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That depends on the model gun you plan to carry and what you feel comfortable with. I carry a 3.5" 1911 and use several different holsters for different situations.

best place on your body? you should buy one for your waist and one to go around your shoulders use either when the situation applies.

i like the waist to me it is out of the way more so than the shoulder.but you should try both see what you like

i use a holster that goes on the interior of my belt line in my lower back. made by predator for a g23.

What type of holster does the least amount of ware on the bluing of a gun?

the least amount of wear would be soft leather... not to be mistaken with rawhide. you can even get leather holster with suede liners on the inside from galco. they are expensive though. I have been planning on getting one for my 1911 for a while, but the one I want costs around $300.

get both and wear the holster according to your clothes. The python would look bad ass in a sholder holster.

I prefer the small of the back type paddle holster. I am small statured, so high hip is very obvious on me. A forward tip shoulder holster can be acceptible to if the firearm is not to large. I also like the comfort of my Fobus paddle.

I Would personally recommend Any Galco Holster. I use a galco IWB when carry my G27,and there a know problems, no rub and know sweat damage.To me it was easy to break in.Go with Galco and you can't go wrong.

I am going for a FIST Inc. #42. It is for us that drive alot. It pivots and cants. It clips on & off. Leather. Crossdraw. Don't want people behind me tempted to draw my Glock 19.

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I just picked up a phoenix galco for my Python 4". Its allow a cross draw. For a L frame gun I recommend a high ride pancake for the small of the back. For large frame I will get a vertical shoulder holster.

For everyday and summer time carry and no frills and maintance free check out uncle mikes in side the waistband holsters. You carry them behind your back just above the wallet pocket. If you are right handed get a left handed holser which turns the butt of the gun around so you don;t have an awkward reach which puts strain on the shoulder, so when you draw, you just turn your hand,palm facing behind you and grab the gun out.

Thats a good tip Craigman, I've always gone with the left hand holster for my back carry, but thought I was just weird.

I use a couple different types depending on my clothes and what i am doing. I have a paddle type Fobus holster and an uncle mikes inside the
waistband. I carry the XD40m and both are very comfortable. Blackhawk makes a very nice carbon paddle too

What I like about my paddle is that whan I get into my vehicle, I can pull the holster and reposition it for driving and not have to sit on my weapon where it is unavailable.

Others
I'd like to try a few others, Mitch Rosen. BlackHawk. Galco. or a model in Kydex.

Shoulder holsters are okay if you spend a lot of time in your car, but have severe disadvantages any other time. As most armed confrontations occur at bad breath distance, a shoulder holster leaves you very suceptible to having your drawstroke impeded by a grappling-type attack and even having your arm pinned when you try to reach across your body to draw. A strongside hip holster is a much better choice for those of us who spend more time outside our cars than in. It is much easier to protect your weapon, the holster tends to stay in the same spot versus a shoulder holster which can shift dramatically in a scuffle, and draw time is much faster given the same level of security with the two holsters

I used a Serpa holster on the drop leg platform for my M9 last deployment and it worked well. I don't use retention devices for my concealed holsters, sacrificing some security for speed.

1.5 seconds, including [the infamous]2 rounds to you-know-where.

I have never shot with a timer other than someone using a stopwatch. Maybe I should try one.

"Timers? Screw timers. Is someone going to be holding a timer when the balloon goes up and you have to put two in their chest and one in their head? Slow is smooth and smooth is fast and fast isn't smooth and slowly smooth is faster than smoothly slow and smooth legs go fast and slow legs get smooth and-" what the hell is wrong with me?

devices. We got ours for CAS practice, but it is very useful in both dry and live concealed carry practce. For dry practice, you need a partner to slap the microphone at the trigger pull. My wife is very good at that.LOL

I prefer my belt holster over my IWB holster although both poke me in the ribs. Small of the back is more comfortable to carry with the IWB but if you get knocked on your back you are now lying on your gun. I go with strong side as best I can with both, it's a little harder in the winter as I put on a little insulation during the holidays. The belt holster to me is more comfortable over all, although wearing longer shirts that are usually long sleeve during the summer is a bit of a give away as well as damn hot. During winter when your indoors for long periods of time with heaters on too high it can get uncomfortable as well. Like most people have already said, holster needs to fit circumstance and clothing.

I've tried SOB holsters in the stores, and even under ideal conditions, getting a shirt or jacket out of the way for a draw was not easy and the gun kept catching on the shirt. I'm sure practice would rectify this, but there is practically no control over your gun and draw times would be terrible compared to strongside hip carry.

