American Shooting Journal – August 2019

PRODUCT REVIEW

114 American Shooting Journal // August 2019

carrying. The padding effectively

prevents the gun from digging in and

gouging your leg.

One or both pockets can also be

used to carry valuables safely away

from pickpockets.

Drawing the gun is accomplished

by jerking back the retention flap to

expose the grip and the back of the

slide. This can be done with one hand

but is faster and more sure if two

hands are used – one to pull the flap up

and one to draw the pistol, the same

way some men draw from a military

flap holster.

The Gun Sox is removed by pulling

the top down and turning the sleeve

inside out as it is pulled off.

This system is designed for small-

and medium-sized pistols and holds

them quite securely when running

or jumping. You never have to worry

about your pistol bouncing out. I

know a policeman who was chasing a

suspect when a flash of light caught

his eye. It was his S&W M60 snubnose

.38 bouncing out of his ankle holster

and going flying through the air. That

won’t happen with this holster.

I have tested this rig thoroughly

with a .22 Sterling automatic vest

pocket pistol and I have complete

confidence in this ankle holster.

Those unfamiliar with deep cover

hiding of pistols may not be willing

to accept the fact that they will never

perform a fast draw like an open carry

hip holster. Well, that is another class

of holster altogether for an entirely

different purpose. I remember my old

friend, Paris Theodore, who owned

Seventrees Holsters. For the record,

Paris made the first pancake holsters

before Roy Baker popularized them.

The only thing Baker could patent

was the oval stitching around the cut-

outs for the belt instead of the more

comprehensive traditional stitching.

Among intelligence men at the time,

Paris was considered the world’s best

at hiding a gun for special purposes.

They weren’t always comfortable,

but that man could hide most any

type of gun on most anybody. There

are times when concealment is

everything. You can’t walk around

with a gun in a fast draw rig where

you don’t want people knowing you

have a gun. Ideally you will draw the

gun before things get hairy, just as

any soldier or lawman will do, but just

having it there when you need it is the

overriding concern.

Ankle carry has never been as

popular as it could be because it

has often been uncomfortable or

even painful. The Gun Sox Stretx

Holstering System changes all that

and should make life a lot more

pleasant for those who need to employ

ankle holsters. 

Editor’s note: The Gun Sox Stretx

Holstering System can be found at

shooting-depot.com.

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