Tips for safer holstering of striker / SA pistol behind the hip?

[Ron3]

Just want a refresher.

I've carried in front of and behind the hip for many years.

The last several years have been in front of hip but now that I'm thinking about setting up a striker gun I want to refresh / learn new tips for safer reholstering.

One of the things that used to annoy me about reholstering a striker gun is that you cannot control the mechanism and behind the hip you can't look down into the holster, either.

So, I wanted to check current / best practices regarding this.

- Not a Glock so no "Gadget"
- No manual safety

I lift my shirt / cover so that doesn't get in holster.
I lean forward a little and ensure my leg / foot arent in front of muzzle
I keep my trigger finger on the frame or onto ejection port

Anything else?

[Beat Trash]

That’s about it.

I switch to carrying a Glock 19 IWB at about the 4 o’clock position (over my right kidney) around 1999. I’ll lean to my left a bit, trigger finger extended and ensure the cover garment is out of the way.

[titsonritz]

Feel resistance...STOP, do not force. Remove weapon reaccess.
Never be in a hurry to holster.

[Ron3]

Feel resistance...STOP, do not force. Remove weapon reaccess.
Never be in a hurry to holster.

This one I've ingrained and thanks for the reminder.

This Is what I wanted to do; refresh basic reholstering safety procedures

[gaijin]

I keep trigger finger outside of trigger guard (as you said) but alongside trigger guard when holstering a Striker gun.
This way I “feel” anything possibly hindering trigger as I holster.

[georgeib]

There's really almost never a scenario where you need to reholster blind. If there's anything out there that needs your eyes on it, you wouldn't be reholstering. Visually inspect, and if for some reason you can't remove the holster and reinsert the weapon before replacing the holster. Works for me.

[Ron3]

There's really almost never a scenario where you need to reholster blind. If there's anything out there that needs your eyes on it, you wouldn't be reholstering. Visually inspect, and if for some reason you can't remove the holster and reinsert the weapon before replacing the holster. Works for me.

When training I'm not going to remove the holster 100 times. Needs to be reholstered while wearing it.

Can't look down into holster when it's at 4 o'clock. At least not over & over again. I'm fit but not young.

[signal4l]

Also...use a quality holster that doesn't collapse when you draw the gun, remove draw cord adjusters from your jackets

https://www.police1.com/archive/articles/cord-adjusters-dangling-and-dangerous-QtHIoxOqCDtbQAJ4/

[Inkslinger]

I started buying my AIWB holsters with florescent green back portion. I don’t know if this would necessarily help in the position that you’re carrying. It definitely gives me a good visual for reholstering.

[Ron3]

I started buying my AIWB holsters with florescent green back portion. I don’t know if this would necessarily help in the position that you’re carrying. It definitely gives me a good visual for reholstering.

That's certainly something I hadn't thought of, thanks!

[Ron3]

Also...use a quality holster that doesn't collapse when you draw the gun, remove draw cord adjusters from your jackets

https://www.police1.com/archive/articles/cord-adjusters-dangling-and-dangerous-QtHIoxOqCDtbQAJ4/

Yup! Two important things there.

[georgeib]

When training I'm not going to remove the holster 100 times. Needs to be reholstered while wearing it.

Can't look down into holster when it's at 4 o'clock. At least not over & over again. I'm fit but not young.

Ah, yes. For some reason I was stuck thinking about AIWB when I was writing what I did, as that is how I've been carrying for 30 years. I can see how having it 4 o'clock would make a visual check a bit of a challenge, especially if under the cover of a jacket.