Delaware_Dan
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How about driving? Aside from it being VERY uncomfortable, what if you get rear ended? Spinal injury big time. Carry what's ideal for you, but consider the cons offered here.
...which are probably the same odds that most of us will ever need a gun for self-protection. That said, the gun is a means of reducing risk. The last thing I want to do is add an element of risk, no matter how remote, back into the equation.Odds of that are about the same as being hit by a 747 landing on an Interstate.
There are some differences there. First off, the weapon has already been presented. Second, the person trying such a thing would likely find themselves shot before they got a chance to do so.When my department first issued Beretta 96D Centurions one of the officers had read an article about how easy it was for a BG to strip the slide from a Beretta while you "had 'em covered"
They are dangerous and no method of carry is foolproof but I believe that opinion-givers should know whereof they speak and not from just reading about it and deciding it ain't smart.
If you are being thrown against the wall I don't care where your gun is, drawing it at this point is a very bad idea. The danger is way to close and using one arm to try and draw a gun would put you at a terrible disadvantage. Basically allowing the person who threw you to the wall, who already has an advantage, to gain more leverage and positioning...
It will happen. In terms of perception, a bulge on the sides of the waistband can be anything. I'm very indifferent about concealment, but I've never been spotted (except by a hugging relative) in almost two decades of carrying. For all an observer knows, that's a cell phone, tape measure, or whatever else folks have on their belt.I'm concerned about (...) my shirt slipping over my gun when I bend over
Pax: GSUeagle1089,
A lot of people ask for advice when they're really looking for an accomplice...
Too bad.
pax
The big problem with being a right-hander and carrying the gun behind your back with the grip to the right is that when you draw in a hurry, it's very easy to sweep the muzzle across your own midsection on the drawstroke. Do that for real, and you might do your attacker a big favor by shooting yourself through both kidneys.
Aside from the dangers from falling, which has been adequately pointed out, it's very difficult to avoid printing because when you sit, the padding in the back of your chair presses your clothing around the gun, making wrinkles which fairly scream, "GUN!" If you sit on a chair with a hard back, it gets very uncomfortable very quickly.
OWB holster right? Bad move. That's why I go SOB with the IWB. Because the section that will hook you in, in that episode, is in your pants.the holstered firearm had simply stuck out the back side of the chair for passersby to see and goggle at.
Maybe in a crowd at a cross walk. But with my pistol, it's heavy enough to know it's being lifted. It is an extreme cry from a wallet. It's a solid steel 1911.Not to mention that someone can sneak up behind you, see you're carrying a gun because, unbeknownst to you, you're clearly printing, and relieve you of your weapon before you can react.
Your arm is out of alignment and stretched off at a very weak angle. It takes very little force to keep you from drawing. You're essentially putting yourself in a restraining position on the draw.
and sweeping my midsection as I draw
Nothing smarmy about it. The spinal column is a vulnerable area, and carrying a chunk of steel in close proximity to your spine is not a good idea.Let's please stop with the smarmy acidic remarks and provide some actual feedback.