So how do you carry your handgun?

[Idaho45guy]

Normally a cheap and simple kydex OWB pancake holster with my P365 and an untucked collared shirt.

Today, I grabbed my S&W M&P40c in a leather OWB Bianchi holster for running to town.

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[sac]

A glock 19 in a Raven VANGUARD - MINIMALIST IWB in the appendix position every day except when at home working or in the timber, the I carry my Super Redhawk Toklat with heavy 45 colt loads in a Diamond D chest rig.

[GSP7]

[rintinglen]

Years ago, I had a good friend who carried an LAR Grizzly 45 Win Mag in an un-zipped medium-large bank bag. He was never robbed.

[onelight]

Years ago, I had a good friend who carried an LAR Grizzly 45 Win Mag in an un-zipped medium-large bank bag. He was never robbed.

Wouldn't even have to load it ..... Just hit them with the bag.

[StrawHat]

Usually on or just behind my right hip. When I wore a badge, either department issued leather or leather from Safariland (Model 29)or Bianchi (Model 5BH). Now, same location but I prefer an older style of holster. This is a copy of the Sunday holster often worn by Texas Rangers that were required to carry out of sight.

Kevin

[MT Gianni]

Right hip 4 O'Clock or Bianshi X015 shoulder holster. Not for self defense but I have used the late Junior1942 Contender carry of a sling and a swivel screwed into the gun butt. grip is at hand height and works well.

[rfd]

ruger american compact 9mm w/vortex venom red dot, in a clinger kydex, AIWB.

S&W 642c .38spl in a pocket holster.

[am44mag]

I carry either at the 3 and 9 o’clock position on duty. I also carry in vertical shoulder holsters. I also carry a little .38 Special on my ankle. I personally think appendix carry is the opening for an EXTREMELY painful and permanent Birth Control method. Your thoughts on carrying positions. What do you like?

3-4 o'clock is where I carry. Appendix has always seemed like a bad idea, and I have never carried a gun small enough for it to be comfortable. Small of back (6 o'clock) is a bad idea to me too. I have heard quite a few stories of LEOs who either had a backup gun there, or who's primary gun ended up getting twisted around back there. To make a long story short, they usually ended up flat on their back for one reason or another and that was the end of their careers. Back pain is not fun.

[Rich/WIS]

For serious use a 1911 in a GI flap holster, secure and protected but when you dropped your web gear you also dropped your pistol. Went to a GI M9 shoulder holster and clipped the mag pouch to the chest strap, could drop web gear and still be armed. Since those days for general walking the woods and hunting a series of strong side carry holsters on a pistol belt of some type or on my trouser belt. Do have a Bianchi shoulder holster I used with my M29 to keep it out of the weather. Should a serious need arise to carry again will use the Springfield plastic OWB holster with my 1911 at 3-4 o'clock.

[35remington]

I never could see that where on your person you carried a gun made shooting yourself with it more or less desirable. Shooting yourself with your pistol is always possible should you do something stupid. It is very possible to injure yourself severely, undesirably and possibly fatally no matter where the holster is on your person. Just what happens depends, again, on just how dumb you were, not where the holster is attached.

Therefore I cannot see the prejudice about specific holster location in terms of shooting oneself. Accessibility, sure, but not that. Carrying a pistol anywhere has the potential to cause an extremely painful and permanent injury and birth control may be in the cards with other locations as well depending on how the gun is mishandled. Where you plug yourself often has to do with mishandling of the gun rather than specific holster location.

Certainly someone will not thank their lucky stars if they plug themselves through the hip or leg.

[9.3X62AL]

S&W 642--pants or coat pocket.

Glock 23/29/20--3:30 or Galco shoulder rig

S&W 686 x 4"/CZ-75B/SIG P-220 & 226--3:30 or Bianchi X-15 shoulder rig. Glocks don't get along with the X-15s.

[Dieselhorses]

Whatever I carry, I don't conceal it.

[FergusonTO35]

Pocket or OWB at 4 o clock.

[Catshooter]

Quite right 35 Remington. I've carried appendix for more than 40 years, much of it with Glocks (there's one there right now). Have yet to shoot my nuts off.

Pay no attention y'all to the complete idiot who said some years back "to never take your eyes off of the threat while re-holstering". If there's still a threat, why are you re-holstering? I'll holster when I can do it safely thank you very much.


Cat

[Idaho45guy]

For woods carry, I use a Bianchi military issue flap holster for a Glock G29...

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[jem102]

Glock 36, right side @ 4:00 in Nightngale snap on's. One is IWB the other OWB depending on how I am dressed. Great holsters!

[Cosmic_Charlie]

Got a little Smith & Wesson Model 60 that rides nice in a shoulder holster. Sure, it's only 5 shots but it's 5 shots of .357.
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[charlie b]

I got used to a shoulder holster in the Army (tanks). Hip carry just got snagged on everything inside the turret. I still carry that way quite a bit with my PPK especially when out fishing in waders. But, I also have a pancake, IWB and pocket holster depending on what I am doing and what I am wearing.

I sometimes carry my Commander or 9mm, usually IWB strong side.

[nelsonted1]

A friend was guarding a gun show one night. An hour or so before opening people started showing up get breakfast ready. All of a sudden what sounded like a.machine gun went off.
My friend had gone to the toilet. He didn't want his heavy glock landing the floor.so he took it.out of his holster and hung it up on the coat hook on the door by the trigger guard.
The stupid thing started firing with the coat hook bouncing around inside the trigger guard. He lost a finger and mangled some.others. Needed a helicopter ride for some reason.
The moral of this story I guess for this post is get a good holster that covers the tri..... The heck with it. It's a great story.