Posted: 1/30/2014 7:19:53 AM EDT
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My Father will be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life. Locally, we have seen more and more reports of home invasions and a recent beating death of elderly woman. He 'adopted' my Glock model 21 because he liked the trigger, compared to the da/sa trigger on his S&W 4506. I have a number of holsters for the large frame Glock, but all require a belt. He wears sweat pants 99.9% of the time now. A shoulder holster is a possibility, but he never cared for this style holster. I'm thinking along the lines of a fanny pack. Anyone have any other ideas holster/fanny pack wise or experience with wheelchairs and holsters? Thanks!!! |
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I did some extensive experimentation with fanny packs some years ago, and the best I ever found is the Blackhawk Weapons Fanny Pack, also known as the 5-5-10 because you can draw and fire 5 shots in 5 seconds at 10 yards.
It has strong nylon zippers that open from either side with rip cords. I would attach a toggle or knob to which ever rip cord is to be used, to give a faster. better grip. This also makes it faster and easier to "find" the rip cord for a fast draw. It has a front pocket for wallet, etc and two "wing" pockets. The gun pocket is lined with Velcro so you can stick most any holster inside with some Velcro strip, and it has two elastic loops for extra magazines. The back has molded padding on the back so it's comfortable. This is a FAST carry method. You can rip the pack open very quickly, totally exposing the gun for a fast draw. The entire front folds down like an apron to give unimpeded access to the gun, but the gun won't flip out or fall out if you're sitting. Many people, when sitting have their hands in their lap. With a fanny pack you literally have you gun hand ON the pack. All you have to do is use the other hand to rip it open and you have a clean, fast draw, that with a little practice can be extremely fast. Also since your hands are already close together it's fast to go into a two hand Weaver type grip. Of all the many packs I tried, the Blackhawk offered the most speed, comfort, security, and low profile of them all. It's not as large or bulky as most and it's a lot more comfortable than one of the "man purses" that you sling over a shoulder. There are lots of packs around but the WFP is the best overall. Best, on a handicapped user, most people don't even notice it since it tends to sort of blend in with all the nylon of the wheelchair. Since a lot of people in wheelchairs use fanny packs, that too makes it less noticeable. http://www.blackhawk.com/product/Weapon-Fanny-Pack,879,88.htm Something NOT to do is attach the gun to the chair. The first thing an attacker does is flip the chair over and dumps you or grabs the chair and pulls it away. When either happens, the gun goes with the chair, out of reach. Second, I don't recommend the Maxpedition or man purse. It's got the same problem a woman has who carries in a purse. The purse gets snatched and you lose the gun. Either the snatcher takes off with your gun, or he now has it instead of you during an attack. Don't try the ankle holster. It sounds like a good idea until you try to get your pants leg up to get to the gun while the chair is interfering with pulling the pants leg up. |
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That's the exact one I have, the blackhawk. A buddy of mine has the Eagel, and it's pretty much the exact same thing from what we could tell.
It's funny, to most people who know you can easily spot one by the strings that hang out the zipper for the fast "tear open". Again, it's been a while, but I remember walking around and seeing someone else with one a notice they are looking at yours while you're looking at theirs. The most obvious was when I ran into a girl that worked at the gun store a few miles away, incidentally where I bought mine. |