"This did NOT work for me"

Glockdude1 · #1

Last winter I decided to wear my Galco Miami Classic shoulder holster while my wife & I were to go christmas shopping. I use this holster to carry my full size HK USP .40. I added a +2 to the 13rd mag in the weapon. I noticed when I put the +2 on the mag, it went ON very easy.

While in the mall my wife "bumped" into me. She knew I was carrying, but what she did NOT KNOW was when she bumped into me, the +2 on my mag came off VERY EASILY!! Instantly I had 15rds of Speer Gold Dot's (155's) flying inside my leather jacket, along with the mag spring and follower. I quickly pinned my left arm down and used my right hand to help hold the mess I had in my jacket together. My wife looks at me and asks, "Are you OK?" I whisper to her what just happened. Now she is starting to laugh.

I found a bathroom and stepped into a stall and fixed my mess. No one at the mall noticed what happned. I no longer use a +2 on my USP .40.

longtooth · #2

Quick thinking & good work. 20 yr from now that will be a funny story.

ElGato · #3

longtooth wrote:Quick thinking & good work. 20 yr from now that will be a funny story.

It's a funny story now

flintknapper · #4

ElGato wrote:
longtooth wrote:Quick thinking & good work. 20 yr from now that will be a funny story.
It's a funny story now

It certainly had me laughing!

Thanks for sharing.

Glockdude1 · #5

ElGato wrote:
longtooth wrote:Quick thinking & good work. 20 yr from now that will be a funny story.
It's a funny story now

I admit, when I made it to the bathroom and begun to fix everything I already was laughing about it my self......

flintknapper · #6

On a similar note, I witnessed the plastic bottom on the magazine for a Bersa Thunder come off one time. I don't know if this is a common occurrence or just a fluke.

I had a group of people putting two rounds each on some steel "humanoid" targets, then making their way to a 55 gal. drum (that was supposed to represent cover). From behind that "cover", they were to lean out as little as possible and engage 3 pepper poppers with their remaining rounds...then reload from slide-lock and scan for threats.

The lady doing the shooting ran to the barrel and placed her pistol on top of it (like a rest). Well, at the first shot the plastic bottom broke off and the remaining two cartridges and spring fell out. I immediately yelled at her to recharge her weapon, but she was so disturbed by the event that she froze.

We all learned something that day, and laughed about it later. We went on to clearance drills immediately after that.

HighVelocity · #7

Ok, truthfully, she didn't "bump" into you right? It was a roundhouse kick to the ribcage wasn't it?

dws1117 · #8

It is funny. Especially after what I did today.

Seriously the thought that crossed my mind was, There's a mall in Beaumont?

Glockdude1 · #9

dws1117 wrote:It is funny. Especially after what I did today.

Seriously the thought that crossed my mind was, There's a mall in Beaumont?

Yeah, we got running water and everything!!!

dws1117 · #10

Now don't that beat all!

Hey it could be worse, you could be in Orange!

flintknapper · #11

Glockdude1 wrote:
dws1117 wrote:It is funny. Especially after what I did today.

Seriously the thought that crossed my mind was, There's a mall in Beaumont?
Yeah, we got running water and everything!!!

I'd heard that rumor, didn't know if it was true or not.

Welcome to the forum...by the way.

Glockdude1 · #12

Did NOT work continued,

Back in 1997, right after I got my CHL, I bought a Uncle Mikes "Pro Pack Undercover" holster, for my Browning High Power 9mm. It came with a nice set of instructions, I did NOT read them. I put the straps and buckles on the holster, put it on, and slid my trusty high power in and went out wearing a denim jacket to cover it all.

While I was out wearing my new holster, I felt the holster was "moving". Being new to the Concealed carry thing at the time, I just thought I needed to "break in" my new holster. I was at wal-mart (stop laughing) when I needed something on the top shelf. So I just stepped forward, stepped onto the lower shelf and reached my left arm straight UP towards the top shelf. At this exact moment my high power went straight DOWN, along with the holster and those pesky straps!!

I jumped down and grabbed the "escaping pistol" with both hands. I tucked it all back under my denim jacket and made a bee line for the front door and back out to my car. Remember those buckles? Turns out I did not put them on right the first time. Looking back on that day, I probably looked like a shoplifter making a quick get away that day!! I ordered a Uncle Mikes "Vertical Holster" the very same day. I can asure you I READ those instructions front to back, back to front, and "tested" every holster since then for "proper weapon retention".

dws1117 · #13

(stop laughing)

No!

Keep posting, I'm feeling better with each one.

MoJo · #14

Wow! Glockdude1 are you related to Mr. Murphy?

Where do you shoot?

Glockdude1 · #15

Those are the only 2 "incidents" I have had with carrying. Like I said, I don't leave the house with "testing" every holster now, (sitting, standing, shaking, stretching, jogging, wiggling, etc....)