Gun impression in ITP holsters. Why?

[choppers]

OK someone answer me why you need any retention at all in a pocket holster, it's not going anywhere.

[sdlsaginaw]

With no retention I suppose it's possible, when sitting for instance, for the gun to separate from the holster enough to expose the trigger.

I'm paranoid enough that I'd worry, even though it's probably very unlikely.

[MrsFosforos]

OK someone answer me why you need any retention at all in a pocket holster, it's not going anywhere.

It might not go anywhere after you get it into the pocket --> but I wouldn't want to accidently have the gun slide out of the holster while in the process of  putting the holster in, or removing it from a pocket.  

The only time I use a pocket holster is in cargo pants pockets - and those pockets are loose enough the holster could slide around (without the extended panel I use too) -- but in a loose pocket, the potential is (without retention), the gun could also slide out  of the holster (revealing the trigger) like sdlsaginaw mentioned.

[robertmeco]

I am a holster maker and there are times if the holster doen not hold the gun it will slide out of the pocket and fall on the floor  this usually happins when sitting

[tracker]

There is a secondary implication of retention and that is
a lack of movement within the holster. As many can attest
that movement may create a lot of wear on the firearm.

The main reason we have a majority of imprinted holsters is that
is the demand of the market. If someone wants a different rig go
for it.

[Reinz]

There is a secondary implication of retention and that is
a lack of movement within the holster. As many can attest
that movement may create a lot of wear on the firearm.

Excellant point Tracker!


Reinz

[Chief-USN]

  One of the over riding factors of using a gun in a leather holster is the problem of Wear. Leather by it's nature is stiff. If you do not form it correctly for the gun you are putting in it, it creates "wear points" and may cause premature damage to the gun'd finish. By form fitting it, you are relieving most if not all of the overly stressed areas and more or less spreading the pressure/friction points out, eleminating or at least limiting premature wear.

  Chief

[Richard S]

Some excellent points have been made above. One in particular, mentioned by "MrsFosforos" and "robertmeco," in favor of providing some retention by form fitting a holster is that, otherwise, with a pocket weapon carried every day, "Murphy's Law" would eventually result in the pistol's falling out of the holster and onto the floor/pavement/whatever as the rig is removed from the pocket. (The one time it happened to me years ago with a Guardian .32 in a pouch-type pocket holster, I had the good fortune to be standing on a carpeted floor and no damage was done to the pistol.)  

[Chief-USN]

 I think also you must remember that the "Impression" side goes toward your body . The "Flat" side goes toward the outside, masking the shape.

Chief

[mefly2]

Molded or formed holsters have friction distributed more evenly across the entire weapon ... which should equate to less finish wear.  At l east that is the case for my other pistols - some of which have been presented thousands of times as opposed to the pocket holster pistols.  We shall see on the R9s.