USPSA Production Holster Question

[double_r76]

Yet another USPSA Production legal holster question...

Comp-Tac "Slide" model belt holster for Glocks that leaves the muzzle end on the slide exposed. Legal for Production?

The rules state the holster must cover the slide up to 1/2" below the ejection port, but exempts "Yaqui" type slide holsters. My concern is that every Yaqui-type holster I have ever seen completely covers the ejection port.

Attached photo taken from the Comp-Tac website. Obviously, my G34 for Production will look just like the one on the right.

Thanks!

-Randy

[Gary Stevens]

Yet another USPSA Production legal holster question...

Comp-Tac "Slide" model belt holster for Glocks that leaves the muzzle end on the slide exposed. Legal for Production?

The rules state the holster must cover the slide up to 1/2" below the ejection port, but exempts "Yaqui" type slide holsters. My concern is that every Yaqui-type holster I have ever seen completely covers the ejection port.

Attached photo taken from the Comp-Tac website. Obviously, my G34 for Production will look just like the one on the right.

Thanks!

-Randy

Well the only one who can say for sure is the DNROI at DNROI@uspsa.org and all of our answers are speculation. That being said though, I think you are OK because it appears the holster does come up to the required distance of the ejection port and you have to lift the gun past that point to complete your draw.

Again only my opinion.

Gary

[bluenite]

I don’t shoot production.

But what I read is:

holster must cover the slide.

My understanding of the “Yaqui” is that it is not the ejection port that makes it exempt, but that the bottom of the slide is exposed.

[JAFO]

I agree that it should be legal, but you may wish to check with NROI, as Gary suggested. I would think the only caution with it would be sitting starts and having something push up on the muzzle and potentially tip the gun out of the holster. That would be a DQ with a loaded gun.

[GrumpyOne]

5.2.6 USPSA Handgun matches will not require the use of a particular type or brand of holster. However,

the Range Master may deem that a competitor’s holster is unsafe and order that it be improved to

his satisfaction, failing which it must be withdrawn from the match. Divisions may restrict a specific

type of holster.

Besides that rule, I think what they mean by "May not be manufactured or cut lower than, and must cover the slide up to, ½” below the ejection port (belt slide “Yaqui” type holster exempt)." is the holster can not be cut down to where only the very end of the holster is over the slide, thereby shortening the distance that you have to draw. The way I read it, your holster could, on the top strap part, be only 1/2" wide, 15/32" down from the ejection port. Nowhere does it say that the holster must or shall cover the muzzle of the gun, only that it can't be farther than 1/2" down from the ejection port.