Carry without a holster

I have been carrying my Bodygaurd 380 in my pocket for a few months. I kept the safety on. I just ordered a pocket holster though so the safety will go off and the gun will ride in the holster.
 
This is simple for me...

NO for any revolver... because I dont think I could get any of them to stay put.

MAYBE for semi auto pistols.... If for some reason I didnt have a holster that would work, or I was in a serious hurry with no chance to get a holster, I would, but if that were the case, I would carry WITHOUT a loaded chamber. Unless I was expecting trouble. HAH!:p
 
The only time I would carry without a holster would be when firearm is placed in a pocket-holster (so to speak) of T-shirt. And that particular firearm would have to be small, as with my backup ... Ruger LCP 380.

Another thing I noticed is that the majority of CCW permit holders carry holstered, while those who do not are your average thug-wannabe's who usually mexican-carry deep down in their shorts.
 
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Pocket carried a Browning HP and a 1911 in a trench coat and a big winter coat.
The guns snagging on the coat lining when I pulled them out made me look for a holster.

I also pocket carried a snubbie in my jeans. Ok for walking not good for sitting.
 
but my autos didnt seem to have the troubles yours did
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I didnt have any semis then it was my BIL that got me on them.

You missed my point, the guns I use have a safety,I like them that way. I dont like a gun without a safety or external safety I should say.

Now get the keyboard lit up and give me a 3 page reply as to why the glock is so far supior to anything else. Know what? I am glad you feel that way.
 
I've read this entire thread and I keep asking myself: "why would anyone NOT use a holster?" I can think of three excellent reasons why I'll always use one: first, if I have to draw in a hurry the holster facilitates that by reducing the possibility of snagging; second, a holster reduces the possibility that the gun will fall out during an unforeseen event; and third, a holster is an added safety factor. It only takes a few seconds for me to strap a holster to my belt (I always carry OWB). Those few seconds are well worth it IMO.
 
Now get the keyboard lit up and give me a 3 page reply as to why the glock is so far supior to anything else. Know what? I am glad you feel that way.
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I never said the Glock was superior to anything, simply it isnt inferior as you seem to want to portray it. They all have their issues. Some, like you, feel safer with additional safeties, where some of us, arent as concerned. Neither type are wrong, as long as they are functional and the user is familair with the gun.

Just because it doesnt have the additional safeties, doesnt mean its unsafe. Just because you choose not to use a holster, doesnt mean its unsafe. Either way, its only unsafe if the user is unsafe.
 
The Plaxico Burress holster:

This allows you to carry your gun without a holster by just gripping it by the trigger. Callled the "Plaxico", it was inspired by the famous NFL receiver:

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Cute, but I believe the Saf-T-Blok's have been around since before Plaxico made history.

I pick one of my Glocks up by the trigger multiple times pretty much everyday, and have yet to have the trigger drop. As I said before, Ive been doing it as part of a test for over a year now, and the only way Ive got the trigger to drop, was with a deliberate pull of the trigger.

If you think any of this is an issue, Id suggest you try it yourself, and make a decision based on your own actual experience, instead of all the continually passed on internet "opinions".

As for the Saf-T-Blok.........

http://www.thegunzone.com/glock/stb.html

Looks like it may not be as fool proof as they would like you to believe.
 
“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
 
“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
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Thats very true, and in the gun world, applies to ALL of them, and maybe more so to guns with manual safeties that people seem to put a lot of faith in, and trust implicitly, simply because they are there.

Those safeties dont make the gun "safe".
 
I almost always use a holster. When I don't, I'll carry my P32 with it's belt clip and as for my G33, I occasionally carry it with a belt clip. When I pulled it out of my waist band and the trigger block was gone :confused:, I stopped that practice until I installed a safety on it!;)
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Carry without a holster.

If you're carrying a double action pistol with a relatively long and heavy trigger pull, you will probably get away with this. But if you're carrying a striker fired pistol with a lighter trigger, you're asking for trouble.

Still, without a holster you are likely to subject your gun to unnecessary body salts and sweat. This will definitely rust your gun.

A proper holster will keep the gun clean while protecting from rust, pocket lint and other debris that can stop the gun from firing when you want it to.

Get a holster with a metal clip or leather belt snap and these are quick to put on and off. I would only go without a holster in an emergency.
 
it isnt inferior as you seem to want to portray it
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I didnt say that, I said they are not for everyone due to the lack of a manual safety, many carry them just fine, my cousin for instance. I did say I shot them and they are not for me.

Just because you choose not to use a holster, doesnt mean its unsafe
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I use a holster except for my barn coat I wear out to do chores I live on a farm.

Soooo who ya argueing with dude? The people I have read about pulled their glock out by the trigger and it went boom, my 1911 wont do this with the safety on.

See they make many types of handguns some you may like, some I may like, so go buy what you like, I will do so as well and we can all be happy. But I wont own a glock, ever. Mainly cause its plastic and ugly but beuty is in the eye.....
 
Guy had a little Kel Tec P32 in his pocket with no holster. A small pocket knife in the same pocket managed to light of the gun. Luck was with him because he's still here and still has everything he came in with. No holster???
Crazy to me. The pocket guns are not only easier to carry with a pocket holster. The holster makes for a better draw and breaks up the outline of the gun. A Glock without a holster covering the trigger??? Insane!!! It your life and your package. I wouldn't do it. Having a gun fall out of your pants at say a wedding would not go over well. YMMV.
 
My pocket pistol is carried in my back pocket sans holster.
Sometimes I'll use a folded handkerchief between the pistol and the outside to hide the outline. With hammer (safety) transfer bar and trigger lock safety, I have no concerns about accidential discharge.
One reason I like it there is because when/if in a robbery/mugging scenario I can reach for my 'wallet' and bring out my gun.
 
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