Thoughts on Mexican Carry

shep854 said:
Another not-often-enough-taught lesson: DON'T TRY TO CATCH A DROPPED OR LOOSE GUN! Let it stop moving before trying secure it. I've read of other incidents where NDs happened. :(
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EXACTLY!!! I took several chemistry courses in school & was taught the same thing when handling beakers of chemicals.

Since human reflexes dictate grabbing for a dropped object it makes it of great importance to have a firearm secured at all times.
 
shep854 said:
Another not-often-enough-taught lesson: DON'T TRY TO CATCH A DROPPED OR LOOSE GUN! Let it stop moving before trying secure it. I've read of other incidents where NDs happened. :(
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Same with knives. I keep mine sharp.

As for Mexican carry, I was a boy soprano at twelve and singing bass in the church choir by fourteen. I have no desire to reverse the process. :eek:
 
I never carry that way - nor will I. If I want a quick, easy method of carry, not requiring strapping on a holster, then I simply drop my EDC into a pocket holster....then into my pocket it goes. I do NOT consider any style of carry, without a suitable holster, to be safe - or for that matter, intelligent.
 
MSG Glenn said:
EXACTLY!!! I took several chemistry courses in school & was taught the same thing when handling beakers of chemicals.

Since human reflexes dictate grabbing for a dropped object it makes it of great importance to have a firearm secured at all times.
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Dropping the weapon caused it to go off? What kind of weapon was it?
 
Hill_Country said:
Dropping the weapon caused it to go off? What kind of weapon was it?
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I think the act of trying to catch it can lead to an AD not actually dropping it.

I learned a long time ago about catching or not trying to catch dangerous items... Nearly cutting your finger off trying to catch a knife will do that... It takes effort to not try and catch things that is for sure...

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ItsGotMyBack said:
I think the act of trying to catch it can lead to an AD not actually dropping it.

I learned a long time ago about catching or not trying to catch dangerous items... Nearly cutting your finger off trying to catch a knife will do that... It takes effort to not try and catch things that is for sure...
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OK, I can imagine how some weapons could be fired while trying to catch them, but this is the S&W forum and I can't imagine that happening with any of the S&W revolvers or SA's I own. Perhaps the original poster could supply some more details on the type of weapon before someone calls BS on this.

Definately not advocating Mexican carry, though.
 
Hill_Country said:
OK, I can imagine how some weapons could be fired while trying to catch them, but this is the S&W forum and I can't imagine that happening with any of the S&W revolvers or SA's I own. Perhaps the original poster could supply some more details on the type of weapon before someone calls BS on this.

Definately not advocating Mexican carry, though.
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S&W Sigma has a trigger system not unlike Glock. I'll leave it at that.
 
Hill_Country said:
OK, I can imagine how some weapons could be fired while trying to catch them, but this is the S&W forum and I can't imagine that happening with any of the S&W revolvers or SA's I own. Perhaps the original poster could supply some more details on the type of weapon before someone calls BS on this.[...]
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Follow the link in reply #40. It leads to a story about a man carrying Mexican who grabbed the Glock slipping down inside his sweat pants. He grabbed the trigger putting a slug through his privates. Ouch.:eek: He violated the same rule about not trying to catch falling dangerous objects.
 
Earlier today on the thread " I have never understood why" I wrote of my buddy bill snatching that hessians motorcycle club members browning hi power. He was packing mexican carry. The guy just stood there dumfounded. Bill just took it off him and said hey, see ya got a nice gun here! It wouldnt have been that easy if he had it in any type holster.
 
Hmmm....?

Howdy,
OK, I do it. I have all my adult life. I choose the gun carefully and wont think twice about doing it the rest of my life.
Not comfortable doing it? That's OK too.
This is not a recommendation, and I have no idea what the numbers are, but I'd say as many people have shot themselves over the years re-holstering as Mexican carry.
It is not unusual to read a news story about someone sticking a gun in a holster and losing a round. I can't think of ever reading a story about a Mexican carry shooting. I'm sure they happen, if you get reckless it can happen no matter how you carry.
Thanks
Mike
 
There a couple of sounds which make me cringe.
One is an accidental discharge.
Another is the sound of a gun hitting the pavement.
Pocket carry with a cheap holster is bad enough.
A belt slide can be an option.
I seem to agree with most of the prior post here.
Safety first.
 
After the first page I stopped reading the responses, so if I reiterate on this product you know why.

Having the SD40VE as my EDC I have been shopping for holsters that I can leave my TLR-1s mounted. Ultimately I will have a custom KYDEX IWB holster just molded for it.

