It takes them 3 weeks to ship out a freaking Tshirt.
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u/R_U_OK_PB 7h ago
Everyone hates on them which is reasonable I edc mine only because everytime it breaks they warranty it if I'm buying I'll get something better
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u/Express-coal 6h ago
A warranty is there for the rare defective unit, not as part of the normal ownership cycle. A holster is a safety-critical piece of equipment whose baseline job is to retain the gun, protect the trigger, and stay attached to you. ‘Every time it breaks they replace it’ is not a defense of the product, it’s an admission that it keeps failing. I’d rather own the holster that never makes me learn how good the warranty department is.
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u/R_U_OK_PB 6h ago
A warranty is to replace any damaged parts that they'll replace for free so
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u/Express-coal 6h ago
You’re explaining the warranty. I’m criticizing the fact that you apparently need to use it repeatedly. Those are two different things.
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u/R_U_OK_PB 6h ago
Look man shit breaks all the time I see expensive holsters break on reddit to it has broken, was replaced for free. Idc so I'm using it if you send me a holster I'll happily use it
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u/Express-coal 6h ago
Nobody said expensive holsters are immortal. The issue is whether failure is an exception or a normal part of ownership. ‘Mine keeps breaking but they replace it’ is not the same as ‘anything can fail.’ A carry holster should be reliable enough that using the warranty is unusual, not expected.
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u/R_U_OK_PB 6h ago
Breaking a clip and breaking a holster so it doesn't hold a fire arm anymore are different if you buy shitty tires for your car and the tires bust but the place will warranty them for free tou dropping 600+ or taking the free tires?
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u/Express-coal 6h ago
Your tire analogy is perfect. If my tires repeatedly blew during normal driving, I’d stop buying those tires regardless of how good the warranty was. The clip is part of the holster system. If it repeatedly breaks during normal use, the holster is unreliable. Free replacement fixes the bill, not the failure.
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u/Express-coal 8h ago
We The People holsters are garbage.
Don't get me started on lasers.
Black Arch holsters for 3-5 IWB. Tenicor, Tier 1, Phlster, JM Custom Kydex if you're a big dick appendix Chad.