how many of you ankle carry?

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Erikbal

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Just wondering if there is still anyone out there that carries on the ankle these days. Myself personally would only do it as a back up gun. Right now my only pistol is a BG380 and I pocket carry that until I can get an iwb holster down the road but I was thinking that eventually once I get something bigger that the bg or maybe some sort of snub nose small revolver may come in handy to ankle carry as a back up weapon. I would never ankle carry as my primary gun though...
 
I will ankle carry about 1/4 of the time mostly during the summer when I wear just a t-shirt or times when I want to wear a shirt tucked in. For me, ankle carry is a viable mode of carry and I have no reservations about it but as with anything, it takes practice to become profecient at it. OBTW, my daily carry weapon is a Rossi 462 (6 shot 357 snubbie).
 
I do it once in a great while when wearing dress slacks that aren't particularly conducive to pocket carry due to the way the pockets are gun. The only gun that I ankle carry is a Walther PP .32 Auto because it's the only gun I have an ankle holster for. If I had an ankle holster for it, I'd probably carry my S&W M36 instead when ankle carry is appropriate. As it stands, however, ankle carry is infrequent enough (once or twice a year) that I can't really justify spending the money to get a good ankle holster for my S&W.
 
Will start next winter/fall/maybe summer with dress pants, when ccw is here. It's where the backup gun should go.
 
I used to carry a S&W 442 on my ankle in a Bianchi Triad holster. It took a little while for the holster to break in (or for me to get used to it, not sure which was which.) I don't have it any more, but it was donated to a good cause, my father's first carry gun!

It was a BUG and if I carried it for my primary, I moved it to the pocket. The 442 is certainly small enough for pocket carry, but usually my pockets were full other stuff.

One small advantage ankle carry has is that it is easier to draw while seated, especially in a car. I will replace it someday.
 
I will alot of times when the majority of my time will be spent driving in a car. Its easier to get at on my ankle then IWB with my seat belt buckled. Not my favorite choice otherwise but I find it a great option when you are out and about shopping and having to bend over alot...no need to worry about printing then while bent over. Also will carry a BUG on my ankle when carrying a larger primary.
 
I'm a LEO and a respiratory therapist. I work in a hospital several days a week and wear a S&W snubby in an ankle holster when in scrubs as they really don't allow for any other sort of carry. With a bit of practice an ankle holster is not so difficult or slow to draw from and allows for discreet carry when nothing else will work.
 
i ankle carry if im really dressed up or just dont feel like i can pull off carrying iwb, etc. Normally when i ankle carry i pocket carry something small too, i just want a gun with more capacity nearby (my ankle).
 
I have in the past and do during the summer, but I prefer an IWB or pocket carry to ankle carry. In the winter, I easily get away with a leather OWB. The pocket holster is only used for a J-frame.
 
I will occasionally ankle carry; I use a Kramer horsehide ankle holster with a Ruger LCR .357. When I do, it is typically a BUG to a 9mm Walther PPS, P99, or P99c (yes, I like Walther).

A good holster makes a vast difference on ankle carry. What I did was to first get an inexpensive nylon ankle holster, and carry an unloaded pistol in it for a week. Only once I decided the weight would not bother me did I start spending significant cash; I purchased first a DeSantis (OK, but had to be adjusted a bit over time while wearing it), then moved to the Kramer (great fit).

If you are going to consider ankle carry, try the inexpensive holster first, to see if you can tolerate the weight. If so, I'd recommend a holster from either Kramer or Alessi.
 
I ankle carry, mainly in the summer because I tuck my t-shirts in, and I don't want my OWB holster exposed.

During the winter I ankle carry a 642, which I use as a BUG to my Glock 26. In fact, when my wife and I went out to eat last night, this was exactly what I was carrying.

I have ankle carried the G-26 in both summer and winter. I wear 5.11 canvas pants in various colors which have enough leg room at the ankles to conceal the holsters without any problems.
 
Yeah I'm considering it as a back up as well for my BG once I get something bigger. Thanks for all of the replies guys, I love this place!
 
Ankles are way to far away from my lunch grabbers.:eek: Ain't happening at my age and its like the old saying of dieing young and leaving a good lookin corpse is loooong gone by as is ankle carry.
P.S.- its now called kankle carry
 
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