Flaw in Fobus design?

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Are you a cop? Do you purposefully grapple with bad guys? I wouldn't worry about unless you are or do. The real-world cases where people have taken carry guns--especially concealed ones--from ordinary guys aren't evident.
 
Wow. These past two days, I've seen two LEO's in shirt/tie carry in Fobus holsters. I've always thought that Fobus holsters were a cheapie holster to get you by until you get something better. I would never carry in any sort of capacity in a Fobus.
 
The fobus holster for my magnum j frame fits
real tight,unless one draws the pistol just
right it's not coming out.The one i had for a
9VE sigma was different,it was made to fit
2-3 different pistols and the sigma was not
a great fit.
 
bpisler:
Did you watch the video? He ripped the entire holster off the guy, not just pulled the gun out of the holster.

WayneConrad:
I'm not a cop, but I wouldn't bet my life on never having to grapple for a gun (or any other weapon). If you get tied up in a tangle, and the bad guy figures out you have a weapon (by seeing it, or feeling, it or seeing you start a drawstroke), it's in play.

Strap an airsoft on and have a buddy (or two) thug you. It'll open your eyes.

Fobus is crap. DeSantis is better. If you like kydex, you might think about Blade-Tech, Comp-Tac - just to name a couple.
 
Personally, I prefer the Fobus holsters for carry, both open and concealed. If you think ANY holster short of a full-blown on-belt "cop duty rig" will cope well with a 200lb monkey swinging off the end of it, you're in for a suprise.

Also note that the "BG" didn't try a natural grab - he actually pushed down on it, etc. I'd be much more interested in what would happen in a more realistic scenario, where the "BG" tries to yank the pistol/holster to himself, rather than push it away.

The Fobus paddle holsters are great for convenient open carry in a low-threat environment... and just as good (if not better) as any other holster for concealed carry. I say "if not better" because my leather holsters don't have any real retention features other than friction, whereas the Fobus grabs on to the front of the Glock trigger guard. "Retention", in this case, refers to things like straps, etc., which I don't like dangling near/in the trigger guard... o_O
 
"If you get tied up in a tangle..."

Now we're getting very low on the list of probable things. It's much more likely that I'll get injured in a fall when hunting, or die in an accident when driving, or succumb to disease. I recon the same is true of most of us non-cop type people. Given that this scenario people worry so much about -- someone grapping with me and taking my gun -- doesn't seem to happen to people that don't go looking for trouble, spending extra money on a good holster is going to divert money away from things that are more likely to increase my lifespan and health. It's better to spend my money and energy on good boots, a safe car, and regular doctor visits. This cheap holster I use just isn't on the list of things likely to cause me harm.

I'd love to see the real-world cases that show this is more than an imaginary concern. I think that gun grabs -- for folks that don't go looking for trouble -- happen somewhere between extraordinary rarely and never.
 
You just wait until the mutant ninja gummie bears from outer space try to take your gun. :what: You'll be sorry.

I like my Fobus holster. It was "inexpensive." Sounds a lot better than "cheap."
 
#1 Concealed means "concealed.'
#2 Aware of your surroundings means 'being aware of your surroundings.'

The perp could also just hit him in the head with a rock, and disarm him. Ignore the first two and the rest kind of falls apart.


Kevin
 
Wow.

I hesitated to even post. Now I'm sorry I did. :uhoh:
I'm training HARD so that I'll be prepared in the worst of all possible situations.
I'll go back where I came from.
 
Fobus n Uncle Mike VS Custom Crafted

Yeah ... a lot of people love Fobus because it's cheap and gets the job done (pretty much). Some of their stuff isn't bad.

Fobus is at the bottom of the quality spectrum. Slightly above it is Uncle Mike. They call their stuff Kydex but not all of it is ... lots of other plastics and polymers are mixed in with their injection mold-formula. Injection molded holsters are harder, more brittle, more stiff, more prone to abrasion ...

The better stuff uses real kydex, and it isn't injection molded, but thermoformed. It's also three times more expensive. For these I suggest that you sample a BearClaw Holsters or a Dan Hilllsman holster. There are many other notables who make good Kydex though I think Dan and BearClaw have thought things out a little better. Thermoformed KYDEX (real kydex) is softer, more pliable, less prone to abrasion.

Fobus and Uncle Mike are the massed produced injection molded products. Others are custom made thermoformed. That is the difference.

I don't diss' anyone having Fobus or Uncle Mike. That stuff is pragmatic. I'm just saying there are differences in materials, methods of manufacture, et all.
 
autospike, If you are sorry you posted then I have stated my opinion harshy. I am sorry. It's good that you are thinking of all possibilities. I hope that you won't let my abrasiveness keep you from posting in the future.
 
ive never had experience with a fobus holster but my galco holster is awesome!
 
I dig my Galco too. I wrote several different versions of the break-in process, all sounded entirely too sexual. So I'll just say: Don't worry, they break-in.;)
 
As always, you must choose your equipment for the purpose you intend to use it. If you want a holster for range carry, or casual concealed carry (low risk), you can use the less expensive holsters with no concerns. If you are a bailiff in a courthouse where the real possibility of a struggle for your weapon exists, you should get a high end holster and belt rig, with added sucurity features. And always remember, even a level IV holster can be defeated given enough time and intellect on the part of the BG. Safety features only buy you time to try and prevent the disarm.
 
I didn't realize they were popular because they were inexpensive, and were inexpensive because they were cheaply made.
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They are Israeli designed and manufactured. They are very "effective" for the local conditions from where they came. And yes! they are very affordable.

