The gear
The gun, the dot, and everything on the belt. Rig details matter more than most people think, so the belt and pouch specs are here too.
Vortex Optics
The window is the whole point. Vortex builds the Defender-XL around an oversized sight window for peripheral vision and faster follow-up shots, and they list it as a competition optic. I run the 2 MOA dot in black, and it carries the same VIP unlimited lifetime warranty as the rest of their line.
SY Guns
SY Guns builds out of Henderson, Nevada, and they build to order: you pick the model, the grip, and the finish. Their order page lists the Open Gun at $8,000 and the Limited Optic Gun at $7,000, both optic ready. Orders start with a $2,500 deposit and the balance comes due at shipping.
Range Panda
Race holster, made to order and cut to a specific grip rather than built universal. The supplied hanger fits a 1.5 inch belt, the medium thigh pad is included, and the body is ambidextrous. Range Panda intends it to run with their Barrel Support System, and the grip insert is a separate purchase.
Double-Alpha Academy
Thumb wheel retention set to current IDPA rules, and the tilt adjusts in small increments so the grip sits where your hand goes. It slides onto IDPA legal leather belts from 1.5 to 2.25 inches with click-in spacers for the width. The inserts swap for 2011, CZ, Glock, and M&P magazines.
Double-Alpha Academy
The magnetic pouch and the magnet cover, bought as one bundle. DAA prices the pouch at $37.95 and the cover at $11.95 on their own, and $47.40 for the pair.
Double-Alpha Academy
The ratchet buckle lets me crank the belt down before a stage and back it off between them, with 1 to 10 cm of adjustment in the mechanism. Rigid outer belt at 39mm wide and 8mm thick, and the matched DAA inner belt comes with it, including a soft section that sits under the buckle. Sizes run 70 to 125 cm in black, blue, red, or silver.
Perfect Zero
Perfect Zero builds these in 9mm and .40 S&W across 120, 126, 140, and 170mm lengths, most of them on an Alphalock basepad. Stainless tubes, with listed capacities from 10 rounds in the restricted 126mm up to 29 rounds in the 170mm 9mm. Their lineup prices from $94.99 to $104.99.