Author Topic: Anyone Use Ulticlips for IWB?  (Read 769 times)

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Anyone Use Ulticlips for IWB?
« on: July 30, 2024, 01:02:05 PM »
Do any of you use Ulticlips for IWB carry? I've been thinking of replacing the standard Tier 1 clips on one of my appendo holsters with them. From reviews, I see everything from, "Great for beltless carry" to "Great for either beltless or belt" to "Great for either, but if you use them with a belt it will ruin them for beltless carry".

I would be using them 90% of the time with a belt, and am currently rocking thinner battle belt inner belts for CCW, so it seems those belts shouldn't "stretch" the clip, but I'm just curious if anyone here uses and likes them, and if they really do stay in place as well as advertised given they are only held on by pressure.
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Re: Anyone Use Ulticlips for IWB?
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2024, 02:30:12 PM »
Don't have that.  Do have DCC clips on a couple things.  They're supposed to work well beltless.  I'll never know

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Re: Anyone Use Ulticlips for IWB?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2024, 01:04:18 AM »
I briefly tried an Ulticlip for my current EDC holster, but switched to a DCC clip instead. It's less bulky behind the belt (or in general), and doesn't have those sharp corners sticking out. Also, I think there are more options for length with DCC clips.
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Re: Anyone Use Ulticlips for IWB?
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2024, 08:36:24 AM »
Thanks guys, I will check out the DCC clips as well.
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Re: Anyone Use Ulticlips for IWB?
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2024, 08:42:04 AM »
My Traditional Arms and Eclipse Holsters both have DCC monoblock clips, which I like.

Never used a Utiliclip.

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Re: Anyone Use Ulticlips for IWB?
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2024, 01:37:09 PM »
Well anyways, I ordered both the Ulticlips and the DCC clips. While the Ulticlips work great on the specific pants that brought the issue up (they have an integrated 2" belt too wide for standard 1.75" clips), the DCC clips work as well, with the added benefit that they still have the "underclip" to clip the bottom of a standard sized belt, which lets me use them either way, so I guess I'm going with them.

I got two sets of the DCCs, and mounted them on two of my Tier 1 holsters - an Axis Elite and an Axis Slim, and that was one pain in the ass. One of them was worse than the other, but I can't remember which. The problem being that it is nigh impossible to get your fingers into the holster to remount the female part of the clip mounting hardware. I was trying all kinds of stuff and was finally kinda sorta able to hold it in place with a hex wrench (they don't take hex wrenches), and while holding that in place with one hand, juggled the clips and three additional pieces of mounting hardware with the other. I think it legit took me an hour with each holster. I'm seriously considering writing Tier 1 a letter (though it could very well be that I was a moron and did it the hard way when there is an easy way to do it).  :laugh:

Also, the DCC clips don't have quite the range that the standard Tier 1 clips do. I still got them to work for me, but I like my clips high (thus the holster sits lower in the pants) and the DCCs are maxed out for that height, while it was the middle range for the standard plastic clips, and I'm still about an 1/8" lower than I was before, but they still seem to work fine. Plus a benefit is that the DCCs (and the Ulticlips) are WAY skinnier than the plastic clips, and they actually aid concealment.

Anyways, both the Ulticlips and the DCCs worked fine, but I find the DCCs to be a little more versatile for my needs. I'll probably order all future holsters with those instead of the standard clips.
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Re: Anyone Use Ulticlips for IWB?
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2024, 07:57:48 PM »


Anyways, both the Ulticlips and the DCCs worked fine, but I find the DCCs to be a little more versatile for my needs. I'll probably order all future holsters with those instead of the standard clips.

Easy enough to swap out, with modern holsters.
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Re: Anyone Use Ulticlips for IWB?
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2024, 10:23:49 PM »
DCC has a LOT of options for length.

DCC clips

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Re: Anyone Use Ulticlips for IWB?
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2024, 11:48:55 AM »
DCC has a LOT of options for length.

DCC clips

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Yeah, I saw that. I ended up with the Mod4 universals, and maybe should have gone with the Mod8 universals, but I saw them listed as "deep carry", and though I like my gun lower in the waistband, the description made it sound like it would be on the extreme side of that.

Like I said, the Mod4s are working, though they are at their limit for my preferred height. At only 12 ducats a pop though, I'll probably order the Mod8s just to try them.
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