Blog

Battle Of The Barrels: Staccato P 2011 vs 1911

2011 Vs 1911: Is More Gun More Better? Is a 2011 better than a 1911? Yes. But also no. Actually, it really depends on what you're looking for in a...

How To Safely Load And Unload A Pistol

How To Unload A Pistol And Load It Safely In this video, Alien Gear Holsters was visited by Jason Beighley of Skeleton Key Tactical, who had some training tips for...

How To Practice One-Handed Shooting

The Basics Of One-Handed Shooting Today we're going over engaging targets with only one hand instead of two. One-handed shooting in a practical sense is based on the assumption that...

What Is A 2011? Double-Stack 1911 Pistols, Expl...

A Quick Guide To 2011 And Other Double-Stack 1911 Pistols Every 2011 is a widebody/double-stack 1911, but not every widebody/double-stack 1911 is a 2011. While the term gets used colloquially...

Battle Of The Barrels: Standard Manufacturing S...

Standard Manufacturing Switch Gun Vs S333 Standard Manufacturing produces some innovative firearms, two of which are the S333 (formerly called the S333 Thunderstruck) and their newly-released Switch Gun. Both are...

Concealed Carry Gun Safety Tips

Gun Safety With Concealed Carry Do you remember the first time that you put a loaded firearm into your holster? That's the way that you should feel every time you...

How To Wear And Use The Concealed Carry 4.0 IWB...

Using Your ShapeShift 4.0 Concealed Carry Holster Today we're going to talk about the . We're going to show you how to wear it, where to wear it, how to...

How to Wear a Paddle Holster

A Quick Guide To Paddle Holsters What's the difference between the paddle holsters that Alien Gear sells? Why are they even called paddle holsters? We're going to explain. What Is...

How to Wear the ShapeShift Belt Slide OWB Holster

What You Need To Know About The ShapeShift Belt Slide OWB Holster The ShapeShift Belt Slide OWB Holster is one of the most popular models in the ShapeShift line of...

How To Use The Cloak Mod OWB Holster

Your Guide To The Cloak Mod Holster Here at Alien Gear Holsters, we carry a number of outside of the waistband holsters including the ShapeShift Paddle and Belt Slide holsters,...

Battle Of The Barrels: Hellcat Pro vs Sig P365XL

The New Hellcat Pro vs the Sig P365XL Springfield Armory has released a larger version of the Hellcat, the Hellcat Pro...begging the question of how it stacks up against the...

How To Wear And Adjust The Sport Tuck Belly Ban...

Using The Sport Tuck Belly Band Holster Today we're talking about how to wear and adjust the Sport Tuck Belly Band Holster. Being able to carry daily and comfortably is...