I love watching shoppers at our local indoor range trying out the Fobus holsters and after 10 minutes of trying to "extract" their pistols, walk over to the cashier for help:D

Comp-tac holsters remain my favorite.
 
The problem with their paddle holster is that the rivets that hold the holster to the paddle are too close to the edge and the plastic will break allowing the rivets to pull through. I was getting into a sports car with the kind of bucket seats that wrap around your sides. The muzzle stuck in the side support of the seat and as I sat down the holster pulled away from the paddle causing what you see in the picture.
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I tried to rip the paddle off my Fobus yesterday after viewing the video on TFL. I couldn't get it done.

So I determined with very little thought processing that my Fobus was designed to carry my weaponry, very comfortably, and was NOT designed to be packing around a 180# + man!

Therefore it is up to me to keep the heavier objects off equipment that have design features not conducive to Packing heavy people. ;)
 
autospike, If you are sorry you posted then I have stated my opinion harshy. I am sorry. It's good that you are thinking of all possibilities. I hope that you won't let my abrasiveness keep you from posting in the future.
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No apology necessary: It's really not your tone. I guess it's just frustration; I suppose it's just that my concerns and my perception of the world doesn't match with a lot of other folks.

I am 100% in favor of developing and honing your awareness skills so that you don't let anyone in close enough to damage you. I am also well aware of keeping my weapons concealed. I actively train both with others who feel the way that I do.

I *do* think that If I get into a situation where I'm having to defend myself with empty hands, or a stick, or a rock, or a knife, or a gun, I have probably made some error.

BUT, I also believe that the "real world" (admittedly my perception of the real world) puts me into many situations where my best awareness skills may not be good enough. And, I acknowledge that I'm not perfect.

If I get targeted for a *criminal assault*, I don't believe that the bad guy is going to give me a fair chance. I don't believe he'll be alone either. He probably will not know I'm armed. Maybe he'll approach me with a ruse. Maybe it will be his defenseless looking 17 year old girlfriend that approaches with her baby, asking me for help - while he comes up from behind me.

Do I train for that - to recognize that - to handle an "unknown contact" and scan/identify others? Yup, I do. But again, I'm only human. And I have a wife and two small children and sometimes one or more of them are with me and sometimes, they require a lot of my attention. They also put me in a place where I can't just cut and run if I'm presented with an unpleasant situation.

So for those reasons I train for the worst. For the time when I've made a mistake and one or more guys have closed in on me and I'm attacked, and we grapple, and he discovers my gun, and he goes for it, and we go to the ground and... you get the picture.

Stats on private citizens getting their guns taken? I have no idea. All I know is that if it gets to the point where someone is laying hands on you, and they detect your weapon, it's in play.

So I'm training for the worst so those who aren't serious about doing me harm will be easier to deal with.
 
I've seen this video and topic discussed on a prev post - I don't think I would want to own one of those things....
 
I have a Fobus holster that I use for USPSA shoots. It serves very well for that. I don't have a lot of experience, but I do know that if we ever get CC here in WI, it will not be my carry holster.
 
Okay, first I have no idea how anyone could ever hold or examine a Fobus holster and think it must be super tough in some manner. As the picture shows, the skimpy plastic is held with three little rivets.

That does not mean it is poor quality. The Quality is fine for a $20 holster. Note that it was never advertised as a holster that could not be torn away. I can't believe anyone would ever think it would hold up to such abuse. That is more a comment on the people who perceive products than on the make of the holster.

With that in mind, Fobus holsters will work very well at being holsters. I know folks who have put them through thousands and draws and reholsters without a problem. They don't shrink when wet and no one worries about the finish.

Autospike may have a valid concern. Like him, I don't know the stats on bad guys discovering holsters with guns on non-cop good guys and then fighting with them. Of those stats, I don't know how many times holsters have failed. I am confident, however, that said event is hugely rare to the point of being unreported. That is one of those deals where it is so far down on the list of things that is likely to happen, only after other unlikely things have already happened that this would have to happen. It is sort of like getting struck by lightning while being successfully revived from being trapped under the ice for an hour after you fell through celebrating when you heard over the radio while ice fishing that you won the Powerball Lottery. Okay, well maybe not the powerball lottery and you don't have to be ice fishing.

Do I like Fobus? Not really, but I own both left and right handed fobus holsters. I used the right for normal carry when doing activities that might otherwise be damaging to a holster and the left for left-handed training. Me, I prefer leather holsters and Milt Sparks is my brand of preference. Even so, Fobus has its place.
 
I agree with DNS; they're not bad for $20 and they have their place. I would even carry daily with one. You just need to be aware of their limitations.
 
I suppose it's just that my concerns and my perception of the world doesn't match with a lot of other folks.
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If it is a problem that you do consider valid, then by all means, look at some of the "duty cop" rigs - thick sewn leather which has belt loops for a sturdy belt, with heavy-duty retention straps, etc. In effect, something which *would* stand up to a literal 200-pound monkey swinging off it. ;)

My concerns, as Kevin Quinlan pointed out, though, point to myself as the weak link in the chain. If someone both knows I own firearms and wants to do me, specifically, harm, I'm pretty much screwed. I'm not allowed, by law, to carry everywhere I need to go (thanks, law!), and if someone just camps outside my front door around the time I usually leave to go to one of those firearms verbotin! places, well, maybe I could dive back inside and grab a weapon, but I doubt it.

Personally, I keep concealed things concealed, and try not to give folks cause to hate me. :) An armed society is a polite society, etc.?
 
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