goomba
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Post by goomba on Mar 27, 2011 15:41:11 GMT -5
SAFETY WARNING! Worn Leather Holsters Can Cause Accidental Discharges!“What the hell was that?!?” she said. It took me a half a second to realize that my gun had just gone off…on my hip…in its holster. My wife and I had just finished breakfast at our favorite café and got into the car. Me being the passenger, I rotated my torso to the left to fasten my seatbelt like I always do. When I straightened again, my Glock 19 discharged, blowing a 9mm hole through my pants, underwear, the leather seat and bottom of the car’s door frame. The bullet nicked my hip, but the wound is nothing a bandage couldn’t cover. So what went wrong? Guns never go “Bang” all by themselves www.itstactical.com/warcom/firearms/safety-warning-worn-leather-holsters-can-cause-accidental-discharges/This is one of the reasons that I have transitioned away from the traditional style leather Holster, and have gone to a Kydex style holster for Concealed Carry.
there is nothing wrong with a leather holster. but it should be maintained, which includes replacing it before it reaches the point of the holster shown in the article.
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Post by JC on Mar 29, 2011 1:02:30 GMT -5
2 dollars and a lemon doodle say's that holster has been treated with glove oil. Galco leather is top notch and as stiff as any other leather on the market.
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goomba
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Post by goomba on Mar 29, 2011 12:04:23 GMT -5
I agree, he said he had the holster for a year. It should not have gotten that bad in a year. five years, maybe.
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