I am interested in hearing some discussion regarding how ya'll carry while in your cars. Do you leave your gun in your favorite belt holster (whether IWB, OWB, or SOB) and accept that you will be a bit slower accessing it while seated and working around the seat belt? Do you prefer a shoulder holster for this reason? Do you use a car seat holster, and if so which one(s) do you like? Or maybe you have a favorite way of tucking it out of sight with good access?
How do you carry in your car?
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I have been wearing one of these shirts for about a year( obviously I own more than one LOL) it is comfortable and breathes during hot weather. I carry my makarov as well as my Smith and Wesson compact .40 with ease. I leave my middle button on my shirt open allot of times in the car for easy access!
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Thanks Sam. Comforting to know that you do your laundry occasionally. 
Doesn't it get a little expensive to have a drawer full of those to get from one laundry day to the next?
I was hoping to get some discussion of car holsters and other in-car options, but no one seems interested. Perhaps I should post in the handgun forum? Or maybe I should say something nasty about Glocks or 1911s, since that is a popular subject for discussion?
Doesn't it get a little expensive to have a drawer full of those to get from one laundry day to the next?I was hoping to get some discussion of car holsters and other in-car options, but no one seems interested. Perhaps I should post in the handgun forum? Or maybe I should say something nasty about Glocks or 1911s, since that is a popular subject for discussion?
johnwilliamson062
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well, since you brought up glocks...
I sometimes keep mine in my glove compartment in a kydex paddle holster. Not too easy to get to in a jam, but very comfortable and it is at least there.
I am going to purchase a crossdraw soon and that seems a good way to carry in the car. Not easy to conceal though.
Someone recommended the carjacker crossdraw to me in a previous thread:
http://www.andrewsleather.com/
I am not going to get that exact holster, but rather have one made with some of its characteristics and the characteristics of some other holsters.
I sometimes keep mine in my glove compartment in a kydex paddle holster. Not too easy to get to in a jam, but very comfortable and it is at least there.
I am going to purchase a crossdraw soon and that seems a good way to carry in the car. Not easy to conceal though.
Someone recommended the carjacker crossdraw to me in a previous thread:
http://www.andrewsleather.com/
I am not going to get that exact holster, but rather have one made with some of its characteristics and the characteristics of some other holsters.
Kreyzhorse
New member
If I'm CCWing, it remains in its holster on my side. If I'm not concealing, I carry in the glovebox. Glovebox carry is legal for everyone in the state of Kentucky CCW or not.
A gun on the inside of your left ankle is very easy to access while seated in a vehicle. If I am going to be in the car for a while, or traveling during a busy time of the day, rush hour etc.. I'll carry a second gun - On my ankle. I've gotten so used to doing that, I carry two guns most of the time everywhere, regardless of what I'm doing.
I found this holster while searching for holsters. I have no experience with it, but it looks like it could be a good option.
http://www.fist-inc.com/holsters/holster/42.htm
http://www.fist-inc.com/holsters/holster/42.htm
armsmaster270
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on my hip.
Car Carry
As a Florida resident we have some interesting laws to deal with. I have a CWP which means as far as the car is concerned, I can carry in my pocket, but not have a weapon on the passenger seat. I just purchased, and am waiting for what I think is a great way to deal with car carry. Check it out, http://www.andrewsleather.com/, it is the Carjacker Cross Draw. I always have a thin wind breaker in the car for the concealed piece. I was talking to the owner and we talked about setting it up to attach to the seat belt. He told me how the idea for this holster came about. Long story short, an FBI guy was really embarrassed when he couldn't get to his gun in the winter. Shoot well.
As a Florida resident we have some interesting laws to deal with. I have a CWP which means as far as the car is concerned, I can carry in my pocket, but not have a weapon on the passenger seat. I just purchased, and am waiting for what I think is a great way to deal with car carry. Check it out, http://www.andrewsleather.com/, it is the Carjacker Cross Draw. I always have a thin wind breaker in the car for the concealed piece. I was talking to the owner and we talked about setting it up to attach to the seat belt. He told me how the idea for this holster came about. Long story short, an FBI guy was really embarrassed when he couldn't get to his gun in the winter. Shoot well.
Love my appendix carry on the belt, and rarely carry any other way. In the car I find it's easiest to make sure my cover garment won't tangle in the seat belt -- the cover garment, not the seat belt, is usually what prevents access while seated in the car.
Sometimes for a long car trip I'll get lazy and carry in a fanny pack. It's very comfortable to wear while driving, and to tell the truth, I kind of enjoy the notion that some bad guys might identify what it is at a glance -- they'll move along to easier prey.
pax
Sometimes for a long car trip I'll get lazy and carry in a fanny pack. It's very comfortable to wear while driving, and to tell the truth, I kind of enjoy the notion that some bad guys might identify what it is at a glance -- they'll move along to easier prey.
pax
I'm a pretty big fan of appendix carry as well. I decided to give it a try about a year ago, and I like it a lot. I'll also agree that it's pretty comfortable, even while seated in the car. When I leave to go to work at night, that is the main way I carry. Appendix/IWB, 5 shot small frame .357 - or Glock pistol of one variation or another.
Hog Hunter
New member
I carry a M&P .45 in my truck (when i get in so does she) and actully have a serpa blackhawk holster bolted to the bottom dash, just under the sterring wheel to the right.
RogerThat09
New member
I don't have a weapons carry permit yet, I have all my information ready in the envelope just have to send it out...
So with that being said I can't open carry in my car... so what do I do
Well I have a sig sauer gun bag that has little pouches for 2 guns and than a middle section for ammo or whatever, it even says Sig Sauer on the side which I point away from the me incase I do get pulled over. Well I leave the bag unzipped a little and I leave one of the pouches unzipped as well with the gun inside, and I can just reach in and grab for it if I need it, and if a officer pulls me over I can quickly zip the zipper all the way as its not all the way unzipped... also I have tinted windows that are borderline illegal.. just the way the car came when I bought it used.. Not that I want to break the law by leaving it unzippered, but I wouldn't see the purpose of having a gun in the car unless you can have quick enough access to it in a time of need... I would really like to get my carry permit soon, but everyone is sending away for them and the wait is almost 6 months now.. or at least I've talked to few people who have waited 6 months to get theres recently, and another friend took 5 months, and its getting even worst, at least in florida.. they even had a news report about how paper work for concealed weapons permit is backed up here in our area
So with that being said I can't open carry in my car... so what do I do
Well I have a sig sauer gun bag that has little pouches for 2 guns and than a middle section for ammo or whatever, it even says Sig Sauer on the side which I point away from the me incase I do get pulled over. Well I leave the bag unzipped a little and I leave one of the pouches unzipped as well with the gun inside, and I can just reach in and grab for it if I need it, and if a officer pulls me over I can quickly zip the zipper all the way as its not all the way unzipped... also I have tinted windows that are borderline illegal.. just the way the car came when I bought it used.. Not that I want to break the law by leaving it unzippered, but I wouldn't see the purpose of having a gun in the car unless you can have quick enough access to it in a time of need... I would really like to get my carry permit soon, but everyone is sending away for them and the wait is almost 6 months now.. or at least I've talked to few people who have waited 6 months to get theres recently, and another friend took 5 months, and its getting even worst, at least in florida.. they even had a news report about how paper work for concealed weapons permit is backed up here in our area