Most probably the most "tacticool" people in the interwebs would crucify you for this blasphemy --- looking down at your holster when placing your pistol back to your holster. They might even call on their gods to rain bolts of lightning on you for such an uncool way of re-holstering your gun. But if common sense prevails, then you're ok to look down when re-holstering.

In this video from Funker Tactical sans Instructor Zero who might be somewhere in the world showing his awesomeness to his audience who watch him with their jaws dropped, Combat Weapons Master Instructor Daniel Shaw explains why it is ok for you to look down at your holster when re-holstering:

The lesson in the video is simple: unless you are absolutely sure that there are no more threats, then you should not put your pistol back to your holster (and better put in a fresh magazine quick whilst scanning for threats after the first encounter). Only if you have determined that there are no more threats then you can holster your gun again and you can look down to ensure that you holster properly and without any getting in the way that might just cause a negligent discharge, especially if you are using a concealed holster.

There is nothing wrong if you also want to re-holster without looking, as long as you are comfortable doing it and sure that you will avoid mishaps when re-holstering. It is something to ponder on as part of weapons handling as we go on to the weekend for that airsoft game that we are looking forward to.

What do you think? Does it make sense or not?