do you remember the first time that you put a loaded firearm into your holster
that's the way that you should feel every time you holster your weapon
today we're going to be talking about safety when it comes to concealed carry all right you should
have a basic understanding of the three main rules of gun safety those being keeping your
finger off the trigger until you're ready to shoot treating every firearm as if it's loaded
and keeping the muzzle pointed in a safe direction at all times and those basics are going to come up
again while i'm talking about concealed carry all right so this is one of the most popular forms of
concealed carry in iwb holster and this holster is going to go over your back pocket somewhere
between there and at 90 degrees on your hip okay so i've got the 4.0 on me right now the first
thing you're going to want to do is make sure that your gun is completely unloaded check in there
and you're going to want to train with all the kind of shirts that you're going to be wearing
in your wardrobe with your holster so right now i have a t-shirt on this one's a little bit tight
practice with the looser fitting clothes and the ones with buttons so you can make sure that you
clear the firearm when you go to holster so when you go to put the holster in you've got to make
sure that you release it all the way because you do not want to get any shirt material
inside of the holster and then when you go to take the whole the gun out of the holster you got to
make sure that you pull up your shirt past the gun so it's best to try practice to try to just really
pull it up really high like that then you've got your gun and you're ready to shoot okay so
you're going to hear me talk about the safety rules as we talk about this you're going to want
to make sure that you're not pointing that muzzle at anything that you're not willing to destroy
so that goes for your butt cheek your foot and yourself in any way so with this holster
when you go to holster it you do not want it to be pointed at you like that this is pointed at
my foot you want it to be down or away so pull up your shirt with good amount and make sure that you
look the gun into the holster and at no point should you be pointed at yourself
so go ahead and find the holster look it in and then you're good this definitely helps
when you have a good gun belt too and that it's cinched down properly and then cover it up and
you're nice and safe it's good to practice this your first time be without ammo in it because
you never know if you're going to be going and catching your shirt material in there and that's
not good so holster nice and safe look it in don't point it at yourself and you're safe
all right now i've got the alien gear shoulder holster on and we're going to go over the same
things make sure that your gun is unloaded and this one's a little bit trickier because you're
holstering into this little hole and there's all this body around you you do not want to flag
anyone else or yourself when you're going to holster so you're going to keep that muzzle
pointed in safe direction you can lift your arm and there's no reason to hurry this through
because you're just holstering your firearm at this point there should not be a threat
so you can lift your arm you can point the gun down and around not at your foot
find that hole and go in there now when you're going to go draw it's best to practice this
without a jacket the first time is you're going to take that gun and what you don't want to do
is pass it by your arm like that what you want to do is unholster point it at the ground
come around and get on target so i'm gonna do that a little bit faster for you
there you have it so alternatively you could lift your arm up so that you're not going to
flag your arm but you don't want to be making yourself into a bigger target so
i prefer to take the gun out point it down
and then go for your draw you see how i'm lifting up my arm there so i'm making sure that i'm never
pointing that gun at myself there's another actual situation you're going to have that gun loaded
and you do not want to be pointed a loaded gun at anything you're not willing to destroy
now i'm going to do it with the jacket on so you can see how i release the material
it's great when you have a jacket that has buttons that come off easy so if you want to button up
like this then if you need to access that firearm you can just quickly release it
and same thing point it down and go for your shot
alright the last holster that i'm going to demo today is the shapeshift appendix holster
now this one is a little bit more controversial for some because of where it's at but there's no
reason to not wear an appendix holster if you're being safe and following these basic safety rules
big ones being keeping your finger off the trigger at all times until you're
ready to shoot because you do not want to accidentally pull it if you trip or something
and keeping that muzzle pointed in a safe direction at all times so i've got the
shape shift holster on here make sure that you release your shirt enough to get access to it
and when you go to holster make sure that you're pointing that gun not at yourself or at your foot
or at your artery a little bit away and watch it into the holster and it's nice and safe that way
a couple other tips make sure that your retention is properly adjusted and i'm aware that a lot of
ranges don't actually allow you to draw from a holster at the range and a way to get around that
is to practice at home in a room make sure that your ammo is in a different room entirely and then
you can practice as much as you want and if you want more tips on dry firing we've got a video for
that hey thanks for watching make sure that you're staying safe out there do your practice draw at
home do the dry fire do everything you need to do to make sure that you are always pointing that gun
in the safe direction at all times especially when you're holstering and unholstering if you like
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