bamaranger
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lanyard, yes
I use a lanyard when waltzing about in the boonies with my G20, and occasionally my G17 (if I carry it) when doing same. The Glock pistols have a convenient hole in the butt to use as an attachment point. I have a USGI style M9 (?) flap holster, but the lanyard is further comfort. I putt about on an ATV more than ever these days and stuff can get snatched easily from you or your ride.
I started thinking about lanyards when taking the G20 deer hunting from a climbing treestand. I've never dropped a firearm or bow from a stand, but I've dropped about everything else. Some stuff can be retrieved using a hook formed from a fish snap stringer (very handy), but some of the stuff either stays down, or you climb back down (then up) to get it. A real pain.
There are commercial lanyards available, but I made my own. Took about a 4-1/2 ft length of paracord, and a common dog snap. Tied the cord into a loop, end to end, then tied a loop using a simple overhand knot at the mid point, , to which I fitted the small ring end of the dog snap. More complicated than it sounds.
The dog snap fits through the hole in the butt of the Glock. I wear the lanyard by putting my head/shoulders through the loop, and allowing the cord to fall across my back and chest diagonally. The cord rides across my body much like an ammo bandoleer. There is enough slack in the cord to allow a draw and presentation without a hassle. I have also experimented with the cord , and tensioning the pistol with cord in a braced sitting position across my knees, and also kneeling with my walking staff. Works pretty good.
Lanyards on pistols are still common in the military. Watch a few SEAL or Spec Forces videos with handguns, you will see the commercial phone cord type lanyards.
I use a lanyard when waltzing about in the boonies with my G20, and occasionally my G17 (if I carry it) when doing same. The Glock pistols have a convenient hole in the butt to use as an attachment point. I have a USGI style M9 (?) flap holster, but the lanyard is further comfort. I putt about on an ATV more than ever these days and stuff can get snatched easily from you or your ride.
I started thinking about lanyards when taking the G20 deer hunting from a climbing treestand. I've never dropped a firearm or bow from a stand, but I've dropped about everything else. Some stuff can be retrieved using a hook formed from a fish snap stringer (very handy), but some of the stuff either stays down, or you climb back down (then up) to get it. A real pain.
There are commercial lanyards available, but I made my own. Took about a 4-1/2 ft length of paracord, and a common dog snap. Tied the cord into a loop, end to end, then tied a loop using a simple overhand knot at the mid point, , to which I fitted the small ring end of the dog snap. More complicated than it sounds.
The dog snap fits through the hole in the butt of the Glock. I wear the lanyard by putting my head/shoulders through the loop, and allowing the cord to fall across my back and chest diagonally. The cord rides across my body much like an ammo bandoleer. There is enough slack in the cord to allow a draw and presentation without a hassle. I have also experimented with the cord , and tensioning the pistol with cord in a braced sitting position across my knees, and also kneeling with my walking staff. Works pretty good.
Lanyards on pistols are still common in the military. Watch a few SEAL or Spec Forces videos with handguns, you will see the commercial phone cord type lanyards.