Would you carry this holster?

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Picked up this for a cool $4. Too cheap not to take a chance on. Looks like the impression in the leather is of a full underlug n frame smith and Wesson. It fits my 629 well.

My reservation is about the trigger. The strap does stop the hammer from being cocked, and in turn stops the trigger from being pulled. Would you carry with an exposed trigger like this?

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I have one like that around here somewhere, but smaller; fits a HRR or Ruger SS. I don't even remember where or why I got it, but I'd carry it in the field like that. It also has a retention strap.

I would not carry a service sidearm or "general duty piece" like that, though.
 
I don't know about that one, but many, if not most, revolver holsters also prevent the cylinder from rotating while holstered.

There are a lot of safety issues we have today that weren't issues in years past. I'd be more likely to use that holster than ride unrestrained in the bed of a pickup or in a car without a seatbelt.

On the other hand I'd probably not go out and buy that holster today.
 
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The old Tom Three Person design from the 20's has an exposed trigger guard, and it doesn't bother me in the slightest. What does bother me with your holster is that the front sight is unprotected. Worse, if you tried to get to it quick, the front sight might catch on the bottom of the holster, a situation that still might not matter too much unless you happened to have your finger inside the trigger guard when you drew.

You obviously do know that you don't put your finger in the trigger guard before it leaves the holster. What you may not realize is that there's a huge difference between understanding something and having developed the muscle memory necessary to avoid a practice under stress.

You might use that holster just fine one day with a shorter barreled revolver.
 
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The old Tom Three Person design from the 20's has an exposed trigger guard, and it doesn't bother me in the slightest. What does bother me with your holster is that the front sight is unprotected. Worse, if you tried to get to it quick, the front sight might catch on the bottom of the holster, a situation that still might not matter too much unless you happened to have your finger inside the trigger guard when you drew.

You obviously do know that you don't put your finger in the trigger guard before it leaves the holster. What you may not realize is that there's a huge difference between understanding something and having developed the muscle memory necessary to avoid a practice under stress.

You might use that holster just fine one day with a shorter barreled revolver.
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The barrel sticking down below the holster bugs me too.
 
Yes but no. I have a similar holster that I used to carry a 686 in. I hung brush on it a couple times and got nervous about it. I also have a similarly made holster for a 3” j frame and I carry it afield a lot, but the gun sits differently. The trigger guard actually drops into the holster about 1/2 way with all of my small frame revolvers. So perhaps your “N frame” holster is a better for for a “L frame”.
 
Tom Threepersons (the US Cherokee lawman) was a significant step in the development of the holster as an active part of self defense hardware. It was an early step towards a fighting holster as opposed to a carry sack. A vast majority of my revolver holsters follow that basic design and yes, with the trigger exposed.
 
Personally I think the 3Persons design is better suited for SA's myself. And that strictly from a safety standpoint.

Still, it doesn't sit well to me seeing ANY gun holstered with nothing covering the trigger.
 
Besides the trigger, it doesn't cover the muzzle. I don't care to knock my muzzle around or have it push the gun out of the holster when I jump in the truck.
 
No I wouldn’t. Besides the safety factor of covering the trigger and keeping the cylinder from moving, I believe in protecting the muzzle and crown on my barrel.

I got a custom holster for a 686 meant for hiking. The first time out I ended up off trail crawling over rock. As I was inching myself down a large granite outcropping I managed to bang the muzzle right on the rock. If not for the holster I’d have had a nasty blemish, but could’ve also damaged the crown, which in turn could’ve damaged the accuracy of that particular revolver.

Better to beat up leather than metal.
 
nice bargain bin find, but seems a bit small for this particular handgun. perhaps better suited for a ruger bearcat, bond arms derringer or 2-3” s&w j frame? anyway i like it and for $4 would pounce on it.
 
Jessesky said:
Picked up this for a cool $4. Too cheap not to take a chance on. Looks like the impression in the leather is of a full underlug n frame smith and Wesson. It fits my 629 well.

My reservation is about the trigger. The strap does stop the hammer from being cocked, and in turn stops the trigger from being pulled. Would you carry with an exposed trigger like this?
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Depends on where you're carrying it. Walking around in the woods, sure. Walking around in crowds, no.

This is my EDC in the store behind the counter. If I have to go out on the sales floor, I ditch the gun in the office where customers don't have access.

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We live in the Chattahoochee NF where there are a lot of copperheads and black tailed rattlesnakes. So IMO, if the front sight might hang up; it is not for me, YMMV.
 
Exposed trigger is a no. Unprotected front sight and exposed muzzle is also a no. I could do the strap as a field holster, but not as a defensive holster.

I prefer trigger coverage always, no straps, and a length suitable to cover the muzzle completely (open ended or not).
 
Revolver holsters that left the trigger exposed were common decades ago. The strap wasn't to prevent the hammer from being cocked. It was to keep the gun from coming out of the holster. Whether to use it is your decision. It's not like you're exposing the trigger of a striker-fired automatic. I'd be more concerned about leaving the muzzle exposed to impact damage.
 
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