S & S Precision is a product development and manufacturing company in Virginia Beach, VA. I saw this on their show table at SOFIC. It is a Holster Extender made for Safariland patterned holsters utilizing the ALS system. The actual extender is the aluminum-colored plate you see between the tan holster and black belt loop attachment above.
The extender is a simple sliding aluminum base with a large button on the front to let the holster drop into detents at 1.5″ and 3″ below the hip-riding holster position. The aluminum extender is protected by a special ceramic coating that also subdues the finish.
S & S Precision caters mostly to the Military, and more specifically the Spec Ops community, hence the Virginia Beach locale. According to S & S Precision, “Extraordinary customers require unique solutions.” And further, “The crew at S&S precision eliminates the disparity between end user requirements and design/material/manufacturing expertise. We merge technical knowledge with real world experience to advance tactical equipment.” I have another one of their products in mind that I will write about in the coming weeks.
The Holster Extender is built only for Safariland ALS holsters now, but S & S’s Johnny Swan at the booth said they may be making another version for Blackhawk Serpa’s in the future. A list of S & S distributors is on their website.
I could see this product being useful to the street cop who needs to lower his duty gun and holster when throwing on a rifle plate carrier for hot calls. This is another example of a good design which is then Made in the USA.
Randall
Interesting design.
How easy is it to drop the holster down?
It looks like a similar idea to the Safariland DFA (which I’ve been running for about a year and love), albeit a much more rugged engineered design.
FYI, unless there’s a specific interface with the actual ALS system, the Holster Extender should work with all Safariland Holsters with the “Y” screw pattern.
Ok scratch that question about “How easy is it to drop the holster down?”.
The pic of the release button didn’t load at first. I blame the rain.
M@,
I think it is a good design. I have some ballistic inserts in my plate carrier that make it ride down on the gun and holster, so something like this would suit my purposes.
Randall
Ran into a situation this weekend where I could’ve used something exactly like this!
High ride concealment holsters and Tac-vests do not mix well.
M@,
I was honestly surprised at how good an idea this was! Wish I could think of these things, and CAD them, and manufacture them, and market th…Oh, hell.
Randall
I hear ya!
If only I had a CAD, Injection Molder, and a 3D Rapid Prototyper!!! lol
Have you heard any updates about this?
It’s finally listed on their website, but none of their distributors are carrying it.
I really hope the price is not ungodly high. I understand the time and sweat that went into something like this, but if its more that $80, they’re gonna have a hard time pushing it to the LEO crowd.
M@,
I got the idea that production would start in earnest this year, with the Spec Ops crowd getting the first ones. I don’t know the price, but I agree with you that cops are either cheap or broke!
Randall
With some of their more “basic” designs being $100 plus, I’m worried the Holster Extender is gonna be close to, if not over $200.
Check out the prices…
http://store.greygrouptraining.com/S-AND-S-PRECISION-LLC/