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Post by CraigC on Feb 1, 2012 12:26:28 GMT -5
Thanks, I was waiting for that!
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Post by AxeHandle on Feb 1, 2012 13:20:52 GMT -5
IMHO Lanyards don't add to the visual aesthetics of a revolver... However I won't argue that there things we do that could make an additional attachment point of some value. Playing in the river comes to mind.. If I rode horses I could see that I wouldn't want my carry gun slung off somewhere by the ongoing physical activity.. Historically I have resorted to a Glock for River play. Didn't even worry about losing it. Glock are like that for me... No worry about me and horses.. After I shoot that sucker right between the eyes he'll never loose a gun of mine!
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Post by subsonic on Feb 1, 2012 13:29:08 GMT -5
Let's also remember that various militaries, who started the whole lanyard thing, usually used flap holsters with the lanyarded guns. I wouldn't base my decision on what the militaries do..... do you carry 9mm FMJ in a Beretta? Resting the grip on a sandbag sometimes moves POI, but has always reduced group sizes for me.
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Post by dale53 on Feb 1, 2012 14:44:07 GMT -5
I have done a lot of back packing in bear country. I never put a lanyard on my handgun. HOWEVER, I can see where that would be a VERY nice thing when you were sleeping in a sleeping bag. The lanyard would "keep you connected" while sleeping...
I have been awakened a number of times by bears prowling with in feet of me while sleeping... (uh-h-h, I sleep "light" in bear country).
Dale53
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Post by robl on Feb 1, 2012 14:48:34 GMT -5
Dale, when I was fishing over night (For 2 Limits or a midnight opener) in AK, I just slept with my holstered gun on. One one hunt I slept for 5 night with my MG on . No lanyard though a retractable version might have been useful the alder thickets will pluck at any loose items lost a no seeum headnet and a moose call that way...
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Post by CraigC on Feb 1, 2012 16:26:11 GMT -5
Glock also makes a very good lanyard.
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Post by subsonic on Feb 1, 2012 16:35:28 GMT -5
My 4" 629 will fit in a front jeans pocket and leave the grip accessible. Found that out while camping in Colorado while the hotwire around camp for bears wasn't working.
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Post by CraigC on Feb 1, 2012 16:47:09 GMT -5
You can also fold the ring and rest the butt on a sandbag if you want, lickety splickety.
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Post by Frank V on Feb 1, 2012 18:54:18 GMT -5
I have been known to attach a home made lanyard to my Glock when fishing, especially when in a boat. Glocks have a built in lanyard hole in the butt. I don't like the looks of a lanyard loop on a gun, but around water & horseback they do make sense. Frank
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Post by cubrock on Feb 1, 2012 18:56:08 GMT -5
Let's also remember that various militaries, who started the whole lanyard thing, usually used flap holsters with the lanyarded guns. I wouldn't base my decision on what the militaries do..... do you carry 9mm FMJ in a Beretta? That wasn't my point. I was answering the comment about holster retention (in which flap holsters were specifically mentioned). Lanyards weren't originally intended to aid holster retention. They were intended to help you get the gun back if you dropped it from the hand, something that is likely to happen when a gun is being used in an "active" situation (like battle, or a charging bear, or some such other high stress, highly mobile circumstance).
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Post by 5shooter on Feb 2, 2012 11:32:01 GMT -5
Most of my single actions have a lanyard and I use one (have it along) every day. For years I carried my revolver in a holster but got tired of having it in the same place on my body all day. Now instead of using a holster I simply slip the barrel under my belt and can move it around on my belt for comfort as the day progresses. I carry it with a lanyard while walking, horseback, riding a motorcycle, atv, or snowmobile. My revolver is always handy without fear of loosing it. The lanyard is a pain when I am in my pickup. It seems to snag on everything when I grab it off the floor. I have a quick relese and take the lanyard off while driving.
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Post by humphrey on Feb 3, 2012 1:00:39 GMT -5
In a tree stand yah, the lanyard loop helps alot.
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Post by mbaneacp on Feb 3, 2012 20:34:10 GMT -5
Hamilton talks about one of his clients pooh-poohing lanyards until he launched his Nimrod into an Alaskan river. Me, I usually carry an H&R .32 snub on rivers, because, hey, who cares what happens to an H&R snub? Although the damn thing is apparently indestructible...
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Post by robl on Feb 4, 2012 0:21:15 GMT -5
Good 'un Mike! a fellow Alaskan hunting buddy lost his custom .300 WBY in a tributary of the Yukon. He painted the replacement rifle Tiger stripe blaze orange.
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