Archangel
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- Jul 19, 2005
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Safariland is one of the Cadillacs of holsters IMO.
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Safariland is one of the Cadillacs of holsters IMO.
...the trigger was depressed to the rear of the trigger guard (see photograph). A plastic cylinder-shaped draw cord adjuster attached to the wet weather jacket the officer was wearing was lodged against the front of the trigger. The plastic draw cord adjuster had become caught inside of the trigger guard during the holstering of the pistol.
There have been a few cases of those draw-cord adjusters pulling triggers.
Nah. The drawstring (and the shooter for not noticing it) is the culprit here. It could have happened with any holster.The Serpa holster didn't cause this accident, but will end getting some of the blame.
Yes, yes there have. Cut those things off of any garment you intend to wear while shooting from a holster.
It's also perfectly acceptable to look at the holster to insure that it is clear of clothing or debris before re-holstering. You get no points for speed-holstering, and definitely negative points for shooting yourself in the leg.
Nah. The drawstring (and the shooter for not noticing it) is the culprit here. It could have happened with any holster.
The typical Serpa accident happens during the draw, not the re-holster.
...we holster with our eyes on the threat...
Wonder if they will change the policy when not handcuffing. Certainly seems to make more sense to this old man. I have also attended handgun self-defense classes that have you holster the weapon with eyes on the threat.
As cops, we holster with our eyes on the threat in order to transition to handcuffing or some other activity.
I have also attended handgun self-defense classes that have you holster the weapon with eyes on the threat.
As cops, we holster with our eyes on the threat in order to transition to handcuffing or some other activity.
If you want to add another retention level, check out the ALS Guard. It's cheap
http://www.safariland.com/dutygear/media/mediapop.aspx?model=6004
Do they also teach you to engage the safety before holstering? Oh, that's right, some guns don't have a positive safety and build a safety into the trigger. Because it makes it simpler to fire.
If designing a holster that can lead to the trigger finger slipping into the trigger guard is a design flaw, why isn't putting the safety ON the trigger also a design flaw?
I've got nothing against Glocks, but I'll stick with my 1911, thanks. Sure, the safety can be accidentally disengaged, or never engaged, and then it's just a likely to discharge this way as any other weapon. But it then becomes a two-step process for an ND of this nature which, from a design perspective, would seem to be safer to me.