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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I had a leg holster in Iraq with a quick release. When holstering the quick released clicked. But that’s modern. Old time leather ones with a single action revolver there’d be no click.
I had a leg holster in Iraq with a quick release. When holstering the quick released clicked. But that’s modern. Old time leather ones with a single action revolver there’d be no click.
I had a leg holster in Iraq with a quick release. When holstering the quick released clicked. But that’s modern. Old time leather ones with a single action revolver there’d be no click.
With modern firearms, there is a small audible click when using the kydex holster. It’s not very loud and more tactile. The click is caused by the holsters mechanism that lock the gun in place. There is no click if the holsters use friction to retain the firearm; usually friction is used when there is a weapon mounted light.
Some holsters (ie Serpa) feature active retension, which can make a soft click sound as the plastic catches on the pistol to hold it. But people using those holsters [shoot themselves](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYvAxLX6OzE) a fair bit, so they aren’t common.
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