The secret to more than a pocket gun for summer carry, wear a shirt.
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Smart Carry.
www.smartcarry.com
You can carry handguns that are a lot bigger than you might expect, and you can do it in shorts, without a shirt if you want.
Its also a lot quicker and easier to get to the gun, especially when seated.
I normally carry a Glock 26 with a 17 reload in mine. They are comfortable for all day use, and thats a long active day too.
If I could only have one holster, this would be it.
www.smartcarry.com
You can carry handguns that are a lot bigger than you might expect, and you can do it in shorts, without a shirt if you want.
Its also a lot quicker and easier to get to the gun, especially when seated.
I normally carry a Glock 26 with a 17 reload in mine. They are comfortable for all day use, and thats a long active day too.
If I could only have one holster, this would be it.
Cheapshooter
New member
No shirt, no shoes, no CCW.
Yea, thats the typical response from those who dont understand how they work.
Yea, right.
I'm not comfortable carrying there. Besides, it's already pretty crowded.
To bad too. Youre missing out on one of the most versatile and concealable holsters out there. Best thing about them is, you dont have to limit yourself to second and third line back up guns.
Actually AK,Yea, thats the typical response from those who dont understand how they work.
To bad too. Youre missing out on one of the most versatile and concealable holsters out there. Best thing about them is, you dont have to limit yourself to second and third line back up guns.
I have tried one a couple years ago. Too cramped.
But my son in law like you swears by it.
Bill DeShivs
New member
Trench coat.
I've carried using an almost identical method for as long as it's been legal to CCW in TX. It is absolutely, hands down, my least favorite method of carry in every way (comfort, ease of draw, comfort, reholstering, comfort, size of gun I can carry--and comfort) and I only use it when I can't carry any other way.
Did I mention I find it uncomfortable?
It was the first way I ever carried concealed, and I still do it on a regular (though infrequent) basis. Just carried that way today for 8 or 9 hours, as a matter of fact.
I'm carrying a small, sleek, single-stack .380 with that method and I've modified the gun so that the side that's towards me has been melted somewhat. Still uncomfortable.
It is a very useful carry method, but the only way I could see it being comfortable would be if I were wearing pants way too big for me. Absolutely no way I would consider carrying anything bigger than my little .380 that way.
Hey, if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. The only way to really know though is to give it a try like anything else. Most of the negative comments come from those who have never used one. Youre actually the first that Ive heard that has, that had a negative experience.
These are not "belly bands" either, and not worn like one.
I wear one mostly at work during the summer, for 10-12 hour workdays, and I work actively outdoors in heavy construction, so Im moving around a lot doing physical things.
I wear my normal pants (Carhartt or Dickies carpenter jeans) of the proper size, and find it to be very comfortable. I dont "upsize" my clothing when I carry, with this, or my IWB holsters.
As with anything, it takes a little getting used to and "break in" so to speak. Anything new is rarely instantly perfect. I didnt find this to be any harder than anything else, but, it is different.
As I said, these days, I normally carry a Glock 26 with a 17 reload in mine. I started out with a Seecamp thinking only a small gun would be possible, which I was wrong. Once I tried the 26, I realized pretty quick, it didnt have to be.
The largest Ive carried has been a SIG P239, and a Glock 19. And yes, the larger you go, the looser the pant the better. A looser office or dress type pant, thats looser, with a more full cut through the front, does work better with near full-size guns.
But hey, if youve given it a try and it doesnt work for you, it doesnt work. I think we probably all have or have had holster boxes full of things that didnt.
One thing here too, dont confuse the Smart Carry holsters with the Thunderwear. Ive owned both, and the Thunderwear is not the same product.
They look similar, but the quality of the Thunderwear isnt there, and I would not carry a loaded Glock or similar handgun in one. They are made with thinner material, and I was able to trip the trigger on my Glock through it almost right away just massaging the holster with the gun in it.
I tried hard to do the same thing with the Smart Carry, and wore one around for about a year with an empty chamber and going about my daily routine, and have never been able to get the trigger to trip with the Smart Carry.
Cheapshooter
New member
Don't see how that can even be easily accessible. If I don't wear a belt, a lot more than my ccw weapon won be concealed. So how in the world do you access your firearm with a belt?
Just suck your gut in a little and slip your hand behind it. The gun is right there. Its easily done one-handed too.
There's one other point that hasn't been said, so I'll say it:
An accidental discharge in a 3 or 9 o'clock OWB holster might be embarrassing, and possibly ventilate your pant leg.
An accidental discharge in a 3 or 9 o'clock IWB holster might give you a nasty burn on your leg or a flesh wound, and ventilate your pants.
An accidental discharge in a 6 o'clock IWB might make sitting painful for a month.
BUT, an accidental discharge with a smartcarry holster could end your career as an exotic dancer, husband, daddy-to-be, bass vocalist and porn star.
(Did I mention it's already over-crowded down there
)
An accidental discharge in a 3 or 9 o'clock OWB holster might be embarrassing, and possibly ventilate your pant leg.
An accidental discharge in a 3 or 9 o'clock IWB holster might give you a nasty burn on your leg or a flesh wound, and ventilate your pants.
An accidental discharge in a 6 o'clock IWB might make sitting painful for a month.
BUT, an accidental discharge with a smartcarry holster could end your career as an exotic dancer, husband, daddy-to-be, bass vocalist and porn star.
(Did I mention it's already over-crowded down there
)There's one other point that hasn't been said, so I'll say it:
An accidental discharge in a 3 or 9 o'clock OWB holster might be embarrassing, and possibly ventilate your pant leg.
An accidental discharge in a 3 or 9 o'clock IWB holster might give you a nasty burn on your leg or a flesh wound, and ventilate your pants.
An accidental discharge in a 6 o'clock IWB might make sitting painful for a month.
BUT, an accidental discharge with a smartcarry holster could end your career as an exotic dancer, husband, daddy-to-be, bass vocalist and porn star.
(Did I mention it's already over-crowded down there
LOL. NO.
Again, another common and misunderstood thought, and from a lack of experience and understanding.
Your "firearm" in a Smart Carry, never points at your "gun".
zincwarrior
New member
This. Beware the Hawaiian shirt Mafia!A loud Hawaiian shirt (worn outside the britches) covers a multitude of sins
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Bill DeShivs
New member
No Glock in
my jock!
my jock!
zincwarrior
New member
I carry an M&Pc. I do not see how that works, nor how you draw from it quickly.
Whats the draw time with that? If it takes longer than 1.5 seconds I don't consider that appropriate IF there are other options.
Its pretty quick. Not as fast as a belt holster, but faster than drawing from a pocket.
Its a deep concealment holster, and not a race rig, so you need to understand that and address it in how you plan on using it.
What it will do is, allow you to have a realistic gun where you couldnt otherwise.
And the only way to know how they work, and how well they work, is to actually use one and see. Most all the negative comments, come from those who never have.
Its a deep concealment holster, and not a race rig, so you need to understand that and address it in how you plan on using it.
What it will do is, allow you to have a realistic gun where you couldnt otherwise.
And the only way to know how they work, and how well they work, is to actually use one and see. Most all the negative comments, come from those who never have.