#1 Rule of Concealed Carry
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cavymeister
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Davem,
You should look in to crossbreed, or kholster. They are tuckable IWB holsters. That should solve most of your issues. I typically carry a 2" J frame in my pocket. It's light, less obtrusive than my wallet, and I can wear it with almost anything I typically wear.
You should look in to crossbreed, or kholster. They are tuckable IWB holsters. That should solve most of your issues. I typically carry a 2" J frame in my pocket. It's light, less obtrusive than my wallet, and I can wear it with almost anything I typically wear.
Well thanks to all for the help. I noticed no one used an ankle holster. I think I'll work out some sort on an inside the waist band deal were maybe I can slit the side on my shirt for the clip and then tuck in the shirt. In any event it's interesting to see that others have the same issue.
First, to jpoolsmyd2, I actually work in Chantilly, which might be a stretch, honestly, to say the NRA is just up the road from here, and it's more like six or eight miles. The NRA building is actually right beside I-66 and it isn't entirely residential. The area where I've worked for nearly 10 years is on out route 50 right beside route 28. There are woods between this building and a residential development to the east. There is a lot of building going on just south of this building but I suspect it's on hold for the moment. Anyway, the deer was taken with a bow and he's taken deer, also with a bow, within sight of the beltway. Or so he says. I live much closer in myself and I frequently see deer around the house. In fact, I've seen more wild animals around the house than I have anywhere in West Virginia, where I'm from.
Second, to Buzz Kill, I try not to float around totally unaware of my surroundings. I avoid gangs of miscreants and so far, knock on wood, I have. I also do not live in a neighborhood of $750M houses, either. I don't go to bars, I don't go out at night, I lock the doors and I don't mess with other men's wives. I am reminded here of when some magazine writer tried to get Jeff Cooper to give his preference of a concealed weapon for when he went in places that might be dangerous. His answer: "I don't go in places like that!"
But don't get me wrong. I see no reason not to go armed if you feel the need, and apparently there are many here who would irregardless of the legality of the matter. My father used to carry a pistol before the war, though I have no idea how it was carried, but he thought it was worthwhile. He had no firearm when I was little but we lived in town. When we moved to the country in 1963, he eventually got one. An H&R eight-shot .22 revolver.
I have known about six or seven people who were killed with firearms, all in West Virginia.
Second, to Buzz Kill, I try not to float around totally unaware of my surroundings. I avoid gangs of miscreants and so far, knock on wood, I have. I also do not live in a neighborhood of $750M houses, either. I don't go to bars, I don't go out at night, I lock the doors and I don't mess with other men's wives. I am reminded here of when some magazine writer tried to get Jeff Cooper to give his preference of a concealed weapon for when he went in places that might be dangerous. His answer: "I don't go in places like that!"
But don't get me wrong. I see no reason not to go armed if you feel the need, and apparently there are many here who would irregardless of the legality of the matter. My father used to carry a pistol before the war, though I have no idea how it was carried, but he thought it was worthwhile. He had no firearm when I was little but we lived in town. When we moved to the country in 1963, he eventually got one. An H&R eight-shot .22 revolver.
I have known about six or seven people who were killed with firearms, all in West Virginia.
BlueTrain, I have hunted in Chantilly with a bow before as well. Right off of Rte. 28 across from the airport at Franklin Farm Road there is a huge undeveloped plot of land that I was given permission to hunt. It was weird hunting right along side the highway and with planes flying overhead but it was full of deer. I stopped hunting there because migrant workers were camping there and I had several close encounters that creeped me out. Drug use, drinking and other things going on in the woods around you makes you pretty nervous when you are hunting with just a bow and arrow!
jpoolsmyd2
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Bluetrain, Chantilly makes sense. There are still lots of large lots of undeveloped land out there by Dulles. That's nice that there are people out there that still let people hunt their land in this area.
