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Torch Run for Special Olympics. https://www.njtorchrun.org

Ruger® LC Charger™ Centerfire Pistol Model 19304 Too bad its not under 50oz and offered with a non-threaded barrel. Non-threaded option barrel would be an easy fix. Not sure how they could drop a pound though. The 50oz handgun limit is bullshit!

i think it was he that showed me this...... https://langdontactical.com/glock-striker-control-device-scd/

Tuesday production was 53.7kWh - saw a steep drop off at about 4 or 5PM when the smoke first rolled in. Wednesday production was 32.2 kWh so roughly 40% drop... but you can definitely tell when the smoke rolled in hard again at about 1PM. In comparison last Friday 6/2 - total solar production was 62.2kWh - almost double Wednesday's.

Your mindset is just very different than mine. I compete in action shooting matches (indoor and outdoor), take training classes, as well as punching paper at the range. It seems like you simply practice to be good enough to deal with an ambush at 3 yards. While it's better then nothing I suppose, to me it's a limiting mindset. I'd suggest you step away from 'good enough' and train more.

This is no competition or calm day at the range. Chances are you're gonna be ambushed at 3 yards. That's just how these situations go. Police officers may be engaging someone at a distance like 25 yards and with their training, oh boy do they miss. I'd suggest taking a step away from confidence and realizing that reality isn't gonna be a still paper target with hearing protection and a prepared mind. I hope no one ever gets into a self defense situation but don't be so hard on yourself when you may miss. Maybe take some self defense classes and practice how to deal with a situation. Sometimes that is more important than accuracy.

Looks like the air quality is MUCH better this morning. Down to the 50s in my area. 60s in Midtown.

You’re not wrong. Now I’m looking at my holsters. As I said previously, I think the biggest danger, at least with my holsters, is when you re-holster the gun. That will require extra vigilance to make sure nothing gets caught anyway..

My Kydex holsters for G19 and light do not have clearance for your finger to get into the trigger guard. Re-holstering would be a concern, but that’s a concern with any holster really…

A properly holstered handgun in a good quality holster which fully protects the trigger is normally considered inert. If you do not trust your handgun to not fire when nothing is activating the trigger, you should probably reconsider which handgun you carry. This is why soft holsters which can be deformed enough that the trigger can be manipulated through the side of the holster are a terrible idea.

I find the most comfortable spot for me is about 12:30-1 on my body.

I've had one for several years on my G19 (got one of the first "production" ones via kickstarter). No issues, other than having to occasionally explain what it is.

I have holstered numerous Glocks as well as other striker fired handguns (e.g. P320, XD, XD(m), TX22, M&P Shield) thousands of times and never had any issue, ever. As a match director and safety officer I have overseen tens of thousands of holster/unholster cycles and still never personally seen an issue. I did hear a personal account of am XD(m) firing while being holstered at a match, but the trigger of that gun had very recently been modified by the owner to be lighter than stock. Theoretically, the grip safety could have saved his thigh and calf (yes he tagged both), but he had either defeated it with his grip, or done something dumb to that too.

There's the Striker Control Device for Glocks that does something similarish to the grip safety on an SA: https://langdontactical.com/glock-striker-control-device-scd/ I've never tried one but it seems like an ok idea in theory. Your motion of thumb on the back of the slide should translate exactly here. Video:

It depends on the gun and the holster. A soft Uncle Mike's style holster is not much good at protecting the trigger and there have been reports of some guns, Sig P320's mostly lately, that have fired while holstered. Sig obviously deny any fault with their guns and it is still to be settled as far as I know. The danger of a gun firing while being drawn is attributable to poor gun handling. If your trigger finger is correctly indexed - and yes, it should be all the time except when you intend to fire a shot - there is nothing to cause the trigger to travel towards the backstrap of the gun. That is what makes the gun fire. Putting the gun into the holster has far more potential for a mishap because if the trigger is obstructed for any reason (coat toggle, fold of shirt, collapsed holster, incorrectly placed finger, etc.) the motion of the gun will cause the trigger to move towards the backstrap and the gun will fire. This is why you should always 'look' the gun into the holster - to make sure there are no obstructions before you start.

I don't find AIWB comfortable at all. Maybe it is just my body shape, or maybe I'm doing it wrong, but nonetheless, I'm not doing it. I carry a G19 with a TLR7a or a G26 with a TLR6 at 3 o'clock IWB with an FBI cant. With this position I can easily bend forward at the waist without the gun digging into me. I can also squat or bend forwards without the butt of the gun sticking out like a flag like it would at 4 o'clock. It is also comfortable to sit, whether in a car or any other seat. The only drawback is access while seated and belted in a car. I am a great advocate of carrying with a loaded chamber. Your draw stroke is much simpler without the extra steps of charging the gun before you present it. Additionally, you may not have the time to rack in a round. If you're sure you want to carry this way, practice, practice and practice some more getting the gun out of the holster and charged so you can do it instinctively if you ever need to. Include practicing doing it without your support hand. - NB. use dummy ammo or snap caps, not live ammo while practicing this. When I say practice, I mean hundreds, if not thousands of reps. Don't just to it a couple of times and call it good. Through practice and competition I have drawn my gun countless times, and I still practice it regularly. Gun handling is a perishable skill. I also pay attention to changes in equipment. Drawing from an IWB holster is not the same as my OWB holsters that I usually use at matches. Last month I ran my carry rig for the match as I felt I had enough dryfire practice with it. I finished 3rd, behind 2 guys running full sized pistols in OWB holsters, one of which was also running a dot.