ELi5: In a wild west movie or game, when a gunslinger puts their revolver into their holster it often makes a “click”. (for example in Red Dead Redemption 2). Would this happen in real life, and if so, what is it caused by?

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ELi5: In a wild west movie or game, when a gunslinger puts their revolver into their holster it often makes a “click”. (for example in Red Dead Redemption 2). Would this happen in real life, and if so, what is it caused by?

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Answer 1

In RDR2 it sounds more like a “woop” – probably intended to be the sound of gun entering the leather holster. It doesn’t seem very realistic, but is an audible confirmation that it is holstered.