This is a fundamental safety question, folks, and I am getting different answers.
In my thread below about the cost of cheap holsters, a poster - who also PMed me - writes that he can't believe that 18 previous posters missed this point.
The issue is: I am a newbie and when I took my club level safety course, the course instructer - a club executive - was fairly emphatic about me getting a holster so that, when I was down range, checking my targets I would have the pistol in the holster, mag out, and action open. His point was that this is safer than leaving it on the bench where it is vulnerable to theft.
The last poster on the other thread said that this is contrary to all the rules and that there should be hell to pay for this unsafe practice. His point is that the pistol should be on the bench, mag out and action open. No if, ands or buts.
I am not saying he is wrong.
But, I don't know who is right. Do club safety practices vary from club to club?
I don't have a holster yet and will check again with the club executive and other club members before I buy one.
Opinions please.
In my thread below about the cost of cheap holsters, a poster - who also PMed me - writes that he can't believe that 18 previous posters missed this point.
The issue is: I am a newbie and when I took my club level safety course, the course instructer - a club executive - was fairly emphatic about me getting a holster so that, when I was down range, checking my targets I would have the pistol in the holster, mag out, and action open. His point was that this is safer than leaving it on the bench where it is vulnerable to theft.
The last poster on the other thread said that this is contrary to all the rules and that there should be hell to pay for this unsafe practice. His point is that the pistol should be on the bench, mag out and action open. No if, ands or buts.
I am not saying he is wrong.
But, I don't know who is right. Do club safety practices vary from club to club?
I don't have a holster yet and will check again with the club executive and other club members before I buy one.
Opinions please.