My Florida Concealed Weapons Permit Gun Course instructor had the best idea I’ve come across.
He wears loose-fitting cargo pants. His cocked Glock goes in his deep right-hand pocket.
It can’t be seen. (The multiple pockets of cargo pants hide the bulge nicely.) It’s a natural move to put your hand in your pocket - the bad guy thinks you’re getting your wallet.
It’s also very comforting to be able to feel your weapon against your thigh.
Most of my casual pants are now cargo pants.
Safety first post re a “cocked Glock”.
A Glock has no safety. To carry hot, with a cartridge in the chamber is asking for trouble - probably for the owner or a loved one. You can easily get a mag for 14 rounds without one in the pipe.
As long as you’re wearing cargo pants take a couple 15 round mags along on the other side. If you need more than that its WWWIII and you should go home and hunker down.
The one time I needed to draw my weapon, I drew, racked a round, had the gun pointed at the ground in less than a second and a half. The bad guy almost fell over stopping in his tracks.
Our range, quite responsibly (IMHO) doesn’t allow “quick draw” practice and no I never practiced in front of a mirror.
Know your weapon, your holster and situational awareness if you’re carrying then if you don’t have two seconds, being armed probably won’t matter.
I totally agree. My usual is a Keltec 380 in the front pocket. Light, doesn’t telegraph, and a .380 in your pocket is better than a .45 ACP left t home because it’s too bulky.
“My Florida Concealed Weapons Permit Gun Course instructor had the best idea I’ve come across.
He wears loose-fitting cargo pants. His cocked Glock goes in his deep right-hand pocket.”
All Glocks should be in a holster that completely covers the trigger and trigger guard. To do otherwise is inviting disaster.
While pocket carry may work for the sub-compact Glocks, my G23 is both too big and too heavy for me to carry comfortably in a pocket. Of course the G22 is simply out of the question.