Gun and Holster for Running (Jogging)

[tet4]

Some people have commented that they run with a smartcarry holster. I don't know how I would feel about it personally, but it's an option for you to weight.

 

[Para Bellum]

Thanks so far, good input.
Until now I used a seperate belt and a plastic holster for my Glock 26 tucked into my elastic running shorts. No bouncing, but heavy. Still trying to find something adaquate for my NAA .22 Magnum (longer barrel) that doesn't expose that nice little beast to sweat.....

 

[Chettt]

Kel-Tec P-32 - work, jogging, tennis, hiking, basketball etc. - front right pocket of my short pants in slip on holster.

 

[Skans]

If you are running any distance, i.e. greater than 5 miles at a time, carrying is going to be VERY difficult. This is the only situation where I would possibly want an NAA .22 magnum......maybe.

Here's the problem. If you are training to run half-marathons to full marathons, just about ANYTHING you have on your body that causes the slightest bit of friction will eventually cause excruciating pain and bleeding.

Example - I was running a 30K (18 miles) and somewhere around mile 13 I passed a guy who was wearing a white mesh shirt - it was acting as a cheese grater and caused his nipples to bleed.

Example - I had a small pack of Goo (energy supplement) pinned to the inside of my running shorts - a small corner eventually abraded me to the point where I started to bleed.

Some folks have real problems with just their skin rubbing, like armpits, inner thighs, even a pair of new shoes can end up being pure torture if they aren't broken in properly before a long run.

On a short run - less than 5 miles, I could see carrying a little NAA revolver if necessary. I'd probably sew a little pouch made of lycra into my running shorts - probably on the exterior to avoid rubbing. On a long run.....I really think twice about carrying a gun, knife, etc. - maybe if I really really really had to because of the area. Its hard enough for me to carry a couple packages of Goo to suck down for nurishment - and believe me, that's taking precident over a gun.

 

[EdInk]

Between your two current guns, I vote for the NAA. Something lighter like an LCP would better IMHO.

 

[Nasty]

Skans is a runner...as his post shows. I only do 7 miles every day...in my combat boots as I always have (started the morning run thing when I was 18 in the Army and just never stopped). Some folks need their coffee to wake up...I run, then have coffee.

I use "Agrip" on my P32 and it stops it from moving around and abrading me during the daily run. It's a whole lot easier than the M16 I used to have to carry.

Certainly not the best or most powerful weapon...but as someone has said...I am already moving and very likely in much better shape.

I'm 56...that's a lot of miles over the years.

 

[Skans]

I only do 7 miles every day...in my combat boots as I always have

That's rough - and I'm being serious. I'm the biggest wuss when it comes to running shoes - can't imagine what 7 miles daily would be like in combat boots. I did once walk 7 miles in motorcycle boots - and that sucked. I could probably run with a little .380 for 7 miles....but I wouldn't like it. It would be rough strapping that thing on after doing it once.

FWIW, I have carried my AMT .45 Backup in my cargo shorts while working out in a gym in a seedy area of Ft. Lauterdale that I wasn't familiar with. I couldn't run with it, but I could lift weights just fine - and no one could tell I was carrying. I did notice a girl in there wearing a fanny pack that didn't look like the kind you get from some tourist beach t-shirt shop. I'm pretty sure she was carrying too.

 

[AZAK]

If you are running any distance, i.e. greater than 5 miles at a time, carrying is going to be VERY difficult.

Skans- A very good point. That is why I mentioned:

Small and tightly fitted; no room for bouncing around.

It is amazing just what can literally "tear you up" when running long distance. Kind of like, The Princess and the Pea!

Longer distances can be done, fit is even more critical if one does not want to bleed and end up with blisters.

I personally know that 10 - 20 miles can be done regularly; the fit is critical.

Just like having a "good" pair of running shoes for longer distances; what works for a mile jog, might not work well for a twenty mile outing.

Bear spray in a fanny pack, again tightly fitted, finds itself with me more often than not; works better for running in my opinion, better shape and less weight. (Then again, I am most likely to have a bear problem than a people problem when out.)

 

[Skans]

Longer distances can be done, fit is even more critical if one does not want to bleed and end up with blisters.

