Holster That Racks the Slide

WalkingWolf said:

The people most affected would probably be the military, and I don't see the services adopting this holster. They want the chamber to remain empty until the last possible moment under dire circumstances. For whatever the reason valid or not it is not going to change, and I doubt they want a round racked before drawing, or they would just allow a chambered round. IMO I thought it was silly to go to a double action semi auto and stay with the empty chamber drill.

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I don't know about other branches, but Marines carry condition 1 in all closed bolt weapons.

Scout_Sniper said:

I don't know about other branches, but Marines carry condition 1 in all closed bolt weapons.

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Things have apparently changed, at least for the Marines, but I was not just talking about US military. For decades the military of many countries carried in either condition 3 or condition 4. A branch or other government military wants their soldiers to keep an empty chamber, IMO probably would not be interested in the racking holster. I don't know of any civilian police dept that requires condition 3, at least in the US, so not sure if it would be marketable to police. Except for a few relics, most handguns can safely be carried with a round in the chamber.

This is pretty neat, I wouldn't mind having a holster like this for the range! I think the safety portion of it is pretty cool push down and pull up its loaded. Even though I prefer to carry loaded, this I wouldn't mind having at all.

DWCook said:

...I think the safety portion of it is pretty cool push down and pull up its loaded...

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I was thinking the opposite. I don't want a gun pointed at my leg while I'm manhandling it in such a fashion, even if the holster is doing it for me. I just can't picture that being foolproof enough. I want it pointed downrange during the loading process.

Don't remember were, but once saw a holster like this for Israeli(?) police who were required to carry empty chamber.

Downward Rack.

thebigsd said:

Does the downward motion actually rack the slide, or does it just release the locking mechanism? Tough to tell from the video.

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If you pause the video at 0:31, you can see that the barrel is exposed. So yes. It does, in fact, rack the slide.

Mykel Patrick Mellor said:

If you pause the video at 0:31, you can see that the barrel is exposed. So yes. It does, in fact, rack the slide.

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welcome to the site...tho just a minor point...you are aware the the thread you jumped in to respond to...is uh, almost 3 years olde?

but welcome none the less...

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I have no problem with bumping a nice rack.