Mike in VA
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Bad ju-ju can happen anywhere. When I lived in Falls Church just off Rt 7 & Idyllwood, one of my neighbors asked why I carried. I explained that although it was a nice, safe neighborhood, within a one mile radius of where we stood there had been a carjacking and a couple of attempted rapes at the Metro station, a murder at the apt complex behind the Giant food store, a drive-by at Geo Mason HS, a home invasion behind there, 4 registered sex offenders in Pimmit Hills, and a warm burglary 2 blocks away in the last year.
re: deer - there are more deer in Ffx Co now than when the white man came to this country - it wasn't unusual to see them on the front lawn in the early AM, we had an 8 pt in the back yard on Xmas eve a couple years ago. Theonly enemy they have is the automobile.
We moved to Santa Fe in the summer of '06, which is a pretty up-scale town, but with a significant gap between the 'haves' and have-nots' and a fair amount of Hispanic gang activity. SF is a small city (~70k pop.) so whe stuff happens, it's never very far away. Though a good weekend in DC beats the annual murder rate here, ther is a lot of petty theft, B&E and some aggraveted assault beyond what the gang-bangers do to each other.
Chance favors the prepared [mind], as one never knows, does one?
re: deer - there are more deer in Ffx Co now than when the white man came to this country - it wasn't unusual to see them on the front lawn in the early AM, we had an 8 pt in the back yard on Xmas eve a couple years ago. Theonly enemy they have is the automobile.
We moved to Santa Fe in the summer of '06, which is a pretty up-scale town, but with a significant gap between the 'haves' and have-nots' and a fair amount of Hispanic gang activity. SF is a small city (~70k pop.) so whe stuff happens, it's never very far away. Though a good weekend in DC beats the annual murder rate here, ther is a lot of petty theft, B&E and some aggraveted assault beyond what the gang-bangers do to each other.
Chance favors the prepared [mind], as one never knows, does one?
Take your License with you.......
When we take a walk in our neighborhood (even though we live in a fairly upscale area) I always carry, usually my little 442 snubbie. But a word of caution, don't forget to take your CHL license with you, just in case. In Texas you gotta have it with you when armed and it's probably the same in other states.
When we take a walk in our neighborhood (even though we live in a fairly upscale area) I always carry, usually my little 442 snubbie. But a word of caution, don't forget to take your CHL license with you, just in case. In Texas you gotta have it with you when armed and it's probably the same in other states.
Mike in VA
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It's the same in VA & NM . . .
Glenn E. Meyer
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Only if you put your weapon in the box first to check its size.
Or get one of the tactical kilts I've seen.
guns and more
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What's missing in the original story is that the victim was ex-CIA.
Random killing? We'll never know.
Random killing? We'll never know.
He was not ex-CIA, he had possible connections with CIA, meaning he had contracted or consulted for the CIA at some point. If you live in No. VA and have NOT worked with the CIA in some capacity your are the exception, not the norm. If you are implying that this could have been some kind of hit I think you are mistaken. Police released info that it could have been as many of 5 assailants that beat this guy to death. A hitman would have put a .22 behind the ear while the guy was sleeping, not beat him to death in broad daylight and left enough DNA and physical evidence behind to convict him if they ever catch him. My dad is retired CIA with 25 years of service and I am a Federal contractor so I am pretty plugged into the network and the reality of espionage and "black ops" are very different from the Bourne trilogy and Oliver Stone movies. This was not a hit, IMEO.
edistomick
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Davem,
KelTec, Ruger, etc. .380 with cheap Uncle Mike's pocket holster (sticky stuff on outside of holster so it stays in pocket when you draw, and doesn't print, just looks like a thin wallet) is just the ticket to carry when wearing anything but undies. It eliminates the excuses.
Strong side front pocket or strong side rear pocket. I carry my moneyclip in front pocket and firearm in rear pocket. This way, if a BG asks for my wallet, I could just pull my .380 if needed.
