It sings. :) And I kept thinking the same thing when I saw it:

a) If you want the speed draw low rise, why not go with a single action cowboy gun which you’re going to point-shoot anyway? For Weaver-stance-ish two-handed shooting I would think you’d want a pistol holster no lower than your pocketline to bring it full up faster.

b) “Why did I bring a gun to a political rally, Mr. Matthews? Why for the same reason you bring your mouth everywhere you go: I can, it’s a protected right, and no one really seems to mind.”

A 3rd Gen Smith in a crappy drop leg holster? Who does he think he is, Will Smith from Bad Boys?

Worst Han Solo impression ever.

Someone choosing to exercize their 1st and 2nd Amendment rights at the same time! How dare he!

You’d have thought he had a tank of saber-toothed sharks with nuclear bombs and laser beams strapped to them, not a POS value-line S&W auto.

It amazes me how MSNBC got into such a tizzy over a man exercising his right according to the 2nd Amendment and New Hampshire law. Yet if this was about free speech, they would have reacted in the opposite manner.

A right is a right, doesn’t matter if it is free speech or privacy, or carrying a gun.

They just showed their true colors and hysteria over an object.

I hate to say it, but if you’re interested in a chest rig / plate carrier setup you should probably give BLACKHAWK!! a look. Despite being made in Vietnam, their stuff is well stitched, reasonably priced and comes with a lifetime warranty.

The … *sigh* … Commando Recon Harness looks like a good place to start if you’re rolling with an AR.

I also own some Tactical Tailor stuff and it’s great, but I don’t have any experience with their chest rigs.

PDB, your info there is sooo 2004.

(Pop Quiz: When the ChiComs bought A Certain Down-Home US Nylon Company, what Tacticool US Nylon Company moved into their old plant in Idaho?)

I don’t run around telling people you live in Canada, just because you used to. :p

And Tam’s right, Blackhawk stuff isn’t made in ‘Nam any more than Para’s guns are made in Canada (officially as of Feb ‘09, anyway).

And exclamation points. Can’t forget the exclamation points. And explosions.

I really meant to ask about that ghey ad agency they use…

…I note that MSNBC says “…the gun is registered to him…” That’s odd, I don’t think NH has a gun registry any more than does my own Indiana.

Yeah, holster non-tactical, ::shrug::.

No, holster stupid and sub-optimal, but, hey, it’s a free country. You can put a bean up your nose if you want to.

In the future, I’ll just shoot you an email copy of my posts so you can fact-check them in advance. It’ll save us both some work!

All they should do is show that video of Todd Jarrett doing presentations in 0.79 seconds from a Serpa holster…

Will they also show Todd shooting himself in the leg because that fucking stupid retention button puts your finger IN the trigger guard if you don’t draw absolutely correctly? I wouldn’t carry in a Serpa on a dare.

In the future, I’ll just shoot you an email copy of my posts so you can fact-check them in advance. It’ll save us both some work!

Dude, I obviously need to put more of those smiley face thingies in my posts.

Me too, apparently.

:) :) :)

I should note that if you carry a 1911, then the danger of an ND with a Serpa is ameliorated by the fact that you don’t knock the thumb safety off until the gun is level. But I sure as hell wouldn’t carry a striker fired pistol in a SERPA, no way.

So would a lot of guys:

http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003486.html

But who makes a MOLLE compatible holster that doesn’t double the cost of the carrier, allows for a cross draw cant, yet actually, you know, holds the pistol? I didn’t add a drop-leg to my zombie apocalypse bag, but I’m having a hard time finding a good alternative.

Why not a false belt on the bottom of the holster so you can move your favorite holster from your hip to the same basic location on the armor and then back?

Because there’s nothing to act in tension against the draw stroke.

Is there a carrier that runs low enough to mount an OWB holster without being low enough to cramp movement? Probably not universally. We all don’t all have the same torso lengths.

MSNBC is staffed by a bunch of cockless, unAmerican cowards who are as ignorant about personal weaponry as Tom Cruise is about vagina.

Have I mentioned that the above sentence is composed of 23% cake and 77% win? I just want to make sure I get that on the record.

The HSGI Popper and the Tactical Tailor MAV are two that I know of that are cut high enough to safely use a belt holster. Other low profile rigs might work too.

Having a long torso helps. If it doesn’t work for you, look into a war bag like this.

The only downside is the mag flaps aren’t long enough for PMAGs to fit double up. USGI steels only if you want six on tap. Oh, and it’s right hander specific so you southpaws are SOL again.

As for rigs, my Eagle chest rig is also high enough to run a holster on the belt. That’s how I mostly solved my load out needs. The thigh holster guys are usually also the full on plate carrier guys. With that kind of upper body load, I can’t think of a carrier that would allow OWB on the pant’s belt.

It’s just a handy way to keep everything together for the AR and I wanted to test it out. I’m no Gecko45.

I was going to check over a piece of hunting land my brother owns and figured I’d do some shooting while I was up there. Not a lot of opportunity for rifle work where I live, so I take it when I can get it. The car I had that weekend won’t make the last couple miles of minimum maintenance road, so a hike was in order. *shrug*

Tam, you made a mistake in your math and missed the 10% of awesomeness.