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I think your best bet is to try a different style holster. Check out some of the In the Waistband crossdraws and strongside draw holsters meant for belly carry. Check out paddle holsters and belt holsters withsnaps that would allow you to slide the gun forward from the 3 o'clock position on your hip towards the 12 o'clock position of your body. The IWBs with belt snaps are nice for this, and are almost as convenient as a paddle.
Many LEO's use a specific type of duty holster with a small (1/2" to 1" offset) which places their firearm 1/2" or 1" away from their body. This allows them to use a seat-belt normally by placing the belt between their body and the holster. A side benefit is that it makes the firearm easy to draw without the need for them to remove the seat-belt. (EDIT: Most LEO's also have a seperate duty belt that is thicker and wider and rides higher on their body than their pants belt would.)
I'd try one of those options.
lucas_flesher wrote:
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Iuse a IWB and Paddle style Holster and have no Problems, then again I dont use aSeat belt.
Flyer22
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I generally don't wear a seatbelt. On the rare occasions when I have worn a seatbelt over my hip holster, I haven't noticed any problems. [SNIP]
Not wearing a seat-belt in a car defeats the purpose of carrying a firearm to defend your life in case you are attacked. The chance that you will be involved in a motor vehiclecollision is far greater than the chance you will need to fire your firearm to defend your own life. (EDIT: In most places in this country at this time. Perhaps if you're serving over in Afghanistan or Iraq this would not be true and if you cruise the worst neighborhoods in Detroit alone just for fun this would not be true.)
The chance that you will be seriously injured or even killed if you are in a collision increases markedly if you do not wear a seat-belt. The vast majority of traffic fatalities occur when a person is ejected from their vehicle. Seat-belts go a long way at preventing ejection. Air-bags alone are not enough. They were designed for use in conjunction with seatbelts and are a supplemental restraint system (which is whyit says SRS on your dash/steering wheel if you have them). Air-bags do nothing to keep you in your vehicle. They only lessen the probability of injury in a head-on collision.
Not wearing the seat belt is a terrible option. Using the wrong latch for the seat-belt is also a terrible option. The seat-belt was engineered to save your life and was designed to be used a certain way. Changing the location of where it secures could potentially cause the seat-belt to injure you in an accident. Modifying the seat-belt is also a terrible idea.