THE "GUNSLINGER"
Many years back, while living @ Midland in West Texas, my first Texas “CHL” license came through.
Wife had given me one of those nice GALCO “Don Johnson” shoulder harness holster rigs, like Don wore on “Miami Vice”.
I had an unfired GLOCK 21 which fit.
One Saturday morning I had to go out to an old caliche clay quarry to meet the trainer who was working with my Labrador Retriever.
Donned the rig, GLOCK in place, put a windbreaker over, & headed out.
After an hour or so, trainer noticed the big gun under my London Fog, and asked to see it.
Sure! I reached under my jacket, grasped the GLOCK by its handle grip and pulled. And pulled, and pulled. Gun wouldn’t budge!
Damn, did someone super-glue it in for a “joke”?
Removed jacket, trainer pulled; no go. Took the rig off, stood on harness, we both pulled. Not a millimeter. Stuck!
Remember that a round was chambered, so we had to be really careful.
I finally gave-up, took it home, & used some shop tools to release the GLOCK.
Called GALCO for advice. They had heard of this, but hadn’t ever seen a real case of it.
It took about a week-&-a -half holster “break-in” exercises before the gun could be drawn normally!
Now, I think: “What would have happened had I really needed my gun for an emergency?” There is a lesson here. Likely several lessons here.
I later learned that, before Don Johnson & Miami Vice, that same holster rig was sold under the name “Jackass Rig”. Small wonder why!
Rick
Many years back, while living @ Midland in West Texas, my first Texas “CHL” license came through.
Wife had given me one of those nice GALCO “Don Johnson” shoulder harness holster rigs, like Don wore on “Miami Vice”.
I had an unfired GLOCK 21 which fit.
One Saturday morning I had to go out to an old caliche clay quarry to meet the trainer who was working with my Labrador Retriever.
Donned the rig, GLOCK in place, put a windbreaker over, & headed out.
After an hour or so, trainer noticed the big gun under my London Fog, and asked to see it.
Sure! I reached under my jacket, grasped the GLOCK by its handle grip and pulled. And pulled, and pulled. Gun wouldn’t budge!
Damn, did someone super-glue it in for a “joke”?
Removed jacket, trainer pulled; no go. Took the rig off, stood on harness, we both pulled. Not a millimeter. Stuck!
Remember that a round was chambered, so we had to be really careful.
I finally gave-up, took it home, & used some shop tools to release the GLOCK.
Called GALCO for advice. They had heard of this, but hadn’t ever seen a real case of it.
It took about a week-&-a -half holster “break-in” exercises before the gun could be drawn normally!
Now, I think: “What would have happened had I really needed my gun for an emergency?” There is a lesson here. Likely several lessons here.
I later learned that, before Don Johnson & Miami Vice, that same holster rig was sold under the name “Jackass Rig”. Small wonder why!
Rick