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cradled our Glocks. Dousing or filling the holster with dirt did not alter the draw. Don't be surprised here, most products cradle the gun these days. The K-Force Duty holster also uses a lightweight hood which flips away from a separate lever. The surprising part is the fact that both locking devices disengage by the main latch. A natural draw throws them both off and the gun jumps into the hand. One unique quality belonging to the K-Force Duty Holster is its hood can be flipped on or off without affecting any aspect of the feel of the product. This differs from the BLACKHAWK! Triple Retention Duty Holster, which requires manually pressing the lever to close the hood. The K-Force received superior marks overall, especially with comments about the short learning curve. This product came with instructions caution- ing against removing the belt loop from the holster body, which restricts its cant adjustability. This is likely because the springs are assembled into the body by marrying these two parts. How does an officer force transition from handgun to other tools? With the G&G; K-Force Duty Holster, simply dump the gun back in. The latching mechanism is solid enough that we were able to prevent a gun takeaway with the hood off. The Gould & Goodrich Astro Double Retention Holster looks like a traditional setup with a wraparound thumb break. The holster front presses a spring against the top of the slide, holding it firmly against the pinch retention device for the trigger guard. Thus the draw is forward, then up. This is fairly natural and the combined thumb release motion could be easily trained. We liked the quality of this product (the B720A), except for one glaring fact. The level 3 Gould & Goodrich K-Force Duty Holster (K391) was faster and easier than the level 2 Gould & Goodrich Astro Double Retention Holster. Don't feel bad Gould & Goodrich, the K-Force Duty Holster eclipsed most of the holsters in current production in one way or another. We also tested two models of the 28 Law Enforcement Technology February 2014 www.officer.com F I R E A R M S TA C T I C S Circle 59 on Reader Service Card It is critical that the holster retain the gun, especially when an officer is faced with a deliberate attack directed at taking it away. How do we test a holster's retention? The simplest method is to fight for the gun. The Uncle Mike's Pro-3 Duty Holster did rather well here, but its retention device would be less effective when fighting on the ground. LET_26-30_FirearmsTactics0214.indd 28 1/24/14 12:31 PM