American Shooting Journal – August 2019

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PRODUCT REVIEW

he need for a back-up or

hide-out pistol goes hand

in hand with holsters made

for out-of-the-way places,

like ankle carry. I have used ankle

holsters that ranged from wearable to

painful, but I finally found one that you

can actually carry the gun in without

A NEW ANGLE ON ANKLE CARRY

T

When concealment and retention are everything, the Gun Sox fills the bill.

noticing it. These are intended for

maximum concealment, not fast draw,

but ankle holsters are never very good

for fast draws.

The Gun Sox Stretx Holstering

System from Cheata Tactical consists

of a well-padded stretch socklike

section that goes between the ankle

and the knee. It comes in the original

full lower leg length and a midcalf

length for those wearing boots. On

each side is a pocket for a pistol

covered by a wide stretch flap that

completely covers the grip of the gun

carried. The pistol itself has its trigger

guard inside the pouch for more secure

Cheata Tactical boasts

that its Gun Sox, featuring

Stretx compression

material to hold small

to midsize handguns

in place above

the ankle, is “so

comfortable and

secure you will

forget you are

carrying.”

Unholstering a

firearm is as

easy as pulling

back a retention

flap.

STORY BY JIM DICKSON • PHOTOS BY CHEATA TACTICAL

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