Pachmayer pocket device for J frames

[allglock]

Last year I witnessed ATF remove a gun dealer from a show because he was selling some Packmayr holsters and wallet holsters.

Pachmayr confirned that the logic behind the rule is if the gun can still be fired from inside your pocket WITHOUT removing the gun from the wallet, holster or container. The Pachmayr holster still has the trigger exposed and the barrel is not blocked so a round can leave the gun hence violation.

So I guess Uncle Mikes inside the pocket holsters are illegal too? I could shoot if from inside a coat pocket with it still holstered. BUT, the barrel is blocked. Although it can still be shot through.
The ATF rules for pocket holsters say nothing about what Pachmayr is saying.............

 

[Kalash]

Interesting.

 

[luis]

If the barrel is blocked it is legal. Some guy on Gunbroker has been selling that NAA gun holster and he warns people that all NFA rules apply.

Decades ago I got in the habit of keeping all gun related purchase receipts as the only way to prove that your purchase was legal at the time.

 

[akviper]

The design is not an actual holster. The unit helps position the gun in the pocket and is not intended to cover the gun as most wallet type holsters. Extra ammo is carried in the front of the holster. It clips on the revolver and stays on the gun as it is fired. One side is totally exposed as you see in the picture and the other side is molded to hold onto the gun. The design resembles an exoskeleton rather than a cover.

I inquired years ago after the High Standard wallet holster was declared to fall under Title II. ATF said the obvious purpose of the Pachmayer holster is keeping the gun upright in the pocket and not to disguise the revolver after it is drawn. I did not keep a copy of the ATF letter as I passed it on when I sold the first holster. In actual use I found the holster too bulky and uncomfortable when carried in the rear pants pocket as intended.

I t seemed a good idea at the time but didn't work out in execution.