Massad Ayoob looks at four different angles of shoulder holster positions - Critical Mas Episode 17

Shoulder Holsters have been around for a long time. Although they aren't as popular today they still have their place. Massad Ayoob offers this guide to four different Shoulder Holster angles and gives you the pros and cons of each. If you are looking into shoulder holsters and wonder which style is right for you, this is the perfect place to start.

Critical Mas(s) with Massad Ayoob is a show that provides expert analysis over a wide range of contemporaneous topics related to civilian and law enforcement self defense, the use of force, and second amendment issues, provided by a renowned and established author with a career spanning decades in training law enforcement officers and the public at large, who is frequently called upon to provide expert witness testimony.

ABOUT MASSAD AYOOB:
Massad Ayoob has been handgun editor of GUNS magazine and law enforcement columnist for AMERICAN HANDGUNNER since the 1970s, and has published thousands of articles in gun magazines, martial arts publications, and law enforcement journals. He is the author of some twenty books on firearms, self-defense, and related topics, including “In the Gravest Extreme” and “Deadly Force,” widely considered to be authoritative texts on the topic of the use of lethal force.

The winner of the Outstanding American Handgunner of the Year Award in 1998, Mas has won several state and regional handgun shooting championships. Ayoob was the first person to earn the title of Five Gun Master in the International Defensive Pistol Association. He is the current President of the Second Amendment Foundation. He served 19 years as chair of the Firearms Committee of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, and several years as a member of the Advisory Board of the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association. In addition to teaching for those groups, he has also taught
for the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors and the International Homicide Investigators seminars.

Mas has received judicial recognition as an expert witness for the courts in weapons and shooting cases since 1979, and served as a fully sworn and empowered, part time police officer for 43 years, mostly at supervisor rank. Ayoob founded the Lethal Force Institute in 1981 and served as its director until 2009, and now trains through Massad Ayoob Group. He has
appeared on CLE-TV delivering continuing legal education for attorneys, through the American Law Institute and American Bar Association, and has been retained to train attorneys to handle deadly force cases through the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network. Ayoob served for two
years as co-vice chair of the Forensic Evidence Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He also appeared in each episode of Personal Defense TV (Sportsman’s Channel).

0:00 - History of Shoulder Holsters
1:00 - Advantages of a Shoulder Rig
5:07 - Vertical Orientation
8:03 - Horizontal Position
10:07 - Semi-Upside-Down Holster
12:13 - Upside-Down Holster
14:00 - More Pros and Cons

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[dilligafmofoker]

Mr Ayoob should read audiobooks. He’s so pleasant to listen to.

[danwilson]

When I was a young geologist working in Alaska I carried a big model 29 44 magnum in a shoulder holster. It’s vertical design kept the gun out of the brush and safely secured. A buddy with a hip holster lost his firearm in the brush and didn’t even know it. I liked my holster setup because it didn’t restrict my activities.

[carloparisi]

Mr Ayoob doesn't just make a video for you, he offers a true lecture every time. Thanks!

[SAMZIRRA]

The sly smile while speaking on carrying two guns warmed my heart. This gentlemen is a real life “The most interesting man in the world”.

[JimiVPhotography]

For me it's pretty much 'If Massad Ayoob says it, I take it as gospel'. He's forgotten more about carry and self defense than most of these YouTube 'experts' ever knew.

[mrvinmartian]

I went to shoulder harness this year, because of the problems that drivers have been having recently with crowds. Shoulder holster is the only position that allows you to draw easily, while driving and seat belted.

[flocksbyknight]

The pistol "jumps out with alacrity" is a splendid phrase. My favorite definition of alacrity is: cheerful willingness. Excellent personification of a weapon. Bravo 🙏

[intellectualiconoclasm]

As a guy currently shopping for a shoulder rig, this was MASSIVELY helpful. Thank you, Sir.

[edwardfielder]

the Master! I'm 73 and I always listen intently been carrying for 50yrs and I always learn something

[dwheeler]

I had to carry a .45 in a shoulder holster in the Army and later tried all kinds of shoulder holsters. The only one that felt secure was the vertical style that attached to the waist belt to keep it from flopping.

[prototype]

I can listen to Mas all day. And I’d be wiser for it.

[PPISAFETY]

Great points here. I was always a strong side hip carrier for over 30 years. But in 2012 I was injured overseas and lost a leg. I have a prosthetic leg, but don't wear it all the time because it is uncomfortable. My office is in my home so I have a great deal of flexibility in how i dress, and spend a lot of the day in a wheelchair unless I put on the leg to go out.

Enter the shoulder holster. I have determined that it makes the most sense for me most of the time. I wear my Glock 19 in a Galco Classic Lite horizontal rig, with a spare mag on the off side. This works for me and is easily accessible. While I'm in the house alone, I don't typically wear a covering garment, just a tee shirt. If I need to go out in public, I put on a baggy shirt known here in south Florida as a "fishing shirt" left unbuttoned. This covers the weapon well and leaves the pistol readily accessible. So, , life changes and sometimes our mode of carry must change as well.

[feskymaloon]

Massad is so cool. His wisdom, experience and knowledge of guns are unmatched.

[PistolasFritas]

I always learn from the Wilson Combat panel of experts. This type of channel is the best in the industry. Thanks for the time to make the videos. It helps us (actually me☝️) that have no idea what we’re doing.

[kevinkissell]

That is the best type of teacher. Calm, gives examples, explains the why. Loved it.

[BeingFireRetardant]

Man, Massad Ayoob is such an absolute class act.

Supremely polished, thorough, concise, accurate, and remarkably succinct. Very few teach at his level. On any subject...

[jeffsherwood]

Wow. This video is like a flashback. My dad was a cop in Long Beach California a long time ago. He had a couple of friends who where detectives and they would be at our house and they gave me almost this same demonstration when I was a kid. Old school teaching when cops did not have all the hi tech they have today.

[minacapella]

Such a gentleman. Even across the entirety of the internet he doesn't want to point a loaded gun at us. 🤗

[chaosrex]

Barely ever considered a shoulder holster seriously until now. Thank you

[brindlebucker]

I live in Scotland, so guns aren't even a part of my life, but I really enjoy watching Massad Ayoob's videos. Informative and quality information put across in a concise manner.