Maybe dumb concealed carry ??

[rugertoter]

I pocket carry with a BLACKHAWK! holster, and have had for a number of years, and I have yet to have a real problem. I suppose, no matter how one carries, that if you have a loaded gun on your person, there will always be a way in which the gun can be inadvertently set off.

One could have the safest driving record in the country, drive the most expensive and mechanically sound automobile on the planet, and still have an accident.

My point is that we will all carry the way we feel is best for us, but we do need to be aware of the possible dangers or advantages to each and every method of carry, then train accordingly.

 

[Jack Burton]

The poster quoted from the four cardinal rules of safe gun handling.

A gun in the holster in the pants pocket is not being "handled". It is holstered.

Therefore that rule does not apply.

 

[87iroc]

Thanks for the info guys. The pocket holster didn't work well for me for EDC...I was just 'trying it out'. I think it has its place on a winter walk or something in a coat pocket....so not sad I spent 12 bucks on it.

This post brought forward a comment about the CTAC Minotaur Holster and I really like the looks of it and ones like it. I am going to start another thread on it...but it is interesting there are 2 schools of thought. Or maybe its Kirk's and everyone elses(it always amazes me when innocent questions turn into a debate on here)...but regardless, it seems that some think a gun in a holster isn't being handled but others(maybe just Kirk) says it is.

General gyst...

Be careful, a gun can always go off so you need to be sure your holster stays as functional as your gun. When it starts to wear out replace it.

Regardless...thanks for the info! I am going to pass on Kirk's glock story to my brother. I realized in this thread he appendix carries(he doesn't use his junk for anything anyway)...and I want him to ensure his holster stays in good shape.

 

[griffin]

The pocket holster didn't work well for me for EDC.

That's for your BUG.

 

[87iroc]

That's for your BUG.

crap dude...I'm lucky to have one...I use physics for my BUG....I'll just throw my 400 lbs on top of the twigboy meth-head.

 

[cosermann]

duly noted.....and im not being snide here, but does this cancel out shoulder rigs ...

Woman hugs off duty officer from behind - shot and killed. Willing to BET this was a horizontal shoulder holster.

Woman Dies After Officer’s Gun Is Triggered by…a Hug? | Video | TheBlaze.com

People are shot when drawing from a holster (Tex G.). People are shot when re-holstering. People are shot by holstered guns when bending over, getting hugged (above), etc. It doesn't happen frequently, but it does happen.

Therefore, I choose carry methods that promote bullet placement into non-vital areas if Murphy is working overtime.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Or maybe its Kirk's and everyone elses(it always amazes me when innocent questions turn into a debate on here)...but regardless, it seems that some think a gun in a holster isn't being handled but others(maybe just Kirk) says it is.

I see it as healthy. Let all sides be shown.

Let 10,000 flowers bloom. Let rhino pay me his ammo debt.

 

[griffin]

crap dude...I'm lucky to have one...I use physics for my BUG....I'll just throw my 400 lbs on top of the twigboy meth-head.

Srsly, though, you should think about getting another sidearm. Not only for a BUG, but if you are ever involved in a SD shooting, the cops will take your weapon for who knows how long.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Woman hugs off duty officer from behind - shot and killed. Willing to BET this was a horizontal shoulder holster.

It wasn't. It was a crap soft waist band holster that rotated. I don't know the brand, but probably something like those $7 Uncle Mike soft IWB holsters with the flimsy plastic clip.

 

[griffin]

Who in their right mind would buy a cloth or nylon holster?

 

[Movealongmovealong]

Anything that discourages pocket carry is a good thing.

Remember the gun only has one job, to go bang. When you carry think about where the muzzle is if the weapon went bang right now.



Good grief, point your gun at your thighs and junk! You need a different instructor, muy pronto!

I know it is high speed and hip to do goofy crap with the gun. Don't.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KmZJ5GJ3Oo

This point cannot be reiterated enough.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Who in their right mind would buy a cloth or nylon holster?

I sold a metric ton of them at Galyan's. Lots of people do.

 

[griffin]

I sold a metric ton of them at Galyan's. Lots of people do.

Would you wear one?

 

[LPMan59]

i spend $500 on my Glock and put it in a $13 holster. so what?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Would you wear one?

No, I've always used Milt Sparks since the '80s.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

No, I've always used Milt Sparks since the '80s.

Are they hug proof?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Yes, rhino hugs me all the time (I mean, who wouldn't?) and if they can survive rhino hugs, they can survive anything.

 

[Bunnykid68]

I use nylon holsters for for my GP100. It is my desk gun and would rather have it in a holster than just sitting on my desk where I might accidentally coonfinger it with a pen or a stapler

 

[bear-girl]

Gun CAN go bang without triggers being pulled.

The example you give, with the bowler in Florida causing a discharge when his bowling ball hits his revolver in his pocket, may have been caused by a trigger pull or by a hammer release; it isn't clear. So let me ask this: Has there been a discharge without some physical force impacting on the firearm? For example, can a gun inside a holster sitting on a shelf discharge without motion being imparted to the gun or holster prior to the discharge? I have always believed that the answer is "NO", but your comments now make me wonder otherwise.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Yes, rhino hugs me all the time (I mean, who wouldn't?) and if they can survive rhino hugs, they can survive anything.

Some Rhinos get all the luck.