The title pretty much says it all... I want to be able to carry every day, but I just can't find a way that works, and I'm hoping you can help. Most days I wear business casual (a button down shirt and khaki/docker type pants). This clothing is fairly well fitted, and it isn't an option to wear baggier clothing (my job requires a certain standard of fashion). I'm 6'1" and 150lbs, so I don't have a lot of bulk to conceal anything anyways.
I've gone through a progression of guns, getting smaller each time, from a Sig P239 to a Ruger LC9 to roughly the smallest I can get: a S&W Bodyguard 380. I think there are one or two slightly smaller guns available in MA, but they're .22 or something and hard to find.
I've tried a bunch of holsters:
So, does anyone have any ideas for what else I can try? I'm thinking my best bet might be some sort of custom shirt or under-shirt shoulder rig, but I'm hoping their's an off-the-shelf solution. If I do have to go custom, I'd love some pointers to anyone who does that sort of work. Thanks for your help and bearing with this long-winded post!
I've gone through a progression of guns, getting smaller each time, from a Sig P239 to a Ruger LC9 to roughly the smallest I can get: a S&W Bodyguard 380. I think there are one or two slightly smaller guns available in MA, but they're .22 or something and hard to find.
I've tried a bunch of holsters:
- IWB: I like my Crossbreed Mini Tuck very much, and it works great with jeans, but there is a noticable bulge with my work clothes. It's not really printing, and you can't tell it's a gun, but it looks like I have some weird tumor at my 4 o'clock position. Even if this problem were solved, I worry about the black clips showing (I have the velcro clips/belt) against khaki pants.
- Pocket holsters: my Crossbreed Pocket Rocket works great in a back pocket with shorts, but in my work pants it just looks huge and ridiculous in either front or back pocket. I have a DeSantis Nemisis but I don't like it at all and never use it.
- I recently bought a 5.11 holster undershirt and I thought it was the answer to all my problems... so close, but no cigar. I think my torso is just too thin to conceal a gun, especially since the gun rides so low with this shirt. If it was right up in my armpit, with exactly the right cant, it might work, but this rig isn't it. I liked the feel though.
- Ankle holsters: my calf is significantly thinner than the gun, regardless of cant, so printing is inevitable (I've tried just taping it to my leg, without a holster, and it prints even in my jeans).
- off body carry: I don't carry anything around with me regularly, and I think it would raise some eyebrows if I suddenly started carrying a case that I never open.
So, does anyone have any ideas for what else I can try? I'm thinking my best bet might be some sort of custom shirt or under-shirt shoulder rig, but I'm hoping their's an off-the-shelf solution. If I do have to go custom, I'd love some pointers to anyone who does that sort of work. Thanks for your help and bearing with this long-winded post!