PMCI - September 2021
It's been another hard slog for the PMCI crew this time, as curbs on international travel continue to curb our ability to actually get together but as usual, Bill and Trampas have pulled yet another great issue out of the (drag!) bag - and it's a very special one that headlines with a "Dream Rifle Build" that replicates the iconic Ruger Mini 14 as used by "Hannibal and the Team"... We do love it when a plan comes together! We're also joined again by Jim W, who brings a deep-dive insight into the world of profiling and we look in detail at what some of our favourite manufacturers have been up to, landing our test reports in full! All in all, it may have taken just a bit more time, and some serious "logistics juggling" to get this issue together but we hope you'll agree it's been worth the wait!
It's been another hard slog for the PMCI crew this time, as curbs on international travel continue to curb our ability to actually get together but as usual, Bill and Trampas have pulled yet another great issue out of the (drag!) bag - and it's a very special one that headlines with a "Dream Rifle Build" that replicates the iconic Ruger Mini 14 as used by "Hannibal and the Team"... We do love it when a plan comes together!
We're also joined again by Jim W, who brings a deep-dive insight into the world of profiling and we look in detail at what some of our favourite manufacturers have been up to, landing our test reports in full!
All in all, it may have taken just a bit more time, and some serious "logistics juggling" to get this issue together but we hope you'll agree it's been worth the wait!
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KIT: GALCO FLETCH HOLSTER
GALCO FLETCH HOLSTER
In this modern era of holsters and gear made of Kydex and other synthetic materials, there is
just something about classic gun leather that feels “right”. When Trampas first started his Law
Enforcement career at the turn of the century, materials such as Condura (nylon) and many
thermoplastics (early Kydex) were just coming into the civilian markets but leather was still the
trusted medium for duty gear. - TS
Since the days of Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickock,
leather has been the only truly trusted holster
material for carrying a firearm when the outcome
possibly meant life or death. To this day, many
Law Enforcement and law-abiding citizens still
primarily choose to carry their firearms in quality
leather holster such as that by Galco Holsters
because of its strength and rigidity against wear,
harsh environments and stress over time.
As a young rookie Deputy Sheriff, I remember needing
an off-duty holster for my department issued Glock model
21 chambered in .45 ACP. In our agency, Deputies had a wide
range of holster manufacturers allowed by policy. The biggest
requirement for any specific holster model was that it must
have a thumb strap retention. As I searched through Police
Supply catalogues while at work, I remember a wise old patrol
Sergeant, Don Pixley telling me to make sure to buy a good
quality leather holster and don’t go cheap. As it was explained
to me, I would spend much more money over the next few
years by having to constantly buy cheap holsters that don’t last
rather than spending the money on a more expensive holster
up front.
While I wasn’t fond of spending my entire pay check from
working an off-duty assignment on a holster, I grew more
pleased with my decision over the following years. As other
officers with cheaper holsters routinely replaced their gun rigs,
mine only seemed to be getting better with age. The holster I
had chosen was the Fletch model from Galco Holsters. Designed
to be worn on the belt, I wore that holster along with my badge
beside it every time I carried my issued weapon off duty for
the following 11 years. Recently, when I was asked to write a
feature on the Fletch holster, I jumped at a chance to try one for
my Glock 17 chambered in 9mm.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
When the package arrived from Galco Holsters containing my
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