Neck Chain Holster
An interesting holster made by Stellar Rigs:
These were announced by the manufacturer on rec.guns recently:
Our Kel-Tec neck chain concealment rigs were developed originally for
LEOs to carry the back up gun under their vests. Over time a number of
“civilian requests” had us make a vertical version for better
concealment. Now comes the “Extreme Duty” evolution. The most popular
question by phone or email is “how well does it hold?” Our standard
answer is “fine for cruising around in you car or walking but not well
enough to jump out of helicopters or off fences – is that what you want
to do?” The answer is usually no – but just in case.
We are now making “Extreme Duty” versions in Black and the sexy carbon
fiber laminate and they hang on almost as well as the NAA mini-revolver
models. In fact, You nearly have to “force load” them. Yeah, they hang
on good !
Personally I think the chain looks too thin and I could not carry a gun pointed to my chin, holster or not.
You may say that is superstition, and maybe it is, but I know of many cases of people shooting themselves in the foot while practicing for IPSC when drawing from holsters. I just would not feel comfortable.
UPDATE: I posted this in a hurry. Links to the manufacturer and rec.guns discussion are added.
This sounds like a REALLY bad idea to me.
Yeah, that chain looks like a dog-tag chain. Way too thin.
P.S> is there a link to the company website?
Ah, sorry … links have been added.
Thanks for pointing that out.
Good post, Steve.
I could have sworn that one of the safety rules was to never point a gun at something you didn’t want to shoot. I suppose the people who wear such a rig have never found a use for their head.
James
For some reason I’m reminded of Gene Wilder or Richard Prior in a film (Silver Streak, I believe): The actor holds a gun to his head and threatens to shoot unless his adversaries back off.
Tyouth -
You’ve never seen _Blazing Saddles_. Cleavon Little, man, Cleavon Little.
Oh, I thought a perfectly secure holster would render a gun inoperable. People wore shoulder holsters all the time that pointed at people behind them. Every time you sit across from a love one with your gun situated strong side, you are breaking one of the four rules. Better stop carry guns then. Or maybe the benefit out weights the perceived risk and their is no inherent danger with holstered muzzles sweeping humans, except you blind adherence to a rule that has exceptions. Like all rules.
Andy, the problem isn’t the gun being kept in a holster that keeps the gun pointed at the wearers head. The problem is drawing a loaded weapon from said holster.
My grandfather has a neckholster for his Keltec but it is of a better design. it does not point at your head. the pistol is across your chest