Agreed. It does seem to be able to keep the gun from randomly falling out, provided the fit is tight. Beyond that, however, if solid retention, possibly a strap, and non-grabbing from a perp is required, you should look for other options.
It is interesting to note that Communism, as an economic system, eventually fails for much the same reason. The creed of Communism is "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs." Comrade Bill works hard all year to farm 80 acres of wheat. Comrade Jimmy only grows 5...
Yep. I believe it's probably: A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury - attributed to Alexander Fraser Tytler
And in 6 years it will be the same as Linus' blue blanket. Or oxygen or something. You'll say to yourself, "Oh, I've got to go check the mailbox, did the electric bill come in? Oh wait, dang it, I can't go to the mailbox yet, I don't have my gun on..."
Mine's more or less a non-milsurp-non-mosin at this point. ATI stock, pillar bedded, 2x7 Vortex and a Timney to replace the bobby pin spring I made for the previous trigger. It has a bore that looks like a sewer pipe and with all the modifications it STILL shoots minute of barn door with ANY...
I've been on the same path for about 6 months now. The spring behind the trigger is a modification that the Finns did to Soviet captured rifles. After not finding any chip clip springs to my liking, I eventually just made one from a hairpin / bobby pin, by wrapping it tight around a Phillips...