Mbauer67 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Well I have been shooting pistol and 3-gun for a couple years and it finally happened to me. It was a stage where you start with the rifle and a quick 50 foot sprint I dumped the rifle and went to draw my pistol and it was missing. I turned around and there it was about 20 feet back looking right at me from the ground. The bad part is that the RO on the stage asked me what I was waiting for when I turned around, then he finally looked and saw my gun on the ground. It took him a little while to process. The entire squad was watching and everyone said it just jumped out of my holster, and I use a kydex blade tek, needless to say, I tightened the hell out of the retaining screws that instant. At least I got to shoot the whole match except one stage, after a couple cocktails and dinner at Famous Dave's I felt better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroe3 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I replaced one of the screws with a knob so I can set retention stage by stage. Part of my "pre-flight checklist" so to speak. Sometimes changing weather conditions can make a noticeable difference. Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerjunky Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 This exact thing happened to me. My Shadow seemed to walk its way up and out of my bladetech holster. Needless to say I guess we tested the drop safety lol. Mine was also on the last stage of the day. My gun was FULL of Texas red dirt and that stuff will get anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 At our local 3G match, one of the ROs told me that my Safariland 013 wasn't secure enough. I waved him over to a safe area, took off my belt with the gun in the holster and shook it vigorously upside down... Then I pointed at his Kydex bucket and said "now lets see how yours does". He declined and decided that my holster wasn't a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 At our local 3G match, one of the ROs told me that my Safariland 013 wasn't secure enough. I waved him over to a safe area, took off my belt with the gun in the holster and shook it vigorously upside down... Then I pointed at his Kydex bucket and said "now lets see how yours does". He declined and decided that my holster wasn't a problem I think that this is my new test for any 3-gun gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbauer67 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Share Posted March 2, 2013 At our local 3G match, one of the ROs told me that my Safariland 013 wasn't secure enough. I waved him over to a safe area, took off my belt with the gun in the holster and shook it vigorously upside down... Then I pointed at his Kydex bucket and said "now lets see how yours does". He declined and decided that my holster wasn't a problem I have always had that same impression , but you can bet I am going to checking out some different holsters in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuy Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 At our local 3G match, one of the ROs told me that my Safariland 013 wasn't secure enough. I waved him over to a safe area, took off my belt with the gun in the holster and shook it vigorously upside down... Then I pointed at his Kydex bucket and said "now lets see how yours does". He declined and decided that my holster wasn't a problem I have always had that same impression , but you can bet I am going to checking out some different holsters in the future After I signed up for the Ironman last year, the fear of my pistol escaping my holster got intense. I bought a level 2 retention holster and the fear went away. Blade Tech Thumb Drive. http://shop.blade-tech.com/index.php?cPath=1_4_37 I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackson923 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I am running that same holster, thanks for the heads up I'll be checking that when I get home. sroe3 where did you get the screw knob that you are referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrxGuy90 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm sure the "knob" is similar to what I've seen. I've seen the screw replaced with a wing nut, so that if they needed, they could loosen or tighten the retention without tools and on the fly. Only downside I see that could come from a wing nut is the possibility of it catching or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sroe3 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I made my own knobs. Purchased from the hardware store: threaded straight stock (same size and thread as retention screws), small washer, threaded knob. Measure and cut stock, loc-tite into the knob. Kydex is soft and scratches easily so use a washer under the knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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