Removing Kenai Holster Buckles?

[bigbassfish]

I am considering removing the top and left hand side buckles on my Kenai chest holster. Currently carrying a G29 under a Marsupial Gear bino harness, and the large buckles (especially the top one) ride right under the top buckle of my bino harness, and gets pinched by the sternum strap of my pack.

I'm planning on picking up a buckle delete kit for the bino harness to eliminate some bulk up there, is there any reason I shouldn't cut 2 of the buckles off the chest holster and replace the connection with paracord loops? Is there maybe a better (less permanent?) option I could try first before cutting the buckles?

 

[BenRubin3]

Would love to know what others have done as I also hate how big the buckles are on my Kenai Holster.

 

[ni7ne]

Technically it's permanent, but you can grab some "Chicago Screws" to have a somewhat decent way to reverse it.

 

[bigbassfish]

Sometime this weekend I am going to try cutting off the top buckle that is attached to the holster, and removing the end attached to the harness, and just tying the two folded over pieces of webbing together with some cordage.

I'm going to cut the buckle off at an angle, so if all else fails, I can slide it back over the webbing. I will report back with an update.

 

[bigbassfish]

Man I should’ve done this a long time ago… I used a dremel to cut the bottom buckle, and replaced the bulky plastic with a loop of paracord. This sits much better under my bino harness and I no longer have the giant buckles riding on top of my collar bone. 10/10 would recommend.