03-22-2011, 10:03
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SAFETY WARNING! Worn Leather Holsters Can Cause Accidental Discharges!
From ITS Tactical website...........For those that Carry Glocks in leather holsters!!
http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/fi...es/#more-10131
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03-22-2011, 10:10
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03-22-2011, 10:12
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That was a very worn holster, but still some great information. I will pass this on to my friends with CCW.
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03-22-2011, 10:13
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I don't think that is a material issue as much as it is a design flaw. All my leather holster have a re-enforced mouth to aid in re-holstering but to also prevent the holster collapsing in on itself like it did in this situation. If that holster had that he wouldn't have had an AD.
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03-22-2011, 10:22
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A 1911 won't do that...
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03-22-2011, 11:11
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I'll bet his butt hurts
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03-22-2011, 12:24
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Hada guy shoot himself in the ass with his Glock, it was a newer holster but the thumb break went into the trigger guard when he went to reholster
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03-22-2011, 12:48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JoeyB
Hada guy shoot himself in the ass with his Glock, it was a newer holster but the thumb break went into the trigger guard when he went to reholster
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oooohhh, bad day. How often do people either look at their weapon while re-holstering or not need to look at the weapon while re-holstering?
I've got a leather holster, custom made, (myself), no thumb break, firm, smooth, well fitted, can perform a roll, jump, climb fence, crap like that, pobably never use it under those conditions, but knowing I can draw, fire, re-holster safely, while not taking my eyes off my target or the immediate area feels right.
If I was in a situation that required duck taping my weapon into the holster just so I could exit an aircraft safely, I would. I also train to re-holster my weapon safely under different conditions, low light, no light, half asleep, etc. Probably why I never really liked the Glock, but ones I've shot performed well.
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03-22-2011, 18:17
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They have their issues and unexpected discharges because of worn sears are/were real high amongst their issues. Had to medivac Eddie, my RTO, because of that .
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03-23-2011, 13:24
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They have their issues and unexpected discharges because of worn sears are/were real high amongst their issues. Had to medivac Eddie, my RTO, because of that .
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Along this same line, I ran into some ARNG guys in Saudi that still had 911's. Theirs were so old, worn out and unserviced that they'd occasionally go burst or auto at the range. So it with my own eyes. Scary stuff. I politely declined when offered to fire one.
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03-23-2011, 14:32
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Quote:
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They have their issues and unexpected discharges because of worn sears are/were real high amongst their issues. Had to medivac Eddie, my RTO, because of that .
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I thought a function check detected that issue?
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03-23-2011, 14:54
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Along this same line, I ran into some ARNG guys in Saudi that still had 911's. Theirs were so old, worn out and unserviced that they'd occasionally go burst or auto at the range. So it with my own eyes. Scary stuff. I politely declined when offered to fire one.
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Well, what do you expect for an 1100 year-old gun? 
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03-23-2011, 16:09
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"I attribute the little I know to my not having been ashamed to ask for information, and to my rule of conversing with all descriptions of men on those topics that form their own peculiar professions and pursuits." John Locke
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03-23-2011, 17:31
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ND.
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03-23-2011, 17:34
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