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Roger. I understand you are working within certain constraints but can you mount it closer to you in the driver's seat? That setup just screams "FREE GUN" to me. All someone needs to do is get close enough to make reaching for it a losing proposition for you an order you out of the car.

I keep a sling-type bag (SO Tech Extended Go Bag) packed and ready to go in the safe. In the event something happens the wife or I grab it on our way out the door to supplement the 2 pistols I am likely already carrying. Inside is: - Broken down AR with a RDS that I can swap for an ACOG that is in the bag as well - 9mm and .22 conversion kits for a G22/35 frame sized Glock - Ammo - Mags - Batteries - Chest rig - Spare parts - Cleaning kit - Bleeder/Gunshot/Trauma kit It provides a small streamlined "grey" package that no one would ever think has a carbine in it.

I have taken a few classes, and taught a few as well, regarding gunfights in and around cars. A few thoughts. With a threat at either the passenger or driver's side door how much of your body are you exposing to your threat as you stretch/reach for the pistol in the passenger side? How much of that movement is telegraphed to your attacker? Say a car-jacker approaches either side of your car. What are you going to do? Open yourself up to being killed or injured by attempting to draw from there and hoping you are faster, or follow the nice man's instructions and exit the vehicle leaving your gizmo in its nice holster by the glovebox? Will you remember to grab it if you have to bail out of your car under stress? Can your draw from that holster quickly while looking only at a potential threat? Or do you have to look at the gun, taking your eyes off the threat and losing situational awareness? How much slower/faster are you grabbing that holster and engaging a threat than you are skinning it from your hip? Put it on the timer with some dry-fire and find out (Surefire makes a shot-timer for the iPhone that is free and is sensitive enought to pick up dry-fire clicks) Where does it go in an accident? Where do you put it with a passenger in the car? Aren't you afraid someone will target your vehicle as "easy picking" for a firearm if they see an empty holster in a parked car? Why don't you just leave it in your OC holster while driving? That may be a no-no, I am unfamiliar with DE firearm's law... With the right holster and belt it isn't uncomfortable at all. I basically have to OC (duty belt/holster) as I drive a car for 12 hours a day with no issues. If you are OCing anyway (which, as a guy who has to basically OC at work 12 hours a day, is a whole other can of worms - BUT I understand it and the benefits and detriments intimately and would OC if given no other opportunity) I can't think of any reasons to take the gun out of a perfectly serviceable and relatively comfortable holster and place it off-body. If you can't react quickly to an immediate threat at danger close distances with your pistol because of your chosen carry method/holster placement, it may as well be in your trunk or at home.

idiot Why don't you post the screen name so we all know who it is and can avoid any drama?

^^^ This. Do you carry a gun to conceal it well or to fight with it well? I personally made the decision that I carry a gun in case I need to fight with it. I have both models in the .40 S&W flavor (G23 and 27). Between the two I would choose the 19/23. My G27 rides on my ankle or vest at work, it is never a primary carry gun. I have carried a gun every day for the last 10 years. I currently CCW a G35, a G23, or a G22 daily. With the right holster and belt you can make a G35 disappear under a T Shirt, you should have no difficulty concealing a G19.

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Gotcha. If that's the case then I would forego that method of carry altogether until you get your CCW situation squared away so you can do it right. The restrictions you mention above make this method of carry less than optimal. Just my $0.02

I gotta agree with SOCOM here. Not the greatest set-up for your intended purpose. It needs to be closer and much more discrete. I often feel that this type of holster falls under the heading of "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should". There are a lot of negatives when considering off-body carry, but that is for another thread. If you are set on the need for a "car holster" check the DeSantis Kingston Car Holster. It's the best design for a car holster out there IMO and the one I use when work necessitates this gear. http://www.desantisholster.com/store/SEARCH-BY-HOLSTER-OR-ACCESSORY/OTHER-CONCEALMENT-HOLSTERS/Kingston-Car-Seat-Holster/Glock/26-27-33

I saw an M-60, a few FALs and I think and FNC. Some RPKs and a PKM, and I think a few G33/40s among the Mausers. Nevertheless very cool collection!

Point of order: There are around 1000 Newark Cops. There is a population of 220,000 in Newark and there are roughly 4.5 cops per 1000 residents residents, ranking Newark 6th in the cities with the highest Police to residnet ratio.

I am seeing this across the board but I am seeing it less with mil-spec 5.56 and high-quality .223. This is also not a new phenomenon. I have been seeing this issue crop up over the last 3-4 years, but it has gotten significantly worse over the last 18 months.

Ammo QC is at an all time low and folks are buying anything they can that says .223 or 5.56 on the box, regardless of the quality. I oversee close to 45,000 rounds of 5.56/.223 ammo sent downrange per year as an instructor and student. As such, I have seen a lot of popped primers in factory ammo lately and I have seen them work they way into the carrier key. I had a student rifle go down once and pulled 19 primers out of it before I got it back up and running. This photo looks similar to an issue I have see in the past.

Easy fix with a long sheetrock screw

Crappy picture but looks like a popped primer stuck in the Carrier Key.

Wow. That must have been very humbling. Thanks for sharing!

http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/199th/ocs/content/pdf/Message%20to%20Garcia.pdf

Much easier to demonstrate than explain but I will try. Set the rear sling point on the strong side as close to the receiver as possible. Set the front sling point on the support side as close to the receiver as possible. You need to set the overall length of the sling just right to what you wear when shooting. -This will depend on armor/chest rig/weather appropriate clothes/body type. The adjuster should be easy to reach throughout the entire length of adjustment and the long gun should be snug to your chest when cinched down all the way (I also like to roll the long gun 180 degrees to the strong side so the sling traps the gun against my chest a little better). When switching shoulders: First, take your support hand open/loosen the sling dropping while your elbow through the sling so your arm is free and the sling is just around your neck. Place your support hand back on the long gun with a magwell grip on an AR or the receiver at the loading gate on a shotgun. Then take your strong hand and move it to where you normally place your support hand. Once your support hand has control of the weapon up front, bring your support hand to the master firing grip while switching shoulders. With a little practice this can be done in one fairly fluid and effecient motion. If you are having a hard time visualizing it grab a copy of Kyle Lamb's "Green Eyes and Black Rifles". I think there is a whole chapter with photos devoted to support side shooting an AR (applies to shotguns too). Even better, get to one of his courses. That's where I learned. Side note: If you own an AR and plan on doing anything more than target shooting you should get Kyle's book anyway. Excellent supplement - not a substitute - for training).

Just left there, I brought my brother in law to buy his first gun - Glock 35 They have Speer .223 ~$270 for 500 rounds and a bunch of PMC .223 (unknown on the pricing) They also just got a bunch of Glocks, XDs, a .40 shield, a 9mm M&P Compact and other pistols in stock.

That's a pretty cool heirloom. You are lucky to have it. I have a friend that tracked down his fathers revolver from when he was an Cop and was able to buy it back. Very cool! I have an AR that I like to shoot more often than the others and a tricked out G35 that I grab more often then the others, but I don't really have a "favorite" gun. I have an MP5 that is issued to me and is probably the most fun gun I have to shoot, but that will never be "mine". A few folks here have shot it too. I have mostly Glocks (5) and ARs (4). They are simple tools. They have no character or anything to make them stand out. Although I do have a US Rifle Cal. .30 M1 that is pretty cool, it isn't my favorite. I wasn't able to buy my first issued sidearm (a S&W 4013 TSW, although I hated that gun it would be cool to have still) when we traded them in and transitioned to Glocks and I sold the first gun I ever bought for myself to one of my partners (HK P2000 LEM - it was too different than my issued gun and like to keep things simple). I need to get something with a "soul" that I can hand down to my son one day.

I live right down Main Street as well. This whole complex is a bad idea.

Modern quick adjust 2 point slings (BFG:VCAS and VTAC) even make switching shoulders just as fast as a single point sling with the right setup and technique.

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Good for you. Plus, you will need the extra calories running away from Zombies tomorrow!!

I am off and the wife has to work so the Little guy and I hit the local DD for breakfast today as a "Daddy Day" treat.