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  • Wildcat Diva

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    My everyday carry is a Glock 26 in a Dene Adams corset holster. The hard plastic piece that gets Velcro’d into the holster pocket to cover the trigger hurts my fingers when I draw and makes drawing difficult.

    So instead, I removed that plastic piece and bought a hard plastic kydex trigger cover off eBay for $10.50 shipped. The paracord gets attached to my belt, and when I draw, it breaks away. I’m hoping that it’s an ok idea. I started practicing drawing tonight (unloaded).

    I’m not sure what I’ll do if I don’t wear pants with a belt. Have to figure that out.

    Anyways, this is a really really short three second video.

    Like, supershort.


    Watch my draw a few times and let me know your opinions. If there are problems with this method, tell me so I can either fix them or try something else.

    I do really like this corset holster, and want to make it work. Let me tell you, as a lady who, when well hydrated, is having to deal with frequent restroom breaks involving dropping drawers about once an hour, not having to deal with a heavy gun on my belt going up and down is pretty much priceless. But, I’m open to feedback. I know it’s not the “best” holster method, but I’m hoping that considering convenience, it’s still a good carry choice.

    I plan to keep on practicing drawing lots.

     
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    Wildcat Diva

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    Sooooo... I had a brainstorm.

    If I happen to wear the kind of pants where I won’t have a belt on with them or even when I wear a skirt...I figured out that I can loop the paracord around my bra strap. Have to practice this more. Sorry if this is too much lady TMI stuff but you guys should be able to handle it. Just act mature.

    I really do want feedback.

    Also...The kydex is very secure up until the point where it breaks away. It doesn’t budge.

    I am taking care to have the paracord part up by the firearm sights when I place it in the pocket - not near the hilt where I could get fumbled up with it.

    Other thoughts?
     
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    Dawico

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    As you draw the trigger cover slows you (because the cord is too long) and kind of keeps the gun pointed in your direction until it releases. Both bad things obviously.

    Could you cut a small hole in the bottom of the holster and drop the cord through there? Shorten it up so it releases shortly after clearing the holster.

    Maybe there is something on the bottom of the holster to tie the cord to? The band at the bottom of the corset maybe?
     

    Wildcat Diva

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    Thanks. I can knot the paracord and shorten it.

    I also considered adding something tough like a small stainless ring to the corset to loop the cord through to secure it. I can definitely consider adjustments.
     

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    Had the same idea as Dawico had; maybe put in a grommet hole on the holster (wherever makes sense), so the release cord isn’t dependent as to whether you wear a belt or not.
    Probably check a Hobby Lobby type craft store for punch & grommets.
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    Looks like you’ve got a workable solution there.
     

    ZX9RCAM

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    Couldn't you sow a loop of some sort inside the waist band of your pants, in the event there are no belt loops?
     

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    While I’m relatively new to CCW, I’m not new to drawing and presenting so here’s something to think about...

    When we draw, we want as little wasted motion as possible. So up, then straight out to present.

    Getting a bit nit-picky:
    When you draw from the holster the gun is pretty high, and could be presented straight out.

    You’ve got a little bit of downward movement after the draw, where it dips slightly to meet with your support hand, then is brought back up in a slight arc to present.

    So you could consider eliminating this, by drawing up, then letting your support hand meet with the gun at the top of the draw. Then you’d simply present straight out.






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    Wildcat Diva

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    Thank you all.


    Cam: Sewing a loop into my pants won’t work, I don’t think. Once the cord is attached to the pants loop for the day (lanyard knot style) it’s not going to allow for the gun staying put in the corset while my pants will be moving up and down each time I go to the bathroom.

    With the cord looped around my belt near the buckle, I’ll have to remove the loop of cord off the belt near the buckle each time I go, even so. I think that might be a real pain.

    Having the string looped lanyard knot style, attached to a secured stainless D ring actually on the corset might be a good solution. I think a potential problem might be that the corset is a bit stretchy, so there’s give in the fabric that might be a problem (because you want the cord to hit a break and then yank the kydex off).

    I don’t know if I want the secured ring inside the firearm corset-pocket, or what. I think that maybe having just enough cord to where the gun makes the turn from coming out then a couple of inches to sweep up might be the sweet spot. This would also let me, for the day, attach the loop/ kydex the cord to the ring on the corset before I put it on (lanyard style knot) with the kydex sticking a couple of inches out the pocket. Then, I can cover the firearm trigger safely before I insert the firearm into the pocket.

    I have some experimenting to do.

    Pron: thanks for the tips on efficiency of motion, noted.

    Also, busykngt, I didn’t forget the grommet idea and that might be a good one too, to get the cord out of the bottom of the holster so it can attach to my belt. I’ll still have to unloop from the belt each rest room break but this might be possible if the loop of the paracord is easy to get off the belt buckle area pretty fast.


    I have no more time to mess with experiementing for the moment but I’ll try working some ideas out this weekend.
     
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    jrbfishn

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    I have some mitten clips and leather straps. Take about 30 minutes to make a clip that cord could tie to. I may be down that way in a week or so anyway. Wife wants to go to her favorite restaurant in Pearland for BBQ.
    A mitten clip should work belt or no belt. PM me if you are interested.

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    Wildcat Diva

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    I would for sure like to know what a mitten clip is, I’ll send a PM, thanks.


    Good news! I tried the strategy where I attached (safety pinned for the practice... ) the cord inside the firearm pocket at the bottom, to where the kydex breaks off a couple of inches past the top of the holster.

    I’m also glad that I can put the trigger guard on to the pistol, then insert the firearm into the pocket. Less stress this way, since it seems a safer way to holster up.

    The draw seemed good to me, no problems. I’ll now look into attaching a more secure fastener attached very securely to the inside of the pocket, now that I know that seems to work, at least initially. I’ll try it and keep practicing to see if I need to tweak the idea further.
     

    Wildcat Diva

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    I bought a D ring and some nylon strap and attached it by sewing it inside the pocket the best I could. Then I attached the cord with a lanyard knot to the D ring.

    Seems to work pretty well. I still can’t seem to get my draw as fast and as well as I want it to be. I have a feeling that the convenience/ stealthiness (I have learned to conceal VERY well with this method) of this method logistically will cost me about second of draw time (VS other methods), no matter how much I practice.

    Aside from that, I do have hopes to get faster. I’m a bit discouraged at how slow-paced I am with many aspects of myself. I hope I can change that...
     

    jrbfishn

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    The key to getting faster is to take your time. Concentrate on right, everytime, no matter how fast. You will find that as time goes on, with pactice, you will get faster without trying.
    Fast is fine, doing right and accurate are final.

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    Wildcat Diva

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    Here is the video I just made about this whole conceal carry method.

    If you don’t want to hear me talking about clothes to wear with it, you can skip the first several minutes of the video.

     
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