There is a reason that I use a cross draw when out and about and it may have applied back in the day. During hunting season, or whenever I am carrying my rifle or shotgun, I tend to carry it in my right hand, or sling it on my right shoulder. If the pistol is on your right hip, the rifle stock tends to get a lot of damage very quickly. A pistol on the other side is out of the way, and only a little inconvenient for drawing.
Cross draw
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BP and back ups?
Well Hawg ...since Shafter wanted to know where the term BUG comes from I supplied an answer plus... an example of a modern day version. Nothing to do with BP but none the less relevant to the subject of Back Up Guns and Cross Draw.
Most people today that have a primary cary gun, put their BUG in a Cross Draw Holster or in an Ankle Holster.
Old Sam Colt sold a lot of "pocket pistols" so BUGs have been around a long time. Some people even made their own modifications and thought bigger was better.
Here is a BUG, made from a Colt Dragoon.
Also one made from an Old Army.
So not only were pockets bigger back then but so were the choices in carry were a lot more limited than today.
Well Hawg ...since Shafter wanted to know where the term BUG comes from I supplied an answer plus... an example of a modern day version. Nothing to do with BP but none the less relevant to the subject of Back Up Guns and Cross Draw.
Most people today that have a primary cary gun, put their BUG in a Cross Draw Holster or in an Ankle Holster.
Old Sam Colt sold a lot of "pocket pistols" so BUGs have been around a long time. Some people even made their own modifications and thought bigger was better.
Here is a BUG, made from a Colt Dragoon.
Also one made from an Old Army.
So not only were pockets bigger back then but so were the choices in carry were a lot more limited than today.
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