on November 4, 2009 9:22 PM
I had something weird happen the other day.
I went to unholster my Hi-Power to put it up for the night, and I could not get the damned thing out!
After checking to make sure the safety was still on, I repeatedly yanked on it pretty damned hard before finally pulling the gun, holster and all off. All that took at least a minute.
Had I needed it, I'd have been dead for sure!
Part of the kydex shell which rests against the trigger guard and keeps the guns from moving around had actually gotten inside the trigger guard.
The leather has softened up a lot since carrying it pretty much every day for a month, and then we went out for a big dinner that night and I loosened up my belt when we got home. Without the belt pressure the holster was too loose.
So, lesson learned. IWB holsters need more frequent monitoring and adjustment, and don't eat so much.
I went to unholster my Hi-Power to put it up for the night, and I could not get the damned thing out!
After checking to make sure the safety was still on, I repeatedly yanked on it pretty damned hard before finally pulling the gun, holster and all off. All that took at least a minute.
Had I needed it, I'd have been dead for sure!
Part of the kydex shell which rests against the trigger guard and keeps the guns from moving around had actually gotten inside the trigger guard.
The leather has softened up a lot since carrying it pretty much every day for a month, and then we went out for a big dinner that night and I loosened up my belt when we got home. Without the belt pressure the holster was too loose.
So, lesson learned. IWB holsters need more frequent monitoring and adjustment, and don't eat so much.
Yikes.
I guess the gun slipped a little lower and thus past the bottom edge of the shell?
This was which holster, the MTAC?
Would you say it was a flaw of the holster itself? Or that the screws and various other bits that hold the parts together just needed some adjustment and/or tightening?
Trying to determine if it's an inherent flaw or just a matter of proper maintenance/adjustment. Or if it's nothing more than operator error.
It was the MTAC.
At this point, I am accepting blame. It seems to be ok now that I have tightened it up, but another attachment point at the top would have prevented it.