Warning! Guns in Pocket Unholstered

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You guys are so petrified of carrying Glocks unholsters and pocket carry. I do both on a regular basis and have been doing so for over 5 years. When I pocket carry, I carry it in in my front pants pocket with my wallet over the front of it to break up the outline.
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I don't know anything about you, but I cannot carry any double stack in my pocket. Of course, I don't wear saggy/baggy/dragiges, either.

I cannot even imagine carrying a double stack Glock and a wallet in the same pocket....
 
Holsters often have hooks or straps that give away the fact you are carrying. They also add a fair amount of bulk. If you guys can list some very thin holsters that don't have hooks or straps that give away your concealment, I'm not opposed. I just haven't found anything that fits the bill yet.
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Never seen a DeSantis Nemesis?
 
Holsters are mandatory for CCW in Georgia.

Here's mine:
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That is one reason why I won't even contemplate small-of-back carry. Of course, having had spinal fusion surgery, I might be a bit over-protective of my back...
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Nope, just being sensible. If you fall flat on your back while carrying SOB......I shudder to think of the damage done to the spine, then. I carry SOB to answer the front door sometimes, and at no other time.

And my P32 is always in an Uncle Mike's #1 in my back pocket. Scares me to think about nothing protecting the trigger on any pocket gun. Cripes, my panic alarm from my key fob is going off quite a bit just because a crease in my pants sets it off.
 
And my P32 is always in an Uncle Mike's #1 in my back pocket. Scares me to think about nothing protecting the trigger on any pocket gun. Cripes, my panic alarm from my key fob is going off quite a bit just because a crease in my pants sets it off.
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We are talking about two diferent things here. One is sinply pressing a flat button and the other is snagging a trigger that is protected by a trigger guard. I don't carry a lot of junk in my wallet so it is relatively thin. When I pocket carry, I carry the wallet in front of the gun and the wallet prints. It just looks like a fat wallet. I haven't been made yet so I guess it works.

For what its worth, I am really a creature of habit and I carry everything I carry in the same place. Wallet in the right front pocket, Keys and any change in my left front pocket, a business card holder/receipt holder in my right back pocket, and when I carry my flashlight, its in my left back pocket. I carry my phone in a phone holster at the 1 o'clock position and my knife clipped to my waistband behind it. If I carry a PDA, its clipped at 9 o'clock. I know it seems kind of anal retentive, but I can just grab whatever I need without thinking about it and without looking. I leave everything I carry in one place and I rarely ever forget to bring something I need. It also saves me a hell of a lot of time in the morning since I don't have to play hide and go seek with my stuff.
 
I carry my glock without a holster but the chamber is empty, to dangerous IMO to do it that way with a loaded chamber.
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Please consider an experiment... Remove the magazine and rack the slide so that your Glock is half-cocked. Insert your magazine as usual and carry it that way. At night, remove your magazine and retract the slide slightly to ensure that you have not chambeed a round any time during the day. Do not retract it to the point where you would cock the gun. Check the trigger and see if it went off at any point. If you do that long enough, you might realize that accidental discharges are not really that easy assuming you use care and don't put anything that could snag it.

Would you guys feel it was safe to carry a Glock chambered if I installed something like a Safe T Block? Those are easily removed right? I can understand wanting other forum members to be safe, but I have to say it seems some of you would realy prefer I shoot myself to prove yourselves right. Sheesh! :p
 
As for Safe T Blocks, I have observed two seperate shooters, despite assurances as to their level of familiarity, forget to clear their blocks in training.

But that is a different type of safety issue.
 
If you do that long enough, you might realize that accidental discharges are not really that easy assuming you use care and don't put anything that could snag it.
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Nobody is saying that an accidental/negligent discharge is easy, we're only sayign that they do happen and specifically I am trying to point out that few if any of the folks who experienced them thought differently than you do. Nobody expects an accidental discharge to happen, that's why they are called "accidental."

Would you guys feel it was safe to carry a Glock chambered if I installed something like a Safe T Block? Those are easily removed right? I can understand wanting other forum members to be safe, but I have to say it seems some of you would realy prefer I shoot myself to prove yourselves right. Sheesh!
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I genuinally do not want to see you shoot yourself or even worse shoot someone else. I'm simply at a loss to understand what appears to be a genuine self-belief that you are 100% incapable of an accidental/negligent discharge. That belief seems to be leading you to take needless risks.
 
Another problem with not using a pocket holster is that the gun can rotate in your pocket, so that the grip is down and the muzzle is up. Aside from the thought of the muzzle now pointing toward your vitals, this can really slow down your draw, if you have to fumble with the gun in your pocket.

I use the very inexpensive Uncle Mike's pocket holster. It adds very little to bulk (MUCH less than a wallet:D) but it stabilizes and protects my pistol nicely.
 
but I have to say it seems some of you would realy prefer I shoot myself to prove yourselves right. Sheesh!
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I do not believe anyone advocated you do anything but what you are comfortable with. Everyone gave their opinion on the best way they believe to pocket carry a Glock. You can do it any way you want, I know I'll keep singing bass. :)
 
As I told a member on THR last night... I don't make the rules regarding pocket carrying Glocks but be sure to post some pics of the AD or in this case NEGLIGENT Discharge when you do shoot yourself or something else. Being Stupid on purpose takes the "accidental" part right out of the equation!
 
We are talking about two diferent things here. One is sinply pressing a flat button and the other is snagging a trigger that is protected by a trigger guard.
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Uh huh. And one is happening about once a week on average, and one needs to happen only once to spell disaster. Your opinion is noted, but I'll be packing in a holster at all times, thank you very much.

And BTW, the P32 is the ONLY thing in the pocket it resides in. It will STILL always be in a holster. If it's truly not needed, at least I will be erring on the side of caution, and not losing anything in draw.
 
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