Posted on 01/03/2018 6:04:31 AM PST by w1n1
Pocket carry. If a gun is noticeably bigger or heavier or more awkward than my Galaxy S5 (in a bulky case), then I have no interest in carrying it. I use my phone, keys, wallet, etc., every day. Odds are that I’ll never have to use my gun, thus it should be the least noticeable thing I carry.
I have recently started pocket carrying just because it is more convenient than putting on an IWB hybrid holster.
The drawback is that there is no way I could draw while belted into my car, whereas I can draw when IWB carrying at the 4 o’clock position.
It’s always a compromise between convenience, capacity, and speed of draw. I’m just a ccw civilian, so my priorities are on the first one.
Appendix carry violates the “Don’t point a gun at anything you don’t want to destroy” rule.
I do OWB with a long button-down shirt as a cover garment.
I’m too old and fat to try appendix -especially if I’m driving.
Not a problem for me....I had my appendix removed in August, 2005.
Which is why I leave it somewhat hidden on the console while driving.
Uh.....there’s another vital part below the appendix if you are a man.......
Jus sayin’......
A Glock 23 with a mic holster is safe for mexican carry. The trigger is covered until you draw the pistol away from your body.
Go to 4:50 for explanation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDCi2yqcIc0
I don't have an appendix, so I should be OK...
;-)
I guess it’s OK for girls. The thought of re-holstering a Glock makes me pucker.
Drawing from right front pocket while seat-belted in and driving is easier if the pistol is repositioned every time the buckle is latched;
partially draw the pocket pistol with it’s holster to the top of the pocket.
Just enough to hook a few fingers around the grip, not enough for a full firing grip. Avoid the trigger.
YMMV, practice each and every time you sit in your car.
Trying to get something out of a pocket quickly is a hit-or-miss proposition.
My preferred pocket carry is my S&W Model 60 in an Uncle Mike’s holster, with the holster holding the grip outside of the pocket. Covered with a shirt, it is very hard to see & very easy to get to. If feeling uncomfortable, I can rest my hands on my pockets, which also allows me to take hold of my gun while looking like I’m just a little tense.
Prefer pocket carry. I can put my hand in my front pocket whenever I sense a threatening situation; finger on the safety ready to go, and thumb on the pocket holster ready to push down on the holster for quicker extraction. One smooth motion that has been practiced ad infinitum.
I’ll tell ya what the hype is about...
... Never sitting down again.
Nothing keeping you from owning two guns, one to conceal carry and one over the sun visor.
Need a proper holster.
I appendix carried the Glock often. Worked well with a suit.
But it was still pretty uncomfortable. There was an -exact- position it had to be in for it to work. Now I just open carry with the suit.
Screw em if they get offended. This wolf no longer cares about the bleating of the sheep.
When driving, I have one on my hip and one in the door pocket. Both holstered.
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