There are also IWB tuckable holsters (gotta Galco) so you can IWB and tuck/blouse shirt (requires two-handed draw--weak side to lift shirt and strong side to draw).
With so many options out there, there really isn't a reason to not carry when dressed.
I carry to protect myself and my loved ones. If I neglected to carry and one of my loved ones suffered because of it.........I don't know.
A little inconvenience on my part is worth it----everytime.
The odds of needing a firearm may be small but the cost is too high.
KelTec, Ruger, etc. .380 with cheap Uncle Mike's pocket holster (sticky stuff on outside of holster so it stays in pocket when you draw, and doesn't print, just looks like a thin wallet) is just the ticket to carry when wearing anything but undies. It eliminates the excuses.
Strong side front pocket or strong side rear pocket. I carry my moneyclip in front pocket and firearm in rear pocket. This way, if a BG asks for my wallet, I could just pull my .380 if needed.
There are also IWB tuckable holsters (gotta Galco) so you can IWB and tuck/blouse shirt (requires two-handed draw--weak side to lift shirt and strong side to draw).
With so many options out there, there really isn't a reason to not carry when dressed.
I carry to protect myself and my loved ones. If I neglected to carry and one of my loved ones suffered because of it.........I don't know.
A little inconvenience on my part is worth it----everytime.
The odds of needing a firearm may be small but the cost is too high.
What a wondefull world will live in and Very traggic indeed.I say foregt jail that us tax payers pay for there free room and board and get to lift weights,read books even get jobs in prison that they get paid for.I say gather them all up put them in outside fenced area and call for a airstrike and drop the bomb on them.
I just checked out the you tube on the Rohrbaugh 9m and I think my problem is too large a gun for the clothes I'm wearing. That smaller pistol can easily fit in the front pants pocket- maybe just add a handkerchief over the top. It's not a 1911 but then again a 1911 isn't any good if its at home. I'm also pretty handy with making things of leather- maybe a holster with high flaps that cover the top of the gun, the holster cut to match a pocket.
For Davem: I carry a Kel-Tec PF9 (a 9mm pistol) in my right front pocket using a pocket holster. Wearing loose ("Dockers"-style) slacks or cargo trousers, the pistol simply disappears. As far as I know, I have never been "made" while pocket carrying, and I likely would have heard something had that happened.
Semi-autos will print in a hip pocket, but with the right sheath a small one goes very nicely into cargo pockets (the trick is to get the pockets that are more "decorative" and only designed to expand a little bit).
If you're wearing tucked button-up shirts, I actually had an idea of getting very small magnets and sewing them into the placket of the shirt (I'd get a tailor to do this, though) and then sewing the buttons to the opposite side. It'd hold the front shut but also give as soon as you stuck your hand in to reach a belly band. If you're thin or in athletic shape, you may have a hollow on the outside of your butt where a small gun can sit below the waistline of your pants. The earlier example of cutting out the inside of a pocket is great, too; I'd just suggest cutting from the top, rather than the bottom, so it still functions as a pocket. The Scots used to keep a holdout dagger in their armpit; you can get something in there.
Having a gun is better than not having a gun. A Mini-Revolver in the pocket or P-3AT in an ankle holster beats nothing at all. There are ways out there if you get creative!
If you're wearing tucked button-up shirts, I actually had an idea of getting very small magnets and sewing them into the placket of the shirt (I'd get a tailor to do this, though) and then sewing the buttons to the opposite side. It'd hold the front shut but also give as soon as you stuck your hand in to reach a belly band. If you're thin or in athletic shape, you may have a hollow on the outside of your butt where a small gun can sit below the waistline of your pants. The earlier example of cutting out the inside of a pocket is great, too; I'd just suggest cutting from the top, rather than the bottom, so it still functions as a pocket. The Scots used to keep a holdout dagger in their armpit; you can get something in there.
Having a gun is better than not having a gun. A Mini-Revolver in the pocket or P-3AT in an ankle holster beats nothing at all. There are ways out there if you get creative!
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