You’re part of the growing suppressor craze because you’ve heard how awesome they are and the ATF is approving tax stamps in a matter of hours instead of months. You feel the rush of excitement as you hit the range for the first time ready to rip some rounds out of your new threaded barrel and hear that sweet, sweet muffled sound.
After the smoke clears and you stop giggling like a kid on Christmas, you have the crushing realization that you can’t really set your suppressed pistol down without melting the plastic table, you didn’t have the foresight to buy burn-proof table covers, and you can’t holster your pistol like you normally would.
What do you do?
Thankfully, the Hush 2.0 might have the solution for you.
THE BASICS
The Hush 2.0 is a 3-D printed polymer holster that uses the WML on your pistol to lock it in place. This requires that you have a WML on the pistol and that the Hush be made for your exact model of WML
Good news, since it fits on the light and not the gun — the Hush fits basically any gun and any suppressor as long as it has the correct WML attached.
If you check the Hush website you’ll find a list of all the lights they support, but the short answer is basically all of them. Seriously, the list is huge. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many different lights supported by a holster manufacturer before.
Hush also offers mid-ride and thigh holster accessories so you can mount the holster however you like. Normally, thigh holsters aren’t a part of my kit — but using the Hush with the thigh holster gave me the best clearance between my leg and the suppressor I used.
Since this setup was used on the clock and with holstering a smoking suppressor a lot, this gave the largest margin of error to prevent burns. Thankfully, it worked perfectly and no leg hairs were harmed in the making of this article.
RANGE TESTING
Dry fire with the Hush came first to make sure everything fit and worked together. One thing that feels kind of odd about the Hush is the locking lever is a push backward toward your ass, instead of the more common push down toward the ground.
This really doesn’t make a huge difference, but it took some dry fire reps to get used to.
Something that quickly stands out about the Hush is that nothing locks tightly. Everything has just a bit of slop or slip to it. From the gun’s fitment in the holster to the holster’s fitment in the locking fork, it isn’t super tight. This leads to a fair amount of rattling and is the source of some anxiety.
Most holsters have this to some degree, especially when you include things like lights in the mix, but due to the open design of the HUSH 2.0 it feels more unnerving.
Thankfully, nothing came loose or dropped out while using the holster. Even during multiple matches shooting USPSA-style outlaw and 2-Gun matches, the holster held up. The thing I feared most was the gun losing retention, but it never did.
Drawing from the Hush is smooth and easy once you get used to it. While drawing straight from a normal holster and with a normal gun is faster, drawing from the Hush with a long weight on the end of the gun was still a lot easier than expected.
Ideal? No, but there is only so much you can do to make drawing a suppressed pistol quick.
Rules for local matches will determine when you can use a suppressed pistol, but lucky for me there are multiple outlaw matches that allow just about anything as long as it is safe. And shooting a suppressed pistol is extra safe.
If you haven’t done it, it’s a load of fun. Even just a range day with a suppressed pistol is a cherry on top of what is already a good day.
3-D PRINTING
One of the strengths of the Hush is that 3-D printing keeps this in the USA, the price reasonable, and the fact that this small business exists at all.
But the downside is that 3-D printing is still 3-D printing.
While the Hush is cool, it works well enough and is a holster that I’ll get more use out of after this review is over, the Hush isn’t a Safariland. In no world is the Hush able to take the same level of abuse or offer the same level of security as a Safariland 6xxx or 7xxx can offer.
But at the same time, good luck getting a suppressed pistol into a Safariland.
The design of the Hush does a lot of heavy lifting. The thigh holster is really clever, the hinged leg rig moves really comfortably with your body, and it all just comes together wonderfully.
But the surface is kind of rough and there are some Irish pendants of polymer left over from manufacturing.
These are just some things you have to accept when it comes to the current level of 3-D printed parts. While this is some of the best and most durable 3-D printing firearm accessories I’ve tested, it still has an upper limit.
The Hush 2.0 is pretty nice, but it shouldn’t be mistaken for a duty holster. At the same time, regular people aren’t really asking for a duty holster for suppressed pistols. Yet.
WORTH IT?
With a base price of only $120 for the Hush 2.0 and the fact that one holster will fit just about any gun with the right light on it, this is a high-value accessory for not a ton of money.
And seeing how few holsters there are for suppressed pistols, this is a surprisingly good option.
Is this your next go-to EDC holster? No. But if you’re into shooting suppressed pistols, this is a solid addition to your kit to make life a little easier, give you more options for getting use out of your suppressor, and definitely add to your fun.
For all that, this is a steal.
LOOSE ROUNDS
Maybe the Hush 2.0 isn’t perfect, but in a world with not a ton of options — it’s one of the best I’ve seen and definitely gets the job done. While shooting suppressed pistols isn’t something that I do every range trip, it’s still something done often enough to more than justify the continued use of the Hush.
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