[if you are right handed] You are muzzle-sweeping your right hip, before you are pointed out toward the target. THIS IS NOT desirable when you are under the pressure of a real gunfight.

This is a very interesting topic, as I really haven't given it that much thought. I am due to take my CCW class in 2 weeks, so maybe I need to do some dry practicing before my class. I have heard that the instructor that I am going to have does kind of like a speed shooting thing where you have 2 magazines loaded with 5 rounds each and you have to fire till empty, drop the mag, then reload the other one and fire it till empty. Sounds like fun. Of course I may get a little embarrassed at my speed!!

Don't worry about your speed. I know that saying about slow is smooth smooth is fast or whatever it is sounds gay, but it's true. When I started out training with my pistols versus plinking, I was worried about speed and dropped magazines while reloading quite a bit. Once I slowed down and got the muscle memory down, I got much faster. Don't be embarrassed if you are a little slow at first.

I unload my gun and put the mag in a drawer in the same room. I am a dangerous guy DON'T MESS WIT' ME, MAN!!!

shoot you before you can get to your mag, or have your mag in your pistol. I'm slower now that I'm older. LOL

your sense of humor. That punch line, IMO, lacked humor, and reflected foolish, immature bravado. It suggests the possibility of an imminent, unhappy ending, or at least your coronation as an ND expert.

My gun is unloaded when I'm home. Around other guns. In the middle of nowhere. With dogs. In southern AZ. Only while I practice. I'M CRAZY!!! Wait, no I'm not. Where am I? I can't see. Urp.

Fortunately for me, your opinion means about as much as that of a wet fart. If you don't like my sense of humor, feel free to refrain from reading my posts. And what the hell is "possibility of imminent"? It's either possible or imminent. My IQ is higher than my shoe size, so if I unload my gun, it's unloaded. I don't need to have my ammo in a different room. I'm sure if a magazine is able to jump from a drawer into my gun, having a closed door won't stop it. So here's a thought; You sir, need to mind your effing business. I am not impressed with you, as you are nothing more than a collection of pixles on my computer monitor. Perhaps I have taken this too far, but there is a difference between having a rational, intellectually stimulating debate in which I must actually research my points, and having some old guy dress me down for what he feels is a violation of some sort of humor protocol. Take your time, order when ready, thank you, please drive through.

I was talking to you and I had no ideal that I was talking to LLE. I forgot a couple of words when I wrote you. Old age getting to me. LOL I forgot to start the sentence with, If I was a robber, I could shoot you before you got to your mag, or put your mag into your pistol. Dogs are no problem to keep quiet. Was what I was tring to say. I guess we have some people on here that have no sense of humor.

Hah. Good luck keeping my dogs quiet. I don't think death could shut those fuckers up. As for needing to get to my magazine, I don't. My M4 stays loaded. If it weren't for that damned remote Border Patrol camera tower 400 meters from my house, I'd welcome an intruder so I could begin fertilizing my garden early.

Well, now that you told me about the tower I can shoot you from there. LOL Plus, get rid of your dogs for you.

Well you better hope your round can get through the Star Wars system I bought at the Ronald Reagan military surplus store, 'cuz if not, I got my 120mm mortar registered and TRPs already established. That tower is TRP A004, immediate supression, fire for effect, shot over, shot out, splash over, splash out, end of mission old jarhead destroyed. HAH HAH HAH, I RULE OVER ALL I SEE!!!!

if you have all of that just so you can rule over all that you see.LOL You are a riot. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!dogface!!!!!

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MARINE-Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Essential
MARINE-My Ass Rides In Navy Equipment.
Q: Why do marines wear name tags on their trousers?
A: So the squids know who they're screwing.

Inter-service rivalry is great.

Feel free to comment, but my statement on the importance of your opinion to me stands. Good job.

You obviously fail to understand sarcasm and you fail to see my attempts at humor. This is probably due to the fact that posts online do not capture the inflection that would be obvious during verbal exchanges. I do not, in fact, think it is wise to kill someone for looking at me funny, I do not think I am crazy, I do not have a 120mm mortar system with established TRPs, and the "Don't mess with me, man" comment was taken from Bernie Mac. This is my attempt to avoid becoming unprofessional, although that may have already happened. It would be difficult for me to care any less about your opinion than I already do. The only reason I am even responding to you is because I am on shift tonight and bored. Welcome to McDonald's, may I take your order? Don't ask, 'cuz I don't know.