NRA concealed holster, anyone ever use it?

Looks kinda comfy...ND/AD would really ruin your weekend though. There are much easier, albeit more expensive, ways to become a woman. :p
 
Appendix carry like that holster seems like more trouble than it's worth. Seems tough to draw from in a lot of positions. I can see it for places where you really need to keep any chance of printing to an absolute minimum, but otherwise it seems like a poor choice to me. I like strong side hip carry because it's easy to get to and in a bad situation I want my gun available quickly.
 
That holster might be totally concealable while you are in the standing position. What happens when you sit down? You are either going to put a lot of pressure on the jewels and you will mostly likely need to be wearing a pair of pants that is like an old hotel that has lots of dance hall room. That gun barrel has to go somewhere and you don't want it to come up so it must go down.
 
Ive used a Smart Carry daily for a number of year now. Its very similar to the one in the link. I use it as a back up, but I could see using it as a primary if I was in a different job and worked in different circumstances.

A lot depends on what you wear and what size gun you use. Ive used guns as big as a SIG P230 and P239, but I do need to wear pants that I normally dont wear on a daily basis to do so. Wearing "fitted" Carhartt type carpenter jeans, my Seecamp works much better.

Any gun Ive carried while using one was loaded and ready to go. I lead a very active, physical life. I dont sit at a desk or ride around in a car, but run around the countryside all day, climbing in and out of all sorts of equipment and in and out of ditches and structures, etc, and have never had any kind of problem with the gun coming out or going off.

If worn properly, the gun doesnt point at your family jewels, or any other body part for the most part. Maybe your feet or leg on occasion, but thats really no different than any other holster if you really think about it.

Drawing the gun isnt near as bad as you might think, and you can easily do it one handed. It can also be done pretty quick too, and I think its a good bit faster than trying to draw from a pocket. Drawing while seated isnt a big deal either.

The biggest advantage to this type holster is, it can be worn with pretty much anything, and even shirtless with a pair of shorts or with scrubs or sweatpants. No belt is necessary. Its also one of them most comfortable holsters Ive ever used too.

They are waterproof on the back side, and of all the holsters Ive used, my guns that have rode in them have been the cleanest by the end of the week. None of the usual dust bunnies, dust and dirt a normal holster seems to attract.
 
If I need to go covert carry, I use one of these...

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...clipped to the trigger guard of my G26 and wear it in a belly band under a tucked-in dress shirt.

It's in the same AIWB position that I normally carry in, only covered by the shirt. A little slower to draw, but very concealable.

http://www.onesourcetactical.com/zackconcealmentholster.aspx
 
I have a couple of those as well (Vanguards, not the ZACK), and they are another option. My only complaint with them is they force a "speed bump" or hesitation in my draw if I secure the cord. I prefer to push them off with my thumb, but it tends to crack them.

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I wouldnt have an issue with my 26 in the Smart Carry either, but again, Id have to make a change in my pants to do so. Even though the holster is "soft", its more than solid enough that the trigger wouldnt be an issue.

At this point, I also dont really have a problem just carrying the Glock as is without a holster. Been doing so with a second unloaded Glock around the house, pretty much daily now for over a year, just to see if it was really the issue so many tell you it is, and have yet to have the trigger ever drop unintentionally.
 
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I also have a Vanguard. The Zack seems to come off easier and quieter on my particular guns. As always, YMMV.

With the Zach cord shortened and secured to the bellyband, I don't find any hesitation to the draw, but I do understand what you are referring to using this type of holster system.
 
Maybe its just specific to the Vanguard too. Theres a little "catch" in the draw as the slack comes out of the cord and it gets tight just before/as the gun comes loose. Not really a problem, but it does take the smoothness out of the presentation for me. Under stress, you probably wouldnt notice it.
 
I have been looking at getting a smart carry or thunderwear holster -- anyone know if the NRA Private Agent (snicker) is just one of these two, rebranded?
 
I use a smartcarry almost every day. Every once in a while, I use pocket carry when the fit of a certain pair of pants just doesn't work with the SmartCarry. My job requires me to wear business casual, shirts tucked in. The smartcarry gives me terrific concealment, and the draw isn't bad at all.
Properly worn, the muzzle doesn't point at the family jewels, it points at the ground. When you sit down, the gun just sits in your lap, it doesn't poke into you. You hardly notice it, and neither does anyone else.
 
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