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Smart product: a lanyard that works!
Author: Shooting Industry
I'm not a big fan of firearm lanyards. Yes, I thought they were pretty cool when the Marines first issued me one in 1964, but the "cool" factor only applied to the way they looked, not the way they worked. As long as I didn't actually have to draw my 1911, the lanyard worked fine, and it did look cool. However, once the pistol was drawn, the lanyard became a big pain in the six o'clock. It snagged on everything and got in the way during reholstering. There was a least one occasion, however, during an exotic excursion in Southeast Asia, when I would have loved to have had a lanyard--or a rope, chain, stick, anything--attached to my pistol. So, in truth, it's really not lanyards I dislike, it's the way they're designed. Now, Pistol Leash Unlimited comes to the rescue. This is a smart "why didn't I think of that" product. Designed by a federal agent, who I will not ID because he can and will hurt me, the Pistol Leash does what a lanyard is supposed to do: work. The cord is a snappy coil, like the one attached to your telephone, that permits full extension of the firearm, yet retracts when tension is released. Just as smart is the way the Pistol Leash is attached to the belt keeper. A small metal bar allows the cord to slide back, out of the way during the motion of reholstering. There is no need to use two hands to reholster, or worse, look down while you use the muzzle to brush the lanyard aside. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
