Anybody carry with a Barstow... - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

WilliamWallace · 10-12-2006, 10:14 PM

I have that wicked rear blade Bo-mar and it will just flatout open you up if you grab for it quickly and miss by a touch. I am new to trying to pull from a holster, so i am practicing at home some with my 45tac. That sight is wicked. I want to get in a little practice before I go for a training class for my bday, but damn! I guess I'll have the scars to prove I am trying to get better...

So does anyone actually carry with one of these on their XD?

edited to reflect the actual thing i wanted to talk about, not a Barstow, but a Bomar...sheesh

The Knight Of Light · 10-12-2006, 10:20 PM

You mean a Bo-Mar?

WilliamWallace · 10-12-2006, 10:41 PM

wow, thank you, i must be tired... no way to edit a title, huh?

The Knight Of Light · 10-12-2006, 10:43 PM

How are drawing the gun? How is your hand even getting close to the rear sight?

WilliamWallace · 10-12-2006, 10:47 PM

i have the holster mounted about 6:00, grip pointed to the left. i'm right handed, grabbig with palm facing inward. have to go past sight to get my hand to the grip.

Frostyeyes · 10-12-2006, 10:56 PM

Hey WW I'd like to see that draw i just tried what you said and if I read you right the holster is in the middle of your back( 6 oclock ) with mag end facing left side if so I think I need a pain pill cause I pulled a muscle trying it. LOL But I'm gonna be in Vegas end of month my wife's there already for the entire month staying with her girlfriend as we are talking of retiring there next year we lived in Kingman AZ. in the middle 80's maybe we can get together and shoot a little. Back to the draw try moving holster to about 4 oclock and try again the Bo Mar's should not snag your hand.

The Knight Of Light · 10-12-2006, 11:00 PM

They call them SOBs for a reason.

roberto-232 · 10-12-2006, 11:04 PM

Like they say, How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice…practice….practice…

Same with the holster. The more and more you use it the better you will become and your hand will go to it effortlessly.

About the beginning of the year I had a bad situation come up. I carry my Glock 31 in a Level III Safariland holster. Well I’m going up to a house with an irate subject who starts going for a rifle as I’m exiting my patrol car. I’m yelling at him not to do it at the time I’m thinking to myself, “Get your gun out dummy”. Before I finished I see something blocking my view and it’s my Glock. Honestly without thinking my subconscious or what ever you want to call it got my gun out.

Your mind will take over for you after you get use to the position of your weapon. Just keep practicing and you’ll get it. I remember wearing my thumb and finger raw drawing my gun from the level III holster but as you can see it paid off.

By the way the entire incident worked out good for all involved. Thank god and God Bless fellow partners.

Frostyeyes · 10-12-2006, 11:09 PM

Yea Knight but usually a SOB holster sits horizontal on the belt with the grip pointing up. Doesn't it ??????

The Knight Of Light · 10-12-2006, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frostyeyes

Yea Knight but usually a SOB holster sits horizontal on the belt with the grip pointing up. Doesn't it ??????

Just depends on the model. If it is in the SOB it is an SOB. I am pretty sure the 6

o on a human is the SOB. I still have yet to figure out how WW is getting his hand around there to do a grip left draw. Makes you wonder.

10-12-2006, 10:14 PM	#1
WilliamWallace XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,198	Anybody carry with a Barstow... I have that wicked rear blade Bo-mar and it will just flatout open you up if you grab for it quickly and miss by a touch. I am new to trying to pull from a holster, so i am practicing at home some with my 45tac. That sight is wicked. I want to get in a little practice before I go for a training class for my bday, but damn! I guess I'll have the scars to prove I am trying to get better... So does anyone actually carry with one of these on their XD? edited to reflect the actual thing i wanted to talk about, not a Barstow, but a Bomar...sheesh __________________ XD40Service CCW, CCPR XD45Tac, Kimber Warrior paperweight, RIA 45Tac, DPMS AR15, Winchester 1300 Defender, Ruger P94 Last edited by WilliamWallace; 10-12-2006 at 10:42 PM.

10-12-2006, 10:20 PM	#2
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska(sublocated at a Sandy location far, far away) Posts: 8,873 Blog Entries: 13	You mean a Bo-Mar? __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

10-12-2006, 10:41 PM	#3
WilliamWallace XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,198	wow, thank you, i must be tired... no way to edit a title, huh? __________________ XD40Service CCW, CCPR XD45Tac, Kimber Warrior paperweight, RIA 45Tac, DPMS AR15, Winchester 1300 Defender, Ruger P94

10-12-2006, 10:43 PM	#4
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska(sublocated at a Sandy location far, far away) Posts: 8,873 Blog Entries: 13	How are drawing the gun? How is your hand even getting close to the rear sight? __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

10-12-2006, 10:47 PM	#5
WilliamWallace XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,198	i have the holster mounted about 6:00, grip pointed to the left. i'm right handed, grabbig with palm facing inward. have to go past sight to get my hand to the grip. __________________ XD40Service CCW, CCPR XD45Tac, Kimber Warrior paperweight, RIA 45Tac, DPMS AR15, Winchester 1300 Defender, Ruger P94

10-12-2006, 10:56 PM	#6
Frostyeyes XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Livonia Michigan Posts: 911	Hey WW I'd like to see that draw i just tried what you said and if I read you right the holster is in the middle of your back( 6 oclock ) with mag end facing left side if so I think I need a pain pill cause I pulled a muscle trying it. LOL But I'm gonna be in Vegas end of month my wife's there already for the entire month staying with her girlfriend as we are talking of retiring there next year we lived in Kingman AZ. in the middle 80's maybe we can get together and shoot a little. Back to the draw try moving holster to about 4 oclock and try again the Bo Mar's should not snag your hand. __________________ Gun Control: What a Long Strange Trip It\'s Been

10-12-2006, 11:00 PM	#7
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska(sublocated at a Sandy location far, far away) Posts: 8,873 Blog Entries: 13	They call them SOBs for a reason. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

10-12-2006, 11:04 PM	#8
roberto-232 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 195	Like they say, How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice…practice….practice… Same with the holster. The more and more you use it the better you will become and your hand will go to it effortlessly. About the beginning of the year I had a bad situation come up. I carry my Glock 31 in a Level III Safariland holster. Well I’m going up to a house with an irate subject who starts going for a rifle as I’m exiting my patrol car. I’m yelling at him not to do it at the time I’m thinking to myself, “Get your gun out dummy”. Before I finished I see something blocking my view and it’s my Glock. Honestly without thinking my subconscious or what ever you want to call it got my gun out. Your mind will take over for you after you get use to the position of your weapon. Just keep practicing and you’ll get it. I remember wearing my thumb and finger raw drawing my gun from the level III holster but as you can see it paid off. By the way the entire incident worked out good for all involved. Thank god and God Bless fellow partners. __________________ "Envy the country that has heroes, huh? I say pity the country that needs them." Quote by Denton Van Zan 'Dragon Slayer': Reign of Fire (Played by Matthew McConaughey)

10-12-2006, 11:09 PM	#9
Frostyeyes XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Livonia Michigan Posts: 911	Yea Knight but usually a SOB holster sits horizontal on the belt with the grip pointing up. Doesn't it ?????? __________________ Gun Control: What a Long Strange Trip It\'s Been

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