Derp One here with another commerce post since it’s still much too humid to paint and we’re much too broke to mod. I went ahead and picked up one of the new brown “Hammershot” holsters on a whim, and I’m pretty disappointed with myself that I did. I could tell in the store that it wasn’t going to be very good, and when I got it home I confirmed that belief.

The construction of the holster itself is at best shoddy. While the stitching is just fine and I don’t feel it’s going to fall apart on me, the holster feels far too flimsy to be of any more use than “just wrap some fabric around it.” The manufacturer went heavy with the 1-inch braided elastic and velcro, which while it’s fine to hold a blaster in, it was highly uncomfortable to wear. I’m a skinny adult for certain – lanky – and the lower elastic fastener squeezed my leg much too tightly to be comfortable to wear, let alone move in. Couple that with the very, very short “belt loop,” and it even rested much too high. Just a terrible idea. Still, how does it actually do with blasters?

Well, you can see a basic rundown of the visuals in this imgur album here. To quickly recap my findings, though:

The Hammershot – which it was advertised for – only fits on a “meh” basis. It’s snug enough, sure, but it’s also loose just enough to wobble, which I didn’t like. The Strongarm was a much more snug fit for certain, as far as current-gen revolvers go.

Slim blasters – such as the Sidestrike, Firestrike, Scout, Stormfire, and Jaguar – don’t fit at all. It’s also a matter of length, but definitely width. They just wobble and slide right out. The Messenger (and by association, the TriadStrike) doesn’t do much better.

Moving on to the packaging claim that it’s adjustable to hold clip system blasters, I tried out the Retaliator. Good fit in its pistol form, but you have to undo the lower velcro on the side if you’re going to holster it with a clip in. The Slingfire fits as well, but let’s be honest: it doesn’t really fit. Nobody’s gonna want to carry it that way.

For S&G’s, I tried my new Blastzooka. As suspected, it’s too wobbly.

Now, here’s where things start to get interesting: Vortex pistols fit really, really well. The Proton fits the best out of the three, but the Vigilon and Fusefire did exceptionally well in the holster when you loosen the velcro as you would for the Retaliator. However, because of the Fusefire’s weight, I’d advise against using this particular holster for it, lest it wobble out over time.

As my tests concluded, the “King of Fits” award clearly went to the Magnus. In my opinion, it is as if this holster was made for it and not the Hammershot. It fits incredibly snug with no wobble at all, it feels comfortable on my leg (despite the velcro band)…what’s not to like about it? Given that Hasbro is releasing a Magnus set for the ZED Squad sub-line, I’m amazed they didn’t advertise this point. It seems like it’s something worth knowing.

Fits aside, though, I just don’t recommend this holster. I for one am probably not gonna use it unless I do some serious re-sizing with its bands. That’s a hassle, though, so I’d say just get one from Dorm Labs or Blastersmiths UK.

We thank you for your attempt, Perpetual Play (and Hasbro), but for most of us this just isn’t gonna work.