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Pretty sure that access to a good grip is the obvious thing I was overlooking.

Dori wrote:

WildBill wrote:

AndyC wrote:

surferdaddy wrote:So, I have often wondered why many (most of my) holsters are designed with a space exposed at the rear of the trigger guard rather than fully covering that area

Holstermakers have to balance
1. covering the trigger while
2. leaving enough space for the strong hand to get a proper grip like below:

This

Also, I don't think that there is any valid safety reason that the guard needs to be fully covered.

I can't think of any advantage as long as the entire trigger is covered.

At first I thought he was asking about something like this holster.

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Yowsers!

So, I have often wondered why many (most of my) holsters are designed with a space exposed at the rear of the trigger guard rather than fully covering that area; is this to prevent something which may be caught around the trigger from fully depressing the trigger when holstered? I've never understood why holster makers don't just go all the way and completely cover the trigger area. It is likely something really obvious that I'm a bit too dense to see. Oh well, any thoughts on this, I'm curious as to what you all think.