Aaron1124
Regular Member
There's a reason its called a handgun, and not a HANDSgun.
-G20
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There's a reason its called a handgun, and not a HANDSgun.
-G20
I am looking to get a different setup. I have explained that my holster flips my safety off. I am not really comfortable with the Bladetech. If someone were able to come up behind me and pull my firearm from me, this will allow me some reaction time, as my firearm is not chambered. I have not been able to find a Serpa Blackhawk concealment holster to fit my firearm. In fact I went to the store today looking for one, as I dont like standing at urinals with my willy in my hand and my back to the door. I emailed Serpa to see if they can suggest something. If not, I guess I will have to purchase something more common, that they do make a holster for (if I do, I'm going 45mm next time). I have however racked the slide prior to snapping the clip in. That has it cocked although theres not a round in the chamber, and as to yet it has not triggered. I still wont chance it, but I will not let it keep me from carrying either.
I guess I own a handSgun...
Should I state the obvious? use a stall instead of the urinal.
I also feel a bit more comfortable using most urinals while watching my back through the reflection on shiny pipes/covers with my elbow securely pressed against the top of my sidearm during the entire exercise. If I could not see behind me I would do as BigDave says and use a stall.
I am looking to get a different setup. I have explained that my holster flips my safety off. I am not really comfortable with the Bladetech. If someone were able to come up behind me and pull my firearm from me, this will allow me some reaction time, as my firearm is not chambered. I have not been able to find a Serpa Blackhawk concealment holster to fit my firearm. In fact I went to the store today looking for one, as I dont like standing at urinals with my willy in my hand and my back to the door. I emailed Serpa to see if they can suggest something. If not, I guess I will have to purchase something more common, that they do make a holster for (if I do, I'm going 45mm next time). I have however racked the slide prior to snapping the clip in. That has it cocked although theres not a round in the chamber, and as to yet it has not triggered. I still wont chance it, but I will not let it keep me from carrying either.
I guess I own a handSgun...
Just get one of these. Put it on your glasses/sunglasses and you can see who's coming up behind you.
http://compare.ebay.com/like/290492...fb4c192&itemid=290492030800&ff4=263602_304662
Now the question is, are you going to "holster one weapon" before you draw the other????????
Should I state the obvious? use a stall instead of the urinal.
If you use the sink, NO ONE, will come near you......
I have a friend who recently started open carrying. He said he does not feel comfortable carrying with a round in the chamber, so he carries it with the loaded magazine and the safety on. I told him that in an emergency situation, he may not have time to chamber a round and de activate the safety switch before damage was done.
He said he doesn't feel comfortable, because he's worried that if his firearm drops out of his holster, or if he's in a car accident, that the gun will discharge.
What are your thoughts on this?
I have a Taurus PT 111 Millineum Pro and the best fit holster I have been able to find for it is a Bladetech for a glock 26. The holster flips the safety off when I holster the pistol. I dont feel comfortable carrying with a round chambered and the safety off. I called Taurus to find out about that, and I was told the PT 111 has a nine pound trigger pull and should not worry about a discharge, and that the safety was more there because of US laws than for actual safety. I couldnt believe that a taursus costomer service agent would advise carrying chambered with the safety off. It didnt give me enough of a warm fuzzy feeling to take his advice.
Greatly depends on what he is carrying.
One of my semi-auto pistols, a S&W 59, had a manual safety that flicked off if you so much as brushed it against something. Very, very light detent on that thing.
That pistol I always carried with an empty chamber.
My more recent pistols have all had decent manual safties that stayed put until actually moved - good detents on 'em.
My current carry is a Taurus 709, and the manual safety on a Glock-like mechanism lets me carry very comfortably with one in the chamber and manual safety on (in a Bianchi 82 with retention lever).
Your friend may have a pistol who's safety he doesn't trust (like my 59), he may just be in the "learning stage" of getting comfortable with carrying openly, or he may need a better holster...
Talk with him about it.
I am looking to get a different setup. (if I do, I'm going 45mm next time)
Should I state the obvious? use a stall instead of the urinal.
If you use the sink, NO ONE, will come near you......
Stall or...
I tend to go to the urnial at the end of the room against a wall.