plunkettphoto
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Good Evening.
I'm in Texas where Open Carry will be legal in 2 days. I actually won't be carrying open except in very rare situations but in workshop discussions and with others "retention" has become a big discussion. The best soothsayers seem to believe that for OC the holster will need to be a retention holster but exactly what that means is not well defined. In any case, I have been rethinking my carry holster. I have several but the one I like the best is just on open top, friction tight holster that the belt slides through loops. I have a couple of Paddle holsters but that seems to be a question if that will qualify as a "belt" "retention" holster. In just a little informal experimentation, the paddle holster would actually not be that hard for someone who knew how to do it to grab it off my belt - not a good thing.
So, the bottom line is I need a new, preferably leather, preferably tan/brown, holster for my Glock 23 that the belt slides through loops and that has some kind of positive retention mechanism. I have a Bianchi paddle holster with a top strap that I really like except now I am concerned about it being grabbed off of my belt - I know that's unlikely if it is concealed but can't be too careful.
All advice greatly appreciated,
Bill
I'm in Texas where Open Carry will be legal in 2 days. I actually won't be carrying open except in very rare situations but in workshop discussions and with others "retention" has become a big discussion. The best soothsayers seem to believe that for OC the holster will need to be a retention holster but exactly what that means is not well defined. In any case, I have been rethinking my carry holster. I have several but the one I like the best is just on open top, friction tight holster that the belt slides through loops. I have a couple of Paddle holsters but that seems to be a question if that will qualify as a "belt" "retention" holster. In just a little informal experimentation, the paddle holster would actually not be that hard for someone who knew how to do it to grab it off my belt - not a good thing.
So, the bottom line is I need a new, preferably leather, preferably tan/brown, holster for my Glock 23 that the belt slides through loops and that has some kind of positive retention mechanism. I have a Bianchi paddle holster with a top strap that I really like except now I am concerned about it being grabbed off of my belt - I know that's unlikely if it is concealed but can't be too careful.
All advice greatly appreciated,
Bill