Posted on 05/17/2012 2:21:08 PM PDT by marktwain
Have a Bruce Nelson holster that has served me well
for many yrs.Holds my Colt 1911 perfectly
Another BNCL holster for my Al Mar folder knife
The full-size Kimber 5” (have 3 models) is what I prefer; too large for some, but I can conceal it very nicely. Dan Wesson Co makes a very, very nice piece, too.
I carry either a 357 revolver or a full size 45 1911. I have a Galco belt style cant forward thumb release holster for each. Wear with a 1-1/4 sturdy belt just behind 3 oclock position. For the 1911 I also have an inside waist band holster worn crossdraw just behind 9 oclock or just behind 3 oclock on strongside. Sometimes with a good belt I carry the 1911 “mex” style crossdraw just behind 9 oclock position. The butt of the 1911 hangs in real well.
I carry most of the time concealed with a TEE in warm weather or a SWEAT in cool weather - always a dark color.
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.
May I recommend you check out the Springfield Armory XD line of pistols.
One of which is dis-engaged by the shooter. All Glocks have three safeties.
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.
Colt’s American Classic Commander is a real beauty, and I shot it at the range, along with several other .45s, before trying the Kimber.
Once I fired the 5” Eclipse Target II, I was hooked and have bought it, the 5” Stainless Custom TLE II and the 5” Gold Match II.
Kimber also makes a line of smaller 1911, compact-carry models you should look at:
http://www.kimberamerica.com/1911
I have no problem concealing any of my 5” 1911s in their Galco FED212 Paddle Holsters, under my suits or sports coats:
http://www.copsplus.com/partnum1770.php
I use 230gr HPs in Wilson Combat Mags, plus have an extra 2-mag Galco paddle carrier:
http://www.usgalco.com/HolsterPG3.asp?ProductID=2053&GunID=173
“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”
Utter garbage.
A Glock is one of the safest pistols made as long as you remember if there is one in the chamber it will go “bang” if you pull the trigger. It will not go “bang” any other way. The manual of arms for a Glock is more akin to that of a double action revolver than other semi- automatics. There are 3 safeties that are sequentially disengaged as you pull the trigger.
http://us.glock.com/technology
By the way, the 65% of US law enforcement agencies that carry Glocks ALL carry with one in the chamber.
“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.
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Thanks, Rio!
Close but not quite. I would wear it under my T-shirt and having to reach all the way under my left arm is too far. As I have an ample sized busom it makes sense to have a holster “centrally” located, no pun intended.
Mattel
Bump for the Crossbreed Supertuck!
Best IWB holster ever!
Yes. I carry guns to use them, so I expect them to get a bit of wear. They move in the holster a little bit when running or jogging, but they are relatively secure. I hit an eight inch high cable one time while running, tucked and rolled and ended up skidding a little on the holster that was in my back. Skinned up the holster a bit, did not hurt the Glock noticibly, and everything still worked. I have carried a Glock in one for over a decade.
Eventually, the holster wore down on the trigger guard retention area, and would not hold the pistol as securely as I wanted, so I traded the old holster for a new Fobus. I carry it both concealed and openly most of the time.
No one holster can do everything, but the Fobus does a lot of things fairly well.
Most people who start carrying end up with a box of holsters that they have tried, and a couple that they use most of the time. The Fobus is one of those "most of the time" for me.
How is that with t-shirt and carharts?
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