So how do you carry your handgun?

[Earlwb]

lately I used a sub compact .45auto in a pocket holster and just wear painters pants or cargo pants.
Occasionally I dress up more with dress pants or wear shorts and then I carry a small .380 in a pocket holster.
In the past I used to carry a 1911 .45 auto all the time using a IWB holster. but the older I got the less enthused I became about carrying it though.

[Rgmcfarland]

High strong side pancake carry in leather 90% of the time, shoulder loose hang on the tractor, little 32 pocket holster strong side for the fancy stuff

[Thundarstick]

OWB, hunting or just open carry, 3:00 in a pancake (various revolvers and autos). Concealed, IWB appendix, Beretta 92G, or Sig 365, always in fitted kidex holster with 100% trigger coverage. If a holstered gun isn't safe to carry appendix in a proper holster, it's not safe to carry on your hip with a round under the firing pin either!

[ioon44]

I carry my PPQ IWB at 3:00.

[Froogal]

My normal mode of dress is bib overalls. There is no waistband, so there is no place for a holster of any kind except for a pocket holster. Pocket holster works good, but then there is no place for carrying extra ammo or magazines. The solution is a home made belly band. Pistol or revolver fits in a pocket on the right side, and a pocket on the left side will accommodate up to 4 magazines or ammo strips. The belly band is not especially handy for quick draws, but it is a whole lot better than not having a weapon with me.

[Markopolo]

chest holster as high as I can get it.. gotta work with waders in chest high water...

[Norske]

Yaqui slide, strong side for 1911. Pocket 9 in right front jeans pocket. When driving, a cross draw works with no interference from seat belt latch. When I rarely carry my SBH with red dot sight, I use an Uncle Mikes bandoleer ("cross chest").

[Bantou]

Hunting or working out on the hunting property I carry strong side OWB in a Glaco leather rig. Concealed IWB kidney carry. Appendix carry is uncomfortable for a fat boy like me.


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[HCH]

OWB at 3:00
IWB at 1:00 or 3:00

[Pete44mag]

Depends on time of year (hot or cold) and how I'm dressed. Summer, S&W J frame .357 in a Bianchi pocket holster, or a Kimber Ultra Carry .45cap in a Stealth Gear AIWB. Winter, the ones I carry in summer plus commander size .45 in a Stealth Gear IWB at 4 o'clock, or a S&W 3" barrel 686 in a Galco hi ride. When you carry in New Yorkistan it has to be concealed at all times, or you lose your permit with one complaint. After the hassle of getting a CCP here you don't want to lose it!

[smkummer]

Colt lightweight agent 38 or Mustang 380 in cargo pant/ shorts for summer carry. Aviator leather jacket for winter carry. No holsters and the gun’s weight is offset with wallet/ keys on the other side. For absolute minimal impression in jeans or slacks, S&W escort 22LR. At least I have a gun. Probably should be replaced with a LCP 380.

[flyingmonkey35]

Loaded.

But 38 special ultra light in a pancake holster on my right hip.



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[Buzz Krumhunger]

J Frame 442 in a holster in right front pocket.

[HATCH]

Loaded

[RJM52]

Since 1970...IWB behind the left hip butt forward. Have carried everything from a 2" snubbie to a 6.5" 29-2 there. Since the mid 1970s have carried almost nothing but a 1911 there with an IWB holster or just slide in by itself...

Most of the time now I carry a Colt Commander in a REMORA IWB holster...slides in easy and never comes out with the gun... Can be shifted around for comfort and with the butt forward the gun hardly prints at all...

Bob

[Goldstar225]

Primarily OWB pancake style at 3:30 with a S&W shield under an untucked shirt or in cooler times, under a jacket .

[Thundarstick]

Loaded

Unloaded, it's just a rock!

[pattern14]

Australian gun laws are pretty strict these days, and carrying a handgun is basically limited to the Police, some security people, and those shadowy figures employed by the Federal government. Transportation laws are also very tight....locked up, unloaded and secured out of site. Hunting is strictly prohibited, and recreational shooters can only use their pistols at approved target ranges, although if you live in the middle of nowhere like I do, nobody really worries too much if you practice at home. Just need to keep well away from roads, livestock and inhabited dwellings.

However......many years ago I lived in the Northern Territory, where game like Buffalo, Wild Boar, camels etc were commonplace, and carried my first ever centre fire revolver ( a 1976 Colt Python ) when ever I went hunting alone. I just didn't want anyone knowing I had it, let alone know I was hunting with it. That's a story for another time, but the thread is about how you carry. What I found was that hip holsters were really impractical, and caused the revolver to snag on everything when going through thick scrub, plus the constant concern of it unsnapping the retaining strap. That Python cost me a packet ( $450.00 AUD back then was really big dollars) and I had no intention of losing it in a swamp or thick mimