Posted: 3/6/2024 1:19:59 AM EDT
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Getting latarget surgery ( torn labrum) soon and about the only exercise will be outdoors walking…a lot. I’ll be in a sling for the better part of 2 months and it just dawned on me, I don’t have a left handed holster and while I make an effort to shoot both dominant and non dominant, this will be an adjustment. I’ll also swap a few mag releases to the other side. Does anyone else carry when their dominant arm is in a sling? |
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| Practice with the mag release where it is. I find mag drops with the trigger finger are fast smooth and don’t require a grip shift like using the thumb. Much more efficient so much so I think mag catches should be designed that way. Get one of those trigger guard covers ( if you have a glock) and put the gun in the sling as a holster. Or a J frame in a pocket holster. You are stuck with the sling, so use it as your holster! |
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I am militantly left handed. Mag release on the right side of the gun is a must for me. Your not going to be doing John Wick style mag changes with your arm in a sling. Leave the mag release as is. Racking the slide may also be difficult. Don't carry while on pain killers. You are looking at more than two months before you can go back to primary gun strong side. Your going to need some PT when your arm comes out of that sling. You are going to lose some hand strength during that time. This may be a good excuse to buy a 22lr revolver. Like you said, compromised carry. It is hard to accept reality. |
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Some good insight, sling holster…something to think about. Definitely not carrying on meds, just like I wouldn’t after a drink. I would be indoors if I was feeling bad enough to still be popping pills. I’m not typically a “soft target”, but could see myself being one in a sling. |
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