48 JULY / AUGUST 2019 I FIRST MET Sonny Morton at the 2013 Production Nationals held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We were on the same squad at the match, along with several other “young ones”; don’t go looking for my results from that match (I went sub minor at chrono), but Sonny finished 5th at 87 percent of Eric Grauffel. Over the last several years I have shot with Sonny a few times, and after the “9 Days” last year, he mentioned that he was doing something new and was going to send me something to test out. We stayed in contact after the match, and Sonny let me in on his new venture, Zeus Practical. Zeus Practical is a holster manufacturer offering carry and competition holsters in a half-dozen or so styles, as well as magazine pouches. Since we are talking USPSA I was sent “e ///// ZEUS PRACTICAL PHOTOS BY JAKE MARTENS, A52987. Gamer” double-layer competition holster to check out. Sonny had to wait a little bit to get this to me because it was going to be for the then-just-released Walther Q5 Steel Frame. I am not too picky when it comes to colors, although I am a fan of blue, so that is what he sent. e “Gamer” came with the Springer Precision drop-offset hanger in a carbon fiber blue with black carbon fiber inside color. is was a handsome-looking holster, and right out of the package the fit to the Walther was perfect. e weight of the guns in Production and Carry Optics continue to increase, and the need for solid double layer holsters is apparent. e Q5 Steel Frame weighs a full pound more than the polymer model that I had been using, and it felt right at home in the holster from Zeus Practical. ere is no extra material, there are no rough edges or sharp corners. Phillips-head screws are used for the hardware over Allen-head style, which I appreciate. Maybe it is me, but I like the easy-to-use Philips heads. I mounted up the holster to my Safariland belt and headed to the Mult-Gun Nationals and Area 6 Match. Don’t go looking for my results, I dq’ed at the MG Nationals and sucked at Area 6. Actually, just avoid looking up any of my match results, there is “nothing to see here.” Trust me, if I have a good match someday I will write an article about it! is was the first time I had used a Springer Precision offset hanger on a holster and found it to be very comfortable and solid. e hanger offers a lot of ability to adjust the height of the holster and I like the belt attachment is open so the Velcro on the ZEUS PRACTICAL CARRY AND COMPETITION HOLSTERS BY JAKE MARTENS, A52987