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Divided Attention wrote:http://jerrythegeek.blogspot.com/2008/0 ... t-iii.html

Please don't hang it by the trigger guard on the coat hook

That's a classic!!!

I'd pay money to read the mandatory "Dear Chief" memo that followed that incident....

C-dub wrote:Yeah, I will rarely leave it in the holster. It just makes putting everything back together again and getting my shirt tucked in too difficult. I will unholster and set it on something stable enough to hold it and then reholster when ready.

The best method I've found:

1. Remove gun from holster
2. Sit and spread knees slightly to keep waist from sliding to floor
3. Place gun in "pocket" created by pants and underwear

This keeps the gun safe and in reach.

I don't recommend putting it on some surface while you conduct your business. That's a well proven recipe for leaving it behind with nothing good happening afterwards.

I find it's OK to put on a surface (toilet paper holder, toilet tank, etc.) while resecuring pants, but mental focus has to be maintained during that short period to make sure it goes back in the holster. (This step is crucial - the mind naturally wanders to what you were doing before your pit stop or what you'll be doing immediately afterwards and it's easy to just button up and walk away. Lots of otherwise competent folks have used this method to embarrass themselves or worse).

This is followed by a double check before leaving the stall to make absolutely sure nothing (like a spare mag, cell phone, etc.) gets left behind.