Mad Magyar
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Yes, I know that generally speaking a straight-draw holster might be slightly faster unconcealed. However, in other areas I find it to be more comfortable while sitting/driving & while digging in my pants pocket for keys or change w/o exposing my piece. Striving to be in decent shape, especially for my age, I have no problem going across my mid-section, where others might find it quite a “stretch”.
I recall Ray Chapman mentioning in his Academy decades ago that the quickest way to get at a concealed gun is in the cross-draw, since the gun hand can easily knife between coat and shirt to get a good hold on the grip, instead of having to sweep the coat back with the strong-side gun hand.
In recent similar threads it’s been mention how weak this carry is in regard to defensive actions in case of a gun grab. But, I find that it can be defended with the weak hand & footwork/kick from such a snatch attempt. Again, this was a Chapman tactic that he believed & taught vigorously in CQC against possible assailants.
I found it interesting that a few months back when Todd Jarrett was demonstrating draw speed from each carry position while on PD TV, it was w/o a cover garment. Cross-draw was a close 2nd to OWB strong-side, IIRC….
Cross-draw advocates or otherwise, please chime in…..
I recall Ray Chapman mentioning in his Academy decades ago that the quickest way to get at a concealed gun is in the cross-draw, since the gun hand can easily knife between coat and shirt to get a good hold on the grip, instead of having to sweep the coat back with the strong-side gun hand.
In recent similar threads it’s been mention how weak this carry is in regard to defensive actions in case of a gun grab. But, I find that it can be defended with the weak hand & footwork/kick from such a snatch attempt. Again, this was a Chapman tactic that he believed & taught vigorously in CQC against possible assailants.
I found it interesting that a few months back when Todd Jarrett was demonstrating draw speed from each carry position while on PD TV, it was w/o a cover garment. Cross-draw was a close 2nd to OWB strong-side, IIRC….
Cross-draw advocates or otherwise, please chime in…..