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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Some other Redditors have already explained what the click might be, but what I haven’t seen while skimming the comments is that some holsters *do* click. This is to be expected, though, because holsters that click are more of a modern thing, not an “old west” one. Contemporary plastic holsters often have a security feature, one or more tabs that lock into notches and gaps such as the trigger well and must be released by the carrier in order to prevent the firearm from being suddenly stolen by someone else. These tabs will click when the pistol is placed into the holster.
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