Anybody here have a suggestion( besides the comedians about losing weight. If I could I would already have done it), for a solution. I know in the past I've seen a Sheriff or two at 400 lbs or more and I know they carried a backup or two. I'm sure that there are a few out there like me that have found a good solution.
I have the same problem. I am 6’3” and weigh 305. For a long time I carried but I was much thinner. I do remember a rude awakening many years ago.
I was carrying a standard .45 auto in a Bucheimer shoulder holster. My wife actually made me a light dress jacket just to cover the gun in warmer weather.
I was visiting a guy who was a fairly hardened criminal, tho he and his Brothers were sort of friendly despite the illegal activities.
I was talking to him and he just matter of factually asked what I was carrying. When I told him he said his dog, a doberman would get me before I could get it out.
I assured him I wasn’t planning on testing the dog to see. It did surprise me that he could tell I was carrying, but then he was an experienced type.
Anyway for right now I don’t have a concealed carry license, simply because I don’t want to pay for it. I do have a Domke photographer’s vest which would conceal a small auto if it had something to break up the print.
Then again I read somewhere that a photographer’s vest was a bit of a giveaway that you were carrying.
Depends on what kind of clothing you wear or have to wear.
If you have a jacket or an untucked shirt you sure don’t have to wear “a paddle inside your pants.”
There are plenty of really great holsters out there (try dmbullardleather.com, aka D.M. Bullard of Azle, Texas) that you can wear outside your jeans or slacks.
You might have to go with a smaller handgun if you really have to worry about it never showing...but Ruger (the SP101) and Smith & Wesson (the 640, to name one model) both make terrific little .357 revolvers that shoot straight and make a big hole.
If you have to tuck in your shirt there are still specialty holsters and shirts or you might try slacks with cargo pockets. Probably have to go with a semi-auto in that case, just because you can get them smaller...the little Sig Sauer .380 is tiny and has a safety.
Lotsa options out there. Get that permit and practice with that handgun!
This is a possibility:
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/red-rock-outdoor-gear-nomad-sling-bag?a=1194600
Try a waistband type of arrangement. It is a wide comfy, elastic type of band that uses velcro to accomodate a pistol or a holster for a pistol. I have one that I use rarely but for some situations, it's a blessing. They cost about 40 bucks or less and do come in XL sizes.
Good luck!
How about trying a belly band? Come in many sizes and wear under shirt.
OWB carry. Belt-slide holster. Aker Leather makes entirely suitable ones.
You’ve mail. Will secure and conceal my Ruger GP-100. Have one for the Glock 26 and another for Ruger’s LCP. Even in the heat of Phoenix it does its job; “Unseen in the best of places” .
Not even a holster that can fit in the back by your spine. Sorry I don’t have the name. That’s what I’m looking for.