I sent a distant friend a couple of outdoor pics of me and my shepherd while hiking. One of the pics shows my g19 in my blackhawk carbon fiber paddle holster, owb, with the index finger retention lock thing (sorry forgot the exact name)
I have used/tried 5 or 6 different brands, iwb, leather, kydex, etc. But the blackhawk just fits my build perfect. I dont even know its there. I have ccw'd with it EVERY day for 6 years after hanging up the 1911. An untucked button down, polo, or sweatshirt and it doesnt even print. It is near impossible to remove without taking off my belt, and has never lost the pistol through rigorous horseback, quadding, and even crashing on my dirtbike.
My friend is heavy into ispc, idpa. He had the gumption to tell me that this holster is going to get me killed! What? He said that for ccw I should not have any retention "gadgets" that could slow/impede my draw, and that the holster should be a simple iwb open leather or kydex.
I have carried every day for over 20 years, either leather thumbsnap in 1911, and currently G19,23 in the blackhawk. I've practiced speed draw's with it so much that my fingerprints are worn off. I live in a free State, and my old friend still lives in CA, he just got his "limited" ccw last year, due to living in a "lucky" County.
So what do the wise say here? Is my choice of holsters more dangerous than my pistol, am I going to die because of a poor holster choice. Or has the State of CA made my old friend a bitter and jealous slave?
I have used/tried 5 or 6 different brands, iwb, leather, kydex, etc. But the blackhawk just fits my build perfect. I dont even know its there. I have ccw'd with it EVERY day for 6 years after hanging up the 1911. An untucked button down, polo, or sweatshirt and it doesnt even print. It is near impossible to remove without taking off my belt, and has never lost the pistol through rigorous horseback, quadding, and even crashing on my dirtbike.
My friend is heavy into ispc, idpa. He had the gumption to tell me that this holster is going to get me killed! What? He said that for ccw I should not have any retention "gadgets" that could slow/impede my draw, and that the holster should be a simple iwb open leather or kydex.
I have carried every day for over 20 years, either leather thumbsnap in 1911, and currently G19,23 in the blackhawk. I've practiced speed draw's with it so much that my fingerprints are worn off. I live in a free State, and my old friend still lives in CA, he just got his "limited" ccw last year, due to living in a "lucky" County.
So what do the wise say here? Is my choice of holsters more dangerous than my pistol, am I going to die because of a poor holster choice. Or has the State of CA made my old friend a bitter and jealous slave?