BullfrogKen wrote: How is this the mission of S&T?
Serious Concealment Fail.
True.
I was young (still in HS) and whom I was working for "required" me to use a holster.
Now set aside someone opened their big fat mouth...and blew my security...
I was approached on the streets, and when matters went rodeo, I could not access my sidearm.
Thank goodness I was raised to bend rules that will bend and break rules that will break...
I used a pocketknife.
This was a long time ago, before one hand assist, one hand opening, locking knives.
I used a pocket knife, or if you prefer slipjoint.
Why was this a Concealment Fail?
Mentors and I were asked to assist with a Security "need" for a fella.
HE insisted we use what he felt was a 'safe' holster, and made a big deal out of my Barehead Slimline Trapper and Sodbuster knife as they were "too big" and so said I could not carry a knife.
I carried a Case Peanut anyway.
The "failure" being I and mine knew this holster set up impeded, and we did do practice with it.
I really got my butt chewed when I shared if I "had" to use this holster, I wanted one for weak side.
My lessons were , if I was being watched, tailed and someone noticed which was my strong hand, and serious come to be, being able to draw and shoot weak handed "might" make the difference.
Seasoned Cops did this...
All heck broke out when I shared I often run without a holster...we all did.
I also broke a rule for making a stop and getting a box of popcorn just before I was "approached".
The reason I stopped was to scan using glass to see if I was being tailed.
Good thing I did, as I observed evasion routes and...my first "weapon" when attacked was using that box of popcorn.
I thrust to Adam's Apple, as I went to strong side and -there was another BG that went for my strong side arm.
I was the (how to say) primary. Mentors were being decoys. Nobody is going to suspect a HS kid...
Unless in-house leaks blab to BGs.
It does not make a tinker's damn what everyone else uses, or what is in fashion, or what some gun magazine "sez".
If the holster, carry method ain't you, it ain't you.
Style, Fad, Fashion, Ego will get you hurt or dead.
Investigate & Verify for you!
Then put in the time with quality lessons and practice with what works for you.
Oh well, that deal worked out all right. Nothing was lost as I stopped that threat.
WE figured out where the in house leaks were, and then we made it real clear, if....if we ever decided to do something for this fella again, it would be under our rules, and our way.
He said I was a "loose cannon" , "rebel", "outlaw" and "unconventional long haired hippy looking boy".
Mentors- well I cannot type what all they said, Art's Grammaw prevents me.
I can share they informed him it was good damn thing I was a "loose cannon" , "rebel", "outlaw" and "unconventional long haired hippy looking boy".
As I was Mentored as I was and they would have chewed me out royal had I not stuck to my "lessons" and "mentoring".
I blended in looking as I did. There was no way I could have been made, except someone leaking information.
Hence the reason I was "primary" ( taking the risk and doing the real deal) as I blended in better than any one else.
Had I been been not using a holster, I would have owned that situation extremely early, and would have done so weak handed.
Re: Popcorn box.
Go get a empty box and hit yourself in the Adam's Apple, then get back to me.
I never did do well with rules and keeping up with the Jone's...