So I have mexican carried up until this past weekend I went to Gandermountain and purchased the VersaCarry. I think it's great and really nipped the "no holster for my gun" complaint. I still want a KYDEX IWB holster but this is working perfect for me for right now.

And of course pics included:





 
When we were kids around 14 or 15 we were out plinking with .22 revolvers. In those days nobody thought anything of it. My friend stuck his peace maker style 22 revolver in his waist band and promptly shot himself in the foot. That was the bad news, the good news is the bullet missed bone and was recovered from the inside sole of his shoe. We couldn't very well go home and explain what happened for fear of losing our shooting privileges so he limped around for a few days and alls well that ends well. Needless to say nobody ever stuck their gun in their waistband after that.
 
There was a story on Yahoo News this morning about a guy in Arizona who had a pistol stuck in his waistband when embracing his girlfriend. Apparently he felt it was in the way (must have been one of those hugs) so he pulled it from his belt and, according to the story, it fired accidentally. Killed the girlfriend.

Not sure I believe his version of events, but if it's true...just saying.
 
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Thats interesting. One of those deals that if there were no witness`s only God and him knows the truth. Probley "Mexican carry" depends mostly on a persons build and what type cloths they wear. In the best of cases I doubt its good for heavy fast activity. I can see it in a emergency where you dont have time to thread a proper holster on your belt in some incidences maybe like answering the door, shoving a piece in your pants under your sirt or whatever.
 
shouldazagged said:
Might be pretty easy with a Glock. Grab it as it falls, finger slips into the guard, 5.5 pound trigger...
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True story (like everything reported on this forum <G>).

I knew a guy in 'Nam - let's call him Charlie - whose assigned weapon was a Smith model 36. One night he got in to a dispute in a - well, let's call it a restaurant, over, well, let's say the cost of his dinner, and shots were fired.

No one was injured, and in the grand scheme of things it wasn't a big deal, but my friends boss' - being a very efficient government employee - had a full written report on his desk the next morning. So he casually asked Charlie what happened and Charlie replied that he dropped his weapon and it went off. And the bosses' response was, "Twice?"

The boss, being concerned for the safety of his employees, called in the unit armorer who explained the inner workings of S&W revolvers to him. And not long after that, all of Charlie's co-workers got a half-day of weapon instruction and range time.

So I hope you'll excuse my skepticism whenever I hear of a dropped weapon going off.
 
Funny how some restaurants are more susceptible to that sort of thing than others...;)

But of course a Model 36 isn't a striker-fired semi-auto with a 5.5 pound trigger which contains the weapon's only operator-controlled safety. And which, on at least one major police force I know of, was involved in all kinds of unintended DC's till the officers learned they had to be a bit more careful reholstering than with their old guns.

Still looks to me like a risk if the weapon falls and the owner reflexively tries to catch it.
 
Why take the risk of Mexican Carry when there is now the Versa-Carry device? I call it a device and not a holster as it's basically a piece of plastic that clips to your waistband and a rubber piece goes in the barrel of the handgun. New models protect the trigger and it keeps the gun from slipping down into your pants leg. I use one a lot. Check them out at Versacarry® | Concealed Carry Holsters.
 

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Found myself in a situation where I felt it necessary to carry my model 36 that way....got up to go to the restroom and the pistol fell clear down my pant leg and clanked on the floor before I could stop it....I scooped it up quickly and I don't know if anyone saw it or not, but I don't carry that way any more..I don't like my pistols dropping on the floor and Florida is funny about "brandishing" or openly displaying a firearm.
 
LaVistaBill said:
Why take the risk of Mexican Carry when there is now the Versa-Carry device? I call it a device and not a holster as it's basically a piece of plastic that clips to your waistband and a rubber piece goes in the barrel of the handgun. New models protect the trigger and it keeps the gun from slipping down into your pants leg. I use one a lot. Check them out at Versacarry® | Concealed Carry Holsters.
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See pics above
 
Come on guys, just make sure the muzzle is inside your underwear then if it drops through the worst that can happen is the barrel will stick out that little opening in your shorts. Makes you real popular with the Sinoritas. Tried it with my Ruger Blackhawk 44 magnum, works well.
 
Saw detective that carried a snubby in his waist band take off runnin' down a street after a BG.
His gun slid down his pants leg and he kicked it about 30 feet out in front of him as he ran.. Shore scuffed up a pretty gun. BG became a secondary consideration right quick.
 
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