[MAG40 Student]

No wrong answer as to whether one is for or against the SCD for themselves.

I have the Tau Develpment SCD on my two carry Glocks: a 43 and a 19.4. I carry a sidearm as a layer of protection should events go sideways. It's entirely conceivable to me that, in a self-defense situation, I might need to re-holster without the time/ability to look my weapon back into its holster. At such a time, I'll be glad to have the SCD.

Like a sidearm, an IFAK, and my CCW Safe coverage, I'd rather have it and not need it than . . .

 

[MAG40 Student]

So if one were to find themselves in an armed close proximity situation, an attacker could knowingly or otherwise disable your gun with their thumb or finger? I'm sure you won't find that thought mentioned anywhere on the Langdon Tactical website.

It's a nice idea I suppose for those who feel the need, but for me that $79 would be far better spent on ammo and/or range time to maintain my desired level of proficiency.

Drew,

Were we to assume a BG somehow knew the GG with whom he was struggling was holding a Glock outfitted with the SCD, there is no practical way the BG could use the SCD to preclude the GG from firing his weapon.

It would be akin to a BG applying pressure to the back of the hammer of a hammer-fired weapon in hope of precluding the GG from firing it. (I assume you're not arguing that those of us with hammer-fired weapons not carry them because of that remote risk.)

If anything, the small size of the SCD makes that unlikely scenario even more difficult as the BG would have even less leverage than he might against a spurred or bobbed hammer.

If you are able to hold and inspect a Glock that has the SCD, you will understand exactly why that is the case.

Hope this is helpful.

Stay safe, everyone.

 

[MAG40 Student]

It's not hard to reholster your gun without shooting yourself. I've been doing it with all kinds of Glocks for over 30 years.

If you are in a tense situation where you can't look down at your gun and holster to make sure nothing is going to pull your trigger when you reholster, you aren't supposed to reholster. That is a rule you shouldn't break, if you are not the police.

You'd be better off learning to be confident in your gun and skills than trying to shortcut confidence with gimmicks.

Bren,

We all can acknowledge the remote risk that we'll ever be involved in a self-defense situation where it will be necessary for us to draw a weapon. Yet we who CC do so in order to be prepared for what could be the worst day of our lives. It's no great leap of imagination to see how, in such an instance, it might be necessary to hold one or more BGs at gunpoint until LEOs arrive.

Everyone who has been hanging around GT for even a little while understands they don't want to be the one with a weapon in their hand when the cavalry arrives. That, to me at least, screams a one-handed re-holster. With adrenaline pumping, fine motor skills impaired by vasoconstriction, and possible auditory exclusion, I may or may not have the opportunity to pause, look down, and calmly watch my weapon back into my holster -- especially if I need to keep my eyes on the BG(s) and arriving LEOs.

No more a shortcut to confidence in gun skills than carrying QuikClot in my IFAK is a shortcut to medical school. Both are just an extra layer of protection.

Again, no right or wrong as to whether people choose to have or not have the SCD on their weapon. But it's nice that all of us have options.

Best to all.