Shoulder rig?

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Originally Posted by rocktot

So ranges don't allow shoulder holsters? They must have had some problems with them to ban them.

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well, the holster isn't banned
but drawing from it is.
and rightly so. As someone already mentioned, you sweet pretty much the entire side of the room when you draw.

To me the biggest detractor to a shoulder rig and crossdraws is when you reach for the weapon it is a very obvious move and you are telegraphing your intent. Even thugs have seen "Dirty Harry. Also if the bad guy rushes your strong hand is across your body and basically out of the fight
You also can't draw with your weak hand. I know for a fact I can weak hand draw with any of my holsters. I tried it with a Bianchi shoulder rig and I'm sure it was comical to watch, I felt like a Tard reaching up like that
I used a milsurp WWII shoulder rig for my XD when we would go ATVing and in that situation the shoulder rig was great, pistol was secure, didn't hinder moving around and well if IT snagged on something I had bigger things to worry about.

Like others have said...good for concealment, bad for anything else.

I used one while I was a Fed for s couple of months. They are awesome if you are in a protective service detail and a primary driver. Other than that, you just can't beat a strong side holster. There are very few full sized pistols that are comfortable in an IWB holster to me, so I typically carry in an outside the waste band type holster with a jacket. Summer time is for the bug guns.

I wore out three suit shirts with the shoulder rig in a couple of months. It was a high end Galco rig too.

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Originally Posted by SA Friday

I used one while I was a Fed for s couple of months. They are awesome if you are in a protective service detail and a primary driver. Other than that, you just can't beat a strong side holster. There are very few full sized pistols that are comfortable in an IWB holster to me, so I typically carry in an outside the waste band type holster with a jacket. Summer time is for the bug guns.

I wore out three suit shirts with the shoulder rig in a couple of months. It was a high end Galco rig too.

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The US Secret Service will not allow use of shoulder rigs. Crossdraw and shoulder carry is not permitted on any of their ranges. They know a few things about protective service details [ROFL1]

YMMV

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Originally Posted by JohnTRourke

well, the holster isn't banned
but drawing from it is.
and rightly so. As someone already mentioned, you sweet pretty much the entire side of the room when you draw.

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Well, maybe with the Horizontal rigs, with a Veritcal rig, its pointed down on the swing. Thats why I wont buy the Galcos, and have to make my own.

So its the introduction of the Horizontal rigs that got the shoulder holster in trouble. Figures.

I have used one with a 1911 and did not like it. The pistols was big and heavy and irritating to me. Something smaller might not be so bad.

I carried a sholder rig part of the time when I was in the Air Force. Mostly in the winter. Carried the P226. It's only good for comfort. You can't take your jacket off and it took me a good half second longer to draw and fire. And like someone else said, switching holsters and confusting your muscle memory is not a good idea. Strong side holster is probably the best way to go. But is all personnel preference.