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apollosmith · 10-23-2007, 09:20 PM

Do you keep your hand off the grip safety while holstering?

Was reading a thread elsewhere about Glock ND's while holstering. I carry a fully loaded (is there any other way) 9mm subcompact in a Crossbreed Supertuck concealed holster. Still, when I holster each morning, I keep off the grip safety.

I know the odds are very slim, but I think it's possible for my shirt or pants (the top lip of the kydex is about 1/2" below my pant line) to get hung up or for the kydex to warp A LOT and catch the trigger. My hand off the grip ensures there will be no issues.

Am I overly cautious and paranoid or is this a smart idea and something you do also?

evolverXD9 · 10-23-2007, 09:45 PM

Being paranoid is much better than a 9mm hollowpoint in the a$s cheek

**agalindo** · 10-23-2007, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apollosmith

Do you keep your hand off the grip safety while holstering?

Yep

Sdevante · 10-23-2007, 11:10 PM

I haven't started carrying yet but I definitely will not have my hands on the grip safety when holstering for reasons stated above.

The short of it is... I don't want it in the bum. LOL

Caribou · 10-24-2007, 05:51 AM

Yep. I push on the back of the slide or "beavertail" with just my thumb to seat it in the holster.

propellerhead · 10-24-2007, 06:42 AM

Philadelphia · 10-24-2007, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by apollosmith

Do you keep your hand off the grip safety while holstering?

Yup. Thumb pushing the back of the slide.

Why have a great safety feature and not use it?

MasLakas · 10-24-2007, 09:05 AM

I carry my XD45 Service and when I holster, I keep my last three fingers on the front of the grip and place my thumb on the back of the slide where I can feel the indicator button sticking out and use my thumb to push the firearm into the holster. My index finger is resting along the slide during this process.

natehunts · 10-24-2007, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasLakas

I carry my XD45 Service and when I holster, I keep my last three fingers on the front of the grip and place my thumb on the back of the slide where I can feel the indicator button sticking out and use my thumb to push the firearm into the holster. My index finger is resting along the slide during this process.

I pretty much holster the same way. Works well and I maintain control of the firearm.

**mvician** · 10-24-2007, 10:57 AM

KEEP your FINGER out of the trigger guard

10-23-2007, 09:20 PM	#1
apollosmith XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cache Valley, Utah Posts: 88	Grip safety while holstering Do you keep your hand off the grip safety while holstering? Was reading a thread elsewhere about Glock ND's while holstering. I carry a fully loaded (is there any other way) 9mm subcompact in a Crossbreed Supertuck concealed holster. Still, when I holster each morning, I keep off the grip safety. I know the odds are very slim, but I think it's possible for my shirt or pants (the top lip of the kydex is about 1/2" below my pant line) to get hung up or for the kydex to warp A LOT and catch the trigger. My hand off the grip ensures there will be no issues. Am I overly cautious and paranoid or is this a smart idea and something you do also?

10-23-2007, 09:45 PM	#2
evolverXD9 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UTAH Posts: 128	Being paranoid is much better than a 9mm hollowpoint in the a$s cheek __________________ -Benjamin Μολὼν λαβέ

10-23-2007, 11:10 PM	#4
Sdevante XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 167	I haven't started carrying yet but I definitely will not have my hands on the grip safety when holstering for reasons stated above. The short of it is... I don't want it in the bum. LOL __________________ XD40SC ----------------------------------- Wilderness Instructor Belt High Noon Holsters Closing Argument in Horsehide

10-24-2007, 05:51 AM	#5
Caribou XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: S. E. Michigan Posts: 357	Yep. I push on the back of the slide or "beavertail" with just my thumb to seat it in the holster. __________________ CARIBOU “The federal government has taken too much tax money from the people, too much authority from the states, and too much liberty with the Constitution.” —Ronald Reagan

10-24-2007, 06:42 AM	#6
propellerhead XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Foat Wurth, TX Posts: 3,477	Yes. __________________ XD-9 Tactical for practice & IDPA, XD-40 Subcompact for concealed carry, XD-45 Service for home defense. Three purposes, three calibers, three models. One gun.

10-24-2007, 09:05 AM	#8
MasLakas XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cache Valley, Utah Posts: 2,623	I carry my XD45 Service and when I holster, I keep my last three fingers on the front of the grip and place my thumb on the back of the slide where I can feel the indicator button sticking out and use my thumb to push the firearm into the holster. My index finger is resting along the slide during this process. __________________ I speak softly and carry a .45. UtahConcealedCarry.Org

10-24-2007, 10:57 AM	#10
mvician XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,658	KEEP your FINGER out of the trigger guard __________________ AR15s...ya I've built more than a few http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/ar-talk...ar-family.html

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