Thinking pocket carry....

I certainly don't dislike it. I've got an old LCP that is stone reliable and accurate enough that I'm not gonna replace it; but if I was starting fresh looking for a pocket 380, I'd give the Bodyguard a hard look.
 
See if DeSantis makes their Nemesis pocket holster for that. You'll love it! My LCP rides all day long in my right hip pocket in the correct position because of it.
 
Too many negative aspects.
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Except sometimes for outer coat pocket use, I found the same.

What I found to replace it, has become one of my most versatile and favorite holsters for small guns, the Smart Carry.

My pockets are left to all the junk I usually have in them, I can easily access the gun while seated, and I can wear anything, even just a pair of sweat pants or a swim suit.
 
I had several folks recommend the SmartCarry for carry while in my scrubs. I've heard very nice things about it. May have to go ahead and pony up for one soon.

As for pocket carry, I think the biggest semi-auto you are going to find that is somewhat carryable and comfortable is the Kahr CM/PM9, or Rohrbaugh-size 9mm's. Other than that, you will need go 380. I have settled on the 100gr Flat top hard cast from either Underwood or Buffalo Bore. Those loads start getting you into lower 9mm power.

I have found that the Sticky/Remora holsters work very well for both IWB and pocket carry, whichever you may prefer at the time. I have been super impressed, however, with the StaysPut sticky pocket holster. Got one for my Colt Mustang Pocketlite, and it is the best pocket holster I have tried...not very expensive as well. I am keeping a look out for a Kahr CW380 for use while I'm doing the "dirty" work around the property.
 
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Right now, I'm more interested in what peoples shooting results are with the gun. Is it a decent gun? It is really hard to imagine getting much for $270. The laser Alone probably cost S&W $75. That doesn't leave much design, build, market and sell the gun with! That is my issue. It fundamentally doesn't make a lot of sense.

BTW, I'm setup to pocket carry a S&W 640 357 mag or a KelTec P32 now, so not sure why I like this. I would probably sell the P32 with it's leather holster and mag holder to buy this....hmmm
 
I have the M&P version of the Bodyguard. No laser. I would recommend not getting the laser version. I have a friend with the laser version and it really just adds confusion to the gun, IMO. The laser is kind of awkward on that gun and I found no real use for it.

I carry it in a Desantis Nemisis holster either in front pocket or sometimes a cargo pocket. It would also work in back pocket and you can use it somewhat inside the waste band(hip or appendix).

As for the quality. It is of very good quality, but has a long trigger pull. There is a safety on it as well. You could really not sue the safety as the trigger pull is really long(you have to make that call).

All in all like it for what it is intended: pocket gun. It is not what I would lable as a fun range gun really, but good for a small gun. 10 yards or less is what it is made for.
 
Have pocket carried a SW442 daily for twenty five years and not planning to change. Have keep an eye on the new line of pocket pistols but haven't seen anything worth the changing for.;)
 
I really like small revolvers for pocket carry. I haven't come across a semi that was in a caliber I liked (bigger than .380), and had really good reliability reports, especially considering the gun would be an understudy to a larger, IWB handgun. I have a lot of confidence that a revolver will still work after many hundreds of hours in a pocket without a cleaning. A semi-auto, maybe.

This may be of some interest... http://everydayloadout.com/revolvers-for-everyday-carry.html
 
Anybody like the S&W Bodyguard at $269??

Had one and at first liked it. Then after about 100 rounds I had FTF issues and it needed to be double and triple fired to set off a round. I lost confidence and spent money for a Sig 238 and have never looked back.
 
That's a great price considering they go for 450 here. I paid 350 for mine brand new a few years back. It's been a very solid gun and had never given me a single failure of any kind. Yeah the trigger kind of sucks but it's not really meant to be a range gun. I use my sr9c for that.
 
Love the idea of pocket carry. I've actually been thinking about it for a while now since it's a lot easier than iwb. I've been looking at doing so with a colt .380 or sig p232. A shield might be the way to go, I've just never handled one. There used to wallet holsters for the Beretta 21a that allowed you to draw and fire the Beretta while holstered. But then the ATF declared it an NFA device or something and now they're pretty much gone. I would've loved one of those.:mad: To summerize, yes pocket carry is great.
 
I used to fret over the reliability of pocket autos vs revolvers.

I've intentionally let my LCP/spare mag get caked with hay chaff until it covered the extractor and barrel around the ejection port, plus every other grungy thing that can get into a gun working around a farm. It never failed to empty out both mags w/o a malf and realistically, that's all I can ask of a pocket gun. Don't get me wrong; I like revolvers. But pocket autos have advanced light years in the past three decades and I don't ever worry about this one not working.
 
Pocket carry has a huge caveat - whatever you're carrying can't stick out or it's nor really concealed. Unless you're skinny and your pants hang loose, a J frame, which is well over a full inch thick - more like an inch and a half after you add a holster. That's REALLY THICK. If your pants pocket is anywhere near close to your thigh, forget about it. It'll PRINT, big time. You'll have to wear a coat or jacket year 'round to make it work. For pocket carry, select a weapon less than an inch thick - much less. Like a KelTec P32 or P3AT. If you insist on a revolver, and I do, pack a .22 WMR NAA Mini revolver. Super small and super light, and with modern ammo, crafted specifically for these guns, made by Winchester, Hornady, Federal and others, you can count on thousand feet per second velocity, amazing penetration, and assured dramatic expansion. It ain't your father's .22 Mag anymore. Times, and ammo, have changed. Nowadays, almost every caliber is effective for SD.

I've carried a NAA Mini Revolver for 25 years. It has never printed, or caused an unintentional display, no matter whether I'm sitting, kneeling, stretching, whatever. And because of it's size and weight, it never, ever gets left at home. Rule One - Have a gun. If anything in your wardrobe has ever caused you to leave your carry gun home, you bought the wrong gun.
 
Everything prints eventually, even if you dont notice it. ;)

My buddy has carried a Walther TPH in an old, well worn leather pocket holster for years, and pretty much every pair of his trousers, has an obvious "Skoal Ring" of a TPH worn into the thigh of his right front pant leg.

A couple of us always tell him, but he swears no one else notices, or knows what it is. :rolleyes:

Hey, what can I say, he's a cheap SOB when it comes to buying new pants. :)
 
My buddy has carried a Walther TPH in an old, well worn leather pocket holster for years, and pretty much every pair of his trousers, has an obvious "Skoal Ring" of a TPH worn into the thigh of his right front pant leg.
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LMAO. I've got several pairs of jeans with a "light spot" on the right
front pocket in the shape of a LCP.

Been carrying a LCP with a Crimson Trace laser for about 5 years now.
Alabama Holster Company Front Pocket holster. I'm HARD on stuff--
car keys get bent in my pockets, plastic butane lighters get broken.

This gun/holster combo has worked great so far.
 
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