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Old 03-18-2017, 08:29 AM
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WHY JIMMY DOES NOT USE A ANKLE HOLSTER:

Years ago when I was younger (seems like I have always been old) I carried a Colt Cobra 2" as a BU in a ankle holster. One night attempting to arrest a wanted person who did not want to go to jail, we began fighting. We fell to the ground with me on the bottom and the arrestee on top. As we rolled on the ground my pants leg pulled up exposing my BU. The arrestee reached and grabbed it and rose up to his feet and aimed it at me. I was able to draw my issued Browning P-35 and fire twice. I missed but two bullets going past his head decided him to flee the scene. I recovered the Colt where he had abandoned it along his escape route as I ran after him. The next morning I located him and took him into custody.

Lessons learned:
1. never use a ankle holster again
2. never use a service pistol with small sights where it is difficult to pick up the front sight in dim light.
3. I am not ten foot tall and bullet proof.
4. I should have listen to my Mother and became a firefighter.

Last edited by jimmyj; 03-19-2017 at 12:04 AM.
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