Right answer.I'm not willing to do it. ..... It just seems too easy to accidentally hit the trigger in some way.
Using a clip on a striker fired pistol makes no sense to me. If you carry it with an empty chamber you need to rack the slide. If you carry it with a round chambered to need to remove the slip on trigger guard. Both of these methods require extra manipulation of the firearm. You don't need extra things to do if your in a stressful situation.
If you're deploying your pistol you need it now. Main battery or backup.
The agency I worked for adopted Glocks back in the 90s. They forbade the use of pocket clips for the reasons stated. This was preceded by reports of negligent discharges caused by use of a pocket clip.
I have about 4 of the trigger guard "holsters" all for my Glocks.I think that's intended to be used with a MIC style (trigger guard only) holster, you tie it off to a belt loop or whatever and it pulls the guard free on draw. I do that if I pocket carry, which is infrequent.
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I have about 4 of the trigger guard "holsters" all for my Glocks.
I love,LOVE the DEEP carry that I can do in the hottest weather ,under a 'T' shirt with a G-19 or G23.
BUT = no trigger guard,I would choose a different CCW.
btw ,the carry method is known by us oldtimers as "Mexican carry" and was started with a 1911.
And yes I did that carry with no other safetys other than the whole mess that come on the 1911.
The trigger guard is tied to your belt for correct carry. As you draw the gun it is pulled off. Just as you pull a gun out of a holster, you are pulling that trigger guard off.
But from the sounds of it in your case and for some others here they should perhaps carry it with an empty and maybe without the magazine and even better add a chamber flag so you know it is empty.
Me I believe in the KISS principle. My gun is always fully loaded and I carry and act accordingly. For a SD scenario one does not want both hands being required to fire your gun for a lot of reasons. Also under stress it is possible to jam the pistol when racking the slide. Especially true if you are struggling with someone or a dog has gotten one of your arms in its teeth.
Lots of negligent discharges by LEOs from a normal service holster. Hard to ban stupidity and with a mass of people one has to set the standards for the lowest denominator. For many years the US Army taught to always carry with an empty chamber for that very same reason.
I don’t want to start a what holster material is better argument but come on, leather has been used forever and is fantastic. I think I remember one story from many years ago where supposedly a leather pocket holster got deformed and may have caused a discharge, but it was highly debated and could have been crap quality to begin with. If I remember right final conclusion was guy got his finger on the trigger. A good quality leather would never bend/fold that much and pull the trigger. Even so one freak accident doesn’t mean stop using leather. I bought my first Kydex IWB holster a few weeks ago and hated it. With clip it was wider and bulkier than my leather and Remora iwb’s with zero flex. Very uncomfortable. Also the edges of the opening completely raked across my G19 front serrations when drawing. Sent it back a day after receiving it.2. Always use kydex...leather can warp and actuate the trigger. It has happened before to someone else. I believe the story was posted on this forum.
Notleather can warp and actuate the trigger.
I would, my HK P7 cannot fire without squeezing the gripI would never carry a striker fired gun w/o the trigger being covered.
I have never ever felt the need to wash my leather holster or belt.
What's that big body side panel on your Crossbreed made of?... Crossbreed type holsters only for me. Or any of the various copies.
How many times can you wash leather?
But my leather holsters were sweaty, stinky, nasty things. Never going back to that.
This is, at best, outdated information. It may never have been universally true. Israeli police, and IDF people who carry a pistol as a primary defensive weapon today carry like everyone else, chambered in a good holster.The Israelis carry with an empty chamber, but practice is always in that mode, and they can be pretty quick getting a pistol into action.
What's that big body side panel on your Crossbreed made of?