How to build and carry a VSBELT safely. Read this before you assemble.
Version 2026-08-07.1 · Effective 2026-08-07 · Blackwind LLC d/b/a VSBELT
You represent that you have the legal capacity to enter into this agreement. If you are under 18, a parent or legal guardian must make the purchase, and by completing it they accept these Terms on their own behalf.
Junior and youth competitors are welcome. Federal law restricts handgun possession by anyone under 18 but provides for supervised target shooting with the prior written consent of a parent or guardian (18 U.S.C. §922(x)), and state law varies. Knowing the law that applies where you shoot is your responsibility.
You represent that you may lawfully possess the firearms you intend to carry on the Products under the federal, state, and local laws that apply to you, and that you will use the Products in compliance with those laws. Firearms law varies by state, county, and municipality.
Where a minor uses the Products, an adult is responsible for their assembly, for inspecting them, and for supervising their use.
FIREARMS ARE DANGEROUS. SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH MAY RESULT FROM UNSAFE HANDLING, REGARDLESS OF THE EQUIPMENT USED. No belt, holster, or carry system is a substitute for training, and nothing about a VSBELT product makes an unsafe practice safe.
You acknowledge that you are responsible for your own safe firearms handling at all times, including muzzle discipline, trigger discipline, and the condition in which you carry.
Before carrying a loaded firearm, verify fit, retention, and clearance using an UNLOADED firearm, in a safe direction, with the ammunition in another room. Repeat this whenever you change firearms, holsters, lights, optics, or the position of anything on the belt.
Inspect the belt and every attachment before each use. CEASE USE IMMEDIATELY if any component is cracked or otherwise damaged, worn, deformed, loose, or missing hardware, or if retention has changed. Do not carry on a damaged belt.
The Products are load-bearing equipment for carrying gear. They are not life-safety equipment. Do not use them for climbing, fall arrest, rappelling, towing, recovery, lifting, restraint, or as an anchor point of any kind.
VSBELT is a modular system that YOU assemble. The finished belt is the result of how you build it, and correct assembly is your responsibility.
FASTENERS MUST BE TORQUED TO 5 IN-LB, WITH THREADLOCKER APPLIED BEFORE ASSEMBLY. OVER-TIGHTENING WILL CRACK OR OTHERWISE DAMAGE LINKS. This is a known failure mode of the system and the reason the torque figure is specified. Do not exceed 5 in-lb. Do not "snug it down" past the spec, and do not use a power driver.
Under-tightening is also unsafe: a fastener installed without threadlocker can back out under normal wear, and an attachment can separate from the belt without warning. Use threadlocker on every fastener, every time.
You agree to assemble the Products in accordance with the instructions we publish, to re-check fastener torque periodically, and to inspect links for cracks or other damage at every reassembly.
You agree not to cut, drill, grind, heat, bend, or otherwise modify the Products, and not to substitute fasteners other than those we supply or specify.
You understand that carrying a firearm and gear on a belt system that you assemble yourself involves risks, including the risk that an incorrectly assembled, over-tightened, damaged, or worn component fails during use, and that such a failure can cause a firearm or other equipment to be dropped or dislodged.
Having been informed of those risks and of the safe-assembly and safe-handling practices described above, you knowingly and voluntarily accept them.
This section is an acknowledgment of risk and of your own responsibilities. It is not a release of any claim, and it does not limit any liability we have under applicable law.