Due to switching holsters last year to a Safariland 7TS 7377, I discovered that I did not like the cant of the 7378 holster I wanted. Ordering the 7378 also get's one the belt slide option. I changed to that, a 7377, which has the more straight up draw angle I like better. Although I don't use a paddle holster any longer, if I must disarm before going inside or before going to bed, I still remove the entire holster from my belt. I've found that it isn't all that much more difficult.mloamiller wrote:C-dub wrote: ... when I have to disarm I just remove the entire holster with the gun in it and put it in the center console. I rarely take the gun out of the holster when not at a range or at home.
This is why I use a paddle holster, rather than one that attaches directly to the belt. The paddle holster prevents the scenario in the OP.
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- Sun Jan 26, 2014 8:16 pm
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Sure, but who cares. It might even increase the value since one would know it was not a safe queen.mikeloc wrote:Can you scratch a Glock?
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- Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:04 pm
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It would have been much less expensive to have gone to a kydex holster instead of a new gun and holster.Vol Texan wrote:This is precisely the reason I changed my EDC from a Glock 36 to my Sig Pro 2022. I used a good leather holster, and I'd never had any issues with it, but I was always concerned about the tail of my shirt (when untucked) catching in the trigger guard as I holstered. I'm not a little guy, so this was a real danger - real enough that I carried without one in the chamber. Yes, I know that's crazy, but the safety concern of holstering the Glock outweighed the risk factor of having to rack one if I had to pull in a hurry. I couldn't live with myself if I'd had a ND and hurt someone.Laneman wrote:Hope this helps someone avoid an AD. I had just returned from work late at night, pulled into my driveway and turned off the truck. As always, I reached my Glock out of the center console and went to holster it into the soft holster on right hip. As I pushed the gun into the holster I heard the distinct sound of the trigger catching on the holster edge then snapping free. The holster had plucked the trigger like a guitar string. I no longer holster in the dark. I turn on the cab light and watch the trigger as I slide the gun in. I also do this in the day whenever I holster, always watch and verify the trigger is clear of the holster as it slides in. Be safe everyone.
Now, with my Sig, I can keep my thumb behind the trigger (it's a DA/SA, so I carry hammer forward), and get a tactile response if the trigger is 'self pulling' due to obstruction such as a shirt tail.
If I were in an OC situation, or if I didn't have to go unarmed at times, this wouldn't be such a concern. But given that I have to holster / unholster / reholster during the day (picking up my daughter at school, etc), I thought the risk was too much.
And I do love the Sig so much more!
I have put my Glocks in kydex for years. Every now and then I consider a leather holster, but talk myself out of it every time. Usually, when I have to disarm I just remove the entire holster with the gun in it and put it in the center console. I rarely take the gun out of the holster when not at a range or at home.