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Blogging to you from the Northeastern Badlands of The County of Lake, in the state currently known as Fatmanistan, DEEP DEEP DEEP DEEP DEEP inside the heartland of the Banana Republic formerly known as the USA, WELCOME TO THE NEXT CHAPTER! WARNING! ALL FORMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA ARE ADDICTIVE; EXCESSIVE USE MAY LEAD TO MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, REDUCED JOB PRODUCTIVITY, INSOMNIA, SOCIAL ALIENATION, GENITAL ULCERS, BLINDNESS, POLITICAL EROTICISM, AND / OR DEVIANT FUNAMBULISM. NOTICE: NO GUNS OR AMMUNITION ARE FOR SALE VIA THIS BLOG. (No, I will not trade my Colt Python for some lubricious adventures with your trophy wife and a future first-round draft pick.) CAVEAT: This blog is not suitable for viewing while at work, while inside a public library, while inside any public or private school, or while inside any public or private restroom. Do not view this blog while driving a motor vehicle or while piloting an aircraft. Viewing this blog may be illegal inside the EU, NYC, Chicago, Seattle, and other parts of the Third World. THIS BLOG CONTAINS (albeit often very childish) ADULT-CONTENT. DISCLAIMER: This blog is a hobby, it is not a livelihood. Even though much of what I blog about relates to firearms collecting and recreational shooting, I am not an expert (by any measure) on any facet of guns, shooting, hunting, or personal defense. Entries at this blog are akin to good old-fashioned campfire chats or post hunt bourbon-fueled barroom-bluster; I offer no opinion on what you should or should not purchase, or what you should be using or doing. What does or does not work for me could be rugged-country-miles away from your tastes and your needs. All products, places, and miscellany that I review for this blog are purchased / rented / leased at retail price by me. I do not accept payment, gifts, discounts, freebies, products on loan, distilled spirits, recreational pharmaceuticals, plea-bargains, probation, parole, Papal Blessings, Presidential Pardons, or sexual favors for doing any review or blog post. TRACKING COOKIES: Google et al stick tracking cookies on everybody. If you are online, you are being spied on via one method or another, for one reason or another; 'nuff said. You may be able to minimize your online DNA residue by using Tor and Duck Duck Go. Vive la liberté! Vive all y'all! Ante omnia armari. To each of you, thanks for stopping by!

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Shoulder Holster Review: Galco Classic Lite for the Glock 43

This horizontal carry rig is a slightly enhanced Galco Classic Lite system for the Glock 43. As shown, it has an upgraded holster (a separate component purchase; it's the same holster that comes standard with Galco's Miami Classic II system for the Glock 43) and it also has the component purchase tie-downs on both the gun-side and the ammo / offside (tie-downs do not come standard on any Galco system; they are nice options to have but are not always essential).

The Del Fatti ammo pouch that is on the strap holds a 5-round speed strip reload for the 5-round J-frame revolver that is pictured in the Kramer pocket holster. The fully loaded Glock-43 holds a respectable 7-rounds and there is a 6-round mag reload in the standard Galco Classic Lite holder.

For routine daily carry (even on the long days) everything shown above works out (for me) to be a very decent grab-and-go concealed carry combination.





Above is the utility grade holster that comes with the Classic Lite rig; it is a no-frills durable cut of leather with the same hardware and stitching as on the more elegant Galco offerings.  It offers all of what a shoulder holster requires, except the sexiness of the wet formed polished leather.





Above is the component holster I chose to go with.  It's an extravagance that I do not regret.



DISCLAIMER: As always at this blog site, this product review is simply good old-fashioned  campfire talk; this is not an opinion on what you should or should not purchase or what you should use.  What does or does not work for me could be many country miles away from what does or does not work for you.  All products I review for this blog are purchased at retail price by me.  I do not accept payment, discounts, "freebies," products on loan, demon alcohol, or sexual favors for doing any review.  My holsters are as much a hobby for me as my guns.


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