alright guys we're out here on the range
and we're taking a look at this new bug
bite ankle holster
Alright guys this is a video I'm really excited to make
because it's something I've been looking
for for a really long time there's a lot
of people out there that like ankle
carry whether they choose to use it as
their primary method or like me or a
backup gun your ankle is a part of your
body that's constantly moving throughout
the day so it's really important if
you're going to carry a gun on your
ankle to make sure that it's very
comfortable and that brings us to the
bug bite ankle holster I personally have
tried a lot of different ankle carry
methods in the past and I've never found
anything that was really comfortable
something I was happy with and really
felt like the gun with secure down there
until the bug bite this is a really
unique design most ankle holsters tend
to be kind of bulky and you can see how
thin this thing is it literally takes
over zero space other than the width of
your gun so let's get right into the
features of this holster now there are a
lot of holsters out there that are
custom fitted to your gun which is great
but that's not going to add to the
comfort factor of the holster the bugbite
holster is custom fitted to the
size of your leg which is really the
coolest part of this design and why is
so much more comfortable than every
other option out there it's made of a
really soft stretchy neoprene material
that feels really good up against your
leg also once I get my trusty flashlight
out here you can see that it does have
vent holes all throughout the whole
holster what that does is that's going
to allow air to get through there that's
going to make it very breathable I have
been wearing this holster everyday for a
couple weeks now and all the
stitching seems to be really good seems
to be holding up well there are a couple
areas that I think may wear out over
time it does have a zipper here that you
unzip you slide on the holster and when
you zip that back down it really makes
it secure around the bottom part of your
ankle also it has
tension strap up here at the top you
just pull that tension strap as tight as
it needs to be and lock it down and you
don't have to worry about that moving at
all if you look here on the inside
you'll see that it has these little
grippy ribs on the inside to help keep
it from sliding and moving around on
your ankle and if we turn it over you'll
see that the actual holster part is kind
of universal it will fit multiple
different firearms which is a good thing
because if you like me you may have
different guns that you'd like to carry
every now and then I have ran with this
holster on and it felt very secure the
gun stayed in place perfectly the
holster didn't ride down on my ankle so
that was a good test another great
feature of the bug bite that you don't
see in a lot of ankle holsters is it has
an extra magazine pouch which is really
nice because we all like to carry a
backup ammo we can put a lot of holsters
don't give us that option another thing
you could possibly use this little
pocket for is if you wanted to keep some
extra cash in there or something like
that on that would be a good pocket for
that I just think that the bug bite
holster is really revolutionary in the
ankle holster market because I've never
seen anything like this before the soft
neoprene paired with vent holes and the
fact that it's tailored specifically to
the size of your ankle is really why
this holster is much more comfortable
than a lot of other options out there
now let's take this thing out to the
range and I'll show you what it looks
like when you're actually wearing it and
we'll do some drawing from this holster
to see how easy it is alright guys we're
out here on the range and we're taking a
look at this new bug bite ankle holster
it is very easy to put on all you need
to do is undo the zipper here and unvelcro
that tension strap then just slip it
on the same way you would an ankle brace
or something like that these are sized
to the size of your calf so you just
pull it up as far as it needs to go
you'll go ahead and zip that zipper to
get the tension at the bottom and it
does have this little strap here to keep
your zipper from coming back up after
that all you have to do is pull this
velcro attention strip
it as tight as you want it and as you
can tell it's a really good fit to my
leg and this is very comfortable this
neoprene material is very soft on your
leg. Today were going to be using the
Smith & Wesson M&P bodyguard as you can
tell it just slips right down in there
it does completely cover the trigger
guard it also comes around the back of
the slide there so that helps it from
coming out when you don't want it to
however in the defensive situation is
very easy to pull right out whenever you
need to there is plenty of room down
here at the bottom so you can fit a
variety of different sizes gun I think
something the size of this M&P bodyguard
or maybe a Ruger LCP or something like
that is going to be about the perfect
size for an ankle gun it's going to be
very light and you're not going to feel
it as much, its going to be as comfortable
as you can get it also as you can see
here on the other side it does have a
pouch for an extra magazine that is long
enough to fit most compact pistol
magazines and it's tight enough to keep
it in there where it's not going to be
coming out but it's easy to come out
when you want it to I think one of the
things I like this about the bug bite is
the gun rides a little higher on your
ankle than it does on your on your
average ankle holster the gun would be
way down here so it's perfect for
somebody like me that likes to wear
boots as you can tell the gun is still
easy to get to, you dont have to go digging down
in your boot to get to the gun when your
pants are over it you don't really you
don't really see it at all one problem
I've had with ankle holsters in the past
is you always see the grip sticking out
here at the back or the holster so bulky
that it sticks out real far here on the
side but you don't really have that
issue with the bug bite it fits nice and
tight to your leg keeps the gun in close
and and really comfortable alright guys
i'm just going to demonstrate real quick
what the draw is like from the bugbite
holster it's just like any other ankle
holster you're going to wear it on your
weak side leg
and the way you're going to want to do
it, the easiest way that I found is you
just want to drop to one knee and you
grab your pants and you just jerk it up
as high as you can and that exposes the
gun and then you're right here ready in
a position where you can go ahead and
address a threat now if you wear a
form-fitting pants or jeans this may not
be a good option for you these are boot
cut jeans so it works out pretty good
because it's a little larger at the
bottom you do want to make sure you
practice this because drawing from an ankle
holster in itself is not a very easy
thing to do but with practice it does
get easier so let's try this a little
bit faster obviously that's slower than
drawing from a waist holster but there's
a reason you're wearing an ankle holster
either you're wearing some type of
clothing that doesn't fit well with a
waistband holster or whatever reason you
have for using an ankle holster I think
the bug bite is going to be a good
option for you. Now that we've had some time
to practice this let's try it while
firing the gun
all in all i think that went very well I do see how there can be
an issue with the way the holster fits
over the back of the slide here in a
very tense situation that I could see
how the gun may get stuck there but it
is elastic it is stretchy material so if
you're really in a hurry you're in a
dire situation I don't think you'll have
any problem if you get a good hold of
the gun just ripping it up out of there
I don't feel have that kind of issue
alright guys if you're like me and
you've been looking for a good ankle
holster option but you just haven't
found anything that worked for you and
was really comfortable for you I
definitely think you should give the bug
body holster a try I'm going to put a
link in the description below to where
you can go to purchase one for yourself
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