If you have pictures of your set-up, I'd really like to see it.

Just like having a "good" pair of running shoes for longer distances; what works for a mile jog, might not work well for a twenty mile outing.

Amen to that!!

As tacky as this may seem, these days - spandex is my best friend when running. Cotton - might as well be wearing 400 grit sandpaper. Picking the right shirt - I found some cheap Nike no-cotton sport shirts that work pretty good - holds very little water. Buying new running shoes is like picking the one pair out of 10 behind closed doors that doesn't have some kind of hidden torture device in it that cranks up after you are 6 miles into your run. If you find a really good pair of running shoes, buy another pair before they discontinue them - only problem is you can't store them forever.

Anyway, I digress - I too would like to see pictures of any runners out there who have figured out a way to painlessly carry some kind of protection while running more than 5 miles.

 

[Big Bill]

Check these out...

http://www.gungear.com/ez-catalog/X300536/3

http://www.kgproducts.com/BELTBAGS.html

http://www.gunaccessories.com/unclemikes/GunPakBeltPouchHolsters.asp

http://www.shootingsystems.com/

I personally use a Mountainsmith Vibe II. It looks less like a holster and it is small.

http://www.mountainsmith.com/products.asp?productId=213&categoryId=4&subCategoryId=3&subCategory2Id=

 

[AZAK]

Skans

I have only posted one image on TFL, quicker to use links:
http://www.mountainsmith.com/produc...ategoryId=42&subCategoryId=0&subCategory2Id=0

(I think that this is the model, I bought my most recent one a while back, no tag on which model, just know that a can of bear spray doen't quite fit IN the bag; top sticks out.)

I take a can of bear spray, insert it into the back "pocket" of the pack horizontally. The "business end" of the can actually sticks out (along with the "ring" for your finger) making it very quick to get out of the pack. The cylinder shape fits into the small of my back and when the belt is tightened keeps it from moving.

I am a bigger guy, 6' 02", and this set up rides perfectly in the small of my back without movement.

 

[billnourse]

I have a jogging type of belt that holds a water bottle, etc. I use a nylon clip-on holster on the belt and carry my Kahr .380 as well as a bottle of water and cell phone.

Bill

 

[Nasty]

Skans - I'm also a big guy (6'4" and 250# think shoulders and chest, not gut...lol) and as I said, got used to the issue jungle boots so many years ago that I can't run in sneakers as they don't offer the support I need. I have tried a few different shoes over the years, but they either fail to support me properly or fall apart. My usual daily run is flat...but sometimes I cheat on Sundays and take a shortcut that only goes 5 miles, but it includes a crosscountry uphill section. I know that for me, any shoe would fail on that section, but the boots offer the traction needed. Summer, winter, rain and snow...they keep going. Another benefit is that the exact model I use will likely be available for the rest of my life.

 

[tackdriver]

Nasty "My issue with the fanny pack idea is that it looks like I might have something worth stealing (wallet, cell, Ipod, whatever)".

Do you really think that if someone sees a fanny pack they think you might have something to steal? REALLY?

They are only going to think one thing: look at the dork with the fanny pack.

That's the only way I've ever done this, trussed up fanny pack with an LCP inside and that wasn't for running; it was for a stair workout at something here like the steps in the Rocky movies.

I don't have the LCP anymore, and like others have said, I can't imagine carrying while doing serious running. I'm sure it can be done, though, if you're dedicated. I see marathoners training with these dumb-looking belts that carry little water bottles. If they can do that, you can run with a snug-fitting fanny pack (and that's where I'd carry it -- around the back). Agrips and waistclips seem like a recipe for failure.

All that said - I am not the most robust runner. I have to do the bandaid thing or I end up like Ed Helms -- and that's for anything over 4 miles, even in synthetic fabrics. I am also sporting a walking boot right now from a distal fibular stress fracture. You dudes that run in combat boots are mental!

 

[Rvfixerguy]

NAA Mini with the holster grip.

 

[Nasty]

Agrips and waistclips seem like a recipe for failure.

Just back from my morning run...no...it's still where I put it. I've racked up a few miles this way friend. I'm thinking that if it was ever going to glitch, it would have by now. Sometimes, what seems wrong in theory is right in practice.