As a preface, I had read a few threads on this subject and was fully aware of the requirements before moving forward. I had been searching for an IWB holster for my Glock 19/23 and wanted to make sure I found something that had a good fit. I walked into Gander Mountain over the weekend with my G23 in my jacket pocket (unloaded) and ltch in wallet. I stopped at the front desk to let them know what my plan was and that I had my gun with me. There was 1 girl working the desk and a line of about 20 people; I was able to be patient for all of 2 minutes and decided to walk back and look at the holsters. After finding the one I wanted to try, I walked to the back counter and told him I had my permit and empty gun with me. He asked if I stopped at the front, which I explained what I did and he was okay with. We walked to the front of the store so that he could place my gun in a locked box, which he then took to a 'private' room in the back of the store. A few minutes later, he walked out and allowed me to test fit the holster while he was with me. I told him I would go ahead and purchase it and he said that he was actually unsure as to how to give my gun back to me. He ended up keeping it with him until I checked out and was ready to walk out the door.
He mentioned there had been 2 or 3 accidental discharges over the past 2 months of people removing their CCW from their holsters to test fit/unload/etc. and they now require everyone to checkin at the front desk. I assumed this was common sense and normal procedure to begin with and I sure as heck wasn't going to just whip my Glock out in the middle of the store to test fit a holster, but apparently others have done so.... I'm not all about playing with my gock..glock in public. Sorry, had to do it.
In all seriousness, for those who wish to test fit or anything similar in the future... just a heads up to check in first.
And, I ended up going with a Blackhawk size 7 IWB and the fit is near perfect.
He mentioned there had been 2 or 3 accidental discharges over the past 2 months of people removing their CCW from their holsters to test fit/unload/etc. and they now require everyone to checkin at the front desk. I assumed this was common sense and normal procedure to begin with and I sure as heck wasn't going to just whip my Glock out in the middle of the store to test fit a holster, but apparently others have done so.... I'm not all about playing with my gock..glock in public. Sorry, had to do it.
In all seriousness, for those who wish to test fit or anything similar in the future... just a heads up to check in first.
And, I ended up going with a Blackhawk size 7 IWB and the fit is near perfect.