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So I'm kind of a dummy, but I'm sure there are other dummies reading
this so here I go...
I recently purchased a new Safariland level II holster for my dept
issued Sig Sauer P226. Working in a court house and being surrounded
by people at close quarters led me to err in the side of security vs
ease of draw. After doing a few test draws and adjustments to the
holster's retention screw (which I shouldn't have) I felt comfortable
with my speed and competence...
Upon further dry tests I came upon the unthinkable: I could not get
the weapon out of the holster! I was able to activate the thumb strap,
push the ejection port lock, but unable to draw the weapon.
Dumbfounded, I did a complete disassemble to remove my Sig, and
reassembled the holster completely. I tried to emulate the problem in
an effort to diagnose the issue and sure enough... STUCK AGAIN!
Finally I realized that I should not have loosened the tensioner
completely. When fully loose a piece of the tensioner was interfering
with the 3 grooves perpendicular to the pistol frame's accessory rail,
making it virtually impossible to draw. Sure enough there was visable
signs of wear on the plastic tensioner piece that verified my
suspicions.
Once I realized my mistake I tried the holster without the
tensioner piece in the holster at all. I was satisfied with the draw
(almost too easy) but I knew that this would cause increased wear upon
the ejection port lock at minimum.
Finally the solution came to me: "maybe I should tighten the tensioner
screw a bit like it was when I BOUGHT THE DAMN THING" (I know... I'm
stupid). I placed the tensioner back into the holster. Once the
tensioner screw is tightened a bit, the plastic piece appeared to
slope more than before and therefore not providing a groove for the
accesory rail to catch onto.
PROBLEM SOLVED ( or I guess PROBLEM CREATED and then subsequently
SOLVED leaving a small piece of my masculinity to die inside).
Hopefully this will prevent any quick draw wannabe Wyatt Earp types
like myself from loosening that screw fully, and then going down in a
hail of gunfire... Gun securely locked onto the plasic tensioner.
^This is bad
^This is good
This issue should only happen to a newer holster when the tensioner is unscrewed completely. After some use the tensioner piece will stay bent a bit from the tightening of the tensioner screw and will not catch the Sig even when fully unscrewed...
this so here I go...
I recently purchased a new Safariland level II holster for my dept
issued Sig Sauer P226. Working in a court house and being surrounded
by people at close quarters led me to err in the side of security vs
ease of draw. After doing a few test draws and adjustments to the
holster's retention screw (which I shouldn't have) I felt comfortable
with my speed and competence...
Upon further dry tests I came upon the unthinkable: I could not get
the weapon out of the holster! I was able to activate the thumb strap,
push the ejection port lock, but unable to draw the weapon.
Dumbfounded, I did a complete disassemble to remove my Sig, and
reassembled the holster completely. I tried to emulate the problem in
an effort to diagnose the issue and sure enough... STUCK AGAIN!
Finally I realized that I should not have loosened the tensioner
completely. When fully loose a piece of the tensioner was interfering
with the 3 grooves perpendicular to the pistol frame's accessory rail,
making it virtually impossible to draw. Sure enough there was visable
signs of wear on the plastic tensioner piece that verified my
suspicions.
Once I realized my mistake I tried the holster without the
tensioner piece in the holster at all. I was satisfied with the draw
(almost too easy) but I knew that this would cause increased wear upon
the ejection port lock at minimum.
Finally the solution came to me: "maybe I should tighten the tensioner
screw a bit like it was when I BOUGHT THE DAMN THING" (I know... I'm
stupid). I placed the tensioner back into the holster. Once the
tensioner screw is tightened a bit, the plastic piece appeared to
slope more than before and therefore not providing a groove for the
accesory rail to catch onto.
PROBLEM SOLVED ( or I guess PROBLEM CREATED and then subsequently
SOLVED leaving a small piece of my masculinity to die inside).
Hopefully this will prevent any quick draw wannabe Wyatt Earp types
like myself from loosening that screw fully, and then going down in a
hail of gunfire... Gun securely locked onto the plasic tensioner.
^This is bad
^This is good
This issue should only happen to a newer holster when the tensioner is unscrewed completely. After some use the tensioner piece will stay bent a bit from the tightening of the tensioner screw and will not catch the Sig even when fully unscrewed...
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