Test your gear, particularly afer you’ve “tweaked’ it.
“Like you, I like ky-dex holsters, particularly those made by Comp-Tac,
Brian Hoffner, and Tim Wegner. Occasionally, however, they require
maintenance.
This morning, I noticed one of the screws had worked loose on my IWB C/TAC
Holster. I grabbed the allen-wrench, kindly supplied by Comp-Tac, tightened
the screw that was loose, tightened the others while I was at it, placed
the holster inside my belt, holstered my pistol, and glibly headed off for
work.
All was well until I had to use the restroom. I unhappily discovered that
my holster wanted my pistol more than I did. It refused to let my pistol
go! Yes, I had inadvertently over-tightened the screws.
Fortunately, I was not confronted with this issue during a tactical
episode!
Of course, I soon had the matter resolved, but it was a lesson,
well-learned!”
Lessons:
(1) Don’t work on your equipment when you are distracted. Pay attention
to what you’re doing!
(2) Test your gear! When you make a change in your equipment, double, and
triple-check the results.
We are blessed with a current generation of tactical equipment that is so
well-made and reliable that we get lazy, and take flawless dependability for
granted.
Do so at your peril!
/John