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ScottyPotty · 06-09-2006, 05:13 PM

Do you feel its safe to use a clip draw on a XD or carry Mexican style?

I ask this question because I want to know if its safe to carry with out a holster covering the trigger. I dont think I would carry a glock this way, but an XD with the grip safety? Does that make it OK to do?

Just wondering.......thanks

danp · 06-09-2006, 05:27 PM

Many don't like it, but I frequently carry Mexican Style with my XDs and 1911.

You have probably kicked up a hornet's nest with this poll, BTW.

CyberOtaku · 06-09-2006, 05:29 PM

I don't carry yet (college = no money

), but I don't know why a clip draw would be particularly hazardous. A quick google showed many clips fitting a Glock and I certainly don't think the XD is any less safe than a Glock. As for Mexican, I wouldn't carry without some sort of rig.

Exmasonite · 06-09-2006, 05:35 PM

well, is the question to use clip draw vs. any other carry/holster type or just clip draw vs. mexican carry? 2 very different questions.

ScottyPotty · 06-09-2006, 05:39 PM

I edited my question.....

NiK · 06-09-2006, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottyPotty

I ask this question because I want to know if its safe to carry with out a holster covering the trigger.

I would never carry this way. My p3at came with a clip draw, and even with that long heavy dao trigger I still won't do it. The risk vs reward ratio just isn't there for me.

TomSwift · 06-09-2006, 07:02 PM

I carry my 9mm SC with a Clipdraw 90% of the time. It's no more risky than carrying in a holster. I've been using the Clipdraw for over two years. An IWB holster just does not work for me.

**Old School** · 06-09-2006, 07:08 PM

The benefit of the holster is to break the gun from your body, sweet, etc. I am not aware of a single case where someone shot themselves using one.

tec · 06-09-2006, 09:10 PM

Clip draw is what I use. Leaves no visible print on me as I move around all day. I just slid the clip under my belt, nobody see's it or the gun, even if the shirt is loosely tucked in.

The only beef I have with the clip draw is the tape adhesive strips. I NEED MORE. I am using my last one. They stay on perfectly, but occasionally I let somebody else shoot my gun and they all have a hard time racking the slide with the clip draw in place (I do not have this problem), so I take it off the gun for them as I would rather they be safe while shooting then me save a tape strip and leave the clip draw in place.

danp · 06-10-2006, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tec

Clip draw is what I use. Leaves no visible print on me as I move around all day. I just slid the clip under my belt, nobody see's it or the gun, even if the shirt is loosely tucked in.

The only beef I have with the clip draw is the tape adhesive strips. I NEED MORE. I am using my last one. They stay on perfectly, but occasionally I let somebody else shoot my gun and they all have a hard time racking the slide with the clip draw in place (I do not have this problem), so I take it off the gun for them as I would rather they be safe while shooting then me save a tape strip and leave the clip draw in place.

That's what the front serrations are for.

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06-09-2006, 05:13 PM	#1
ScottyPotty XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Akron Area Ohio Posts: 707	Do you think its safe to use a Clip Draw on a XD Do you feel its safe to use a clip draw on a XD or carry Mexican style? I ask this question because I want to know if its safe to carry with out a holster covering the trigger. I dont think I would carry a glock this way, but an XD with the grip safety? Does that make it OK to do? Just wondering.......thanks __________________ My XD's XD9 Tactical XD40 Sub Compact XD40 Service You know, this crap happens with in-breeding. You can only hope the unfortunate, screwed up love child would take themselves out of the gene pool when they discover electrical outlets and butter knives or start huffing paint when they're 7 or 8 but every once in a while a truly magnificent specimen makes it to adulthood to display for the world just how freaking stupid they really are.

06-09-2006, 05:27 PM	#2
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,436	Many don't like it, but I frequently carry Mexican Style with my XDs and 1911. You have probably kicked up a hornet's nest with this poll, BTW. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche

06-09-2006, 05:29 PM	#3
CyberOtaku XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 441	I don't carry yet (college = no money ), but I don't know why a clip draw would be particularly hazardous. A quick google showed many clips fitting a Glock and I certainly don't think the XD is any less safe than a Glock. As for Mexican, I wouldn't carry without some sort of rig. __________________ Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon's Razor Insofar as we believe in morality we pass sentence on existence. - Friedrich Nietzsche

06-09-2006, 05:39 PM	#5
ScottyPotty XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Akron Area Ohio Posts: 707	I edited my question..... __________________ My XD's XD9 Tactical XD40 Sub Compact XD40 Service You know, this crap happens with in-breeding. You can only hope the unfortunate, screwed up love child would take themselves out of the gene pool when they discover electrical outlets and butter knives or start huffing paint when they're 7 or 8 but every once in a while a truly magnificent specimen makes it to adulthood to display for the world just how freaking stupid they really are.

06-09-2006, 05:35 PM	#4
Exmasonite XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 812	well, is the question to use clip draw vs. any other carry/holster type or just clip draw vs. mexican carry? 2 very different questions.

06-09-2006, 07:02 PM	#7
TomSwift XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,133	I carry my 9mm SC with a Clipdraw 90% of the time. It's no more risky than carrying in a holster. I've been using the Clipdraw for over two years. An IWB holster just does not work for me. __________________ Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy. Get Your Free Targets Here Ultrasonic Gun Cleaning

06-09-2006, 07:08 PM	#8
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,697	The benefit of the holster is to break the gun from your body, sweet, etc. I am not aware of a single case where someone shot themselves using one. __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

06-09-2006, 09:10 PM	#9
tec XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Holland Ohio Posts: 8,707 Blog Entries: 1	Clip draw is what I use. Leaves no visible print on me as I move around all day. I just slid the clip under my belt, nobody see's it or the gun, even if the shirt is loosely tucked in. The only beef I have with the clip draw is the tape adhesive strips. I NEED MORE. I am using my last one. They stay on perfectly, but occasionally I let somebody else shoot my gun and they all have a hard time racking the slide with the clip draw in place (I do not have this problem), so I take it off the gun for them as I would rather they be safe while shooting then me save a tape strip and leave the clip draw in place.

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