Cavalry Draw - Would you have given him what he wants?

While I may be confortable making such a holster for him after discussing the disadvantages and potential safety issues, and obtaining a waiver, I would be concerned about what would happen if he decided he didn't like the holster or he just lost interest in guns. I certainly wouldn't want such a holster, with my name stamped on it, in general circulation. The potential liability would be too great.
 
Ironically, that refusal to give a customer what he wants is what makes your customer service so incredible.

I applaud your decision to "stick to your guns" as it were, and not sell something that you feel to be inherently unsafe.

You may have lost a customer over this transaction, but all the rest of us that have dealt with you before or who know your reputation... well, it just increases our confidence that you'll not only stand behind your product - you won't even sell it in the first place if it's not the right tool for the job.

By the way, didn't the FBI carry calvary style strong side back in the 40s or 50s? Seems like the thinking was that if the agent's dominant arm was disabled he could cross draw with his off hand.

Joe
 
You did the right thing. It's the same as a gunsmith refusing to modify a gun in a way he thinks is unsafe !
 
I'm not sure I understand, The reverse wrist draw is old as the hills and you've never heard of it? , safe? maybe not, but some people swear by it. It's rarely seen anymore but I don't think it's any more unsafe for an exprience shooter than carrying a 1911 cocked and locked. After all don't all the John Waynes say that the gun won't go off untill the trigger is pulled?
 
Depends - I don't like small of the back period but.....

Depends - I don't like small of the back period but I have long ago carried strongside - 3:15 o'clock maybe - vertical cavalry draw when I expected to be seated back in a chair or booth and the meeting made me nervous. I was perhaps overimpressed by Chic Gaylord's approval of the cavalry draw for some purposes.

Would I have sold such a holster? Almost certainly.

Do I think you should have? given your different opinion? No, I agree with the comments that the sale includes benefit of your advise and experience - there is no reason to do something you don't want to do.

There are first rate makers out there who don't like tuck the shirt in holsters and don't currently offer them - I don't expect you to tell others what they should make and I wouldn't expect others to tell you what you should offer. I am always reminded of Gale McMillan's great willingness to share his experience coupled with a reluctance to argue.
 
Naw. He's got every right to buy, own, use such a holster, and I frankly agree with his assessment--most holsters give you an opportunity to ventilate yourself if you make a mistake. That's the nature of having a firearm strapped tightly to your body.

But that doesn't obligate you to sell that product. If you don't trust it, you don't have to make it. "The customer is always right" was never really true and every waiter who's ever been screamed at by some idiot who can't hold his liquor knows it. Sometimes the customer is wrong. That being the case, the guy who creates the work has GOT to have control over what he creates and sells. You're just asserting that control.

I know I've seen those holsters, so he can go get somebody who agrees with him to make one for him. Heck, there are lots of things I think "they" should build, but that doesn't obligate anybody to build one just to make me happy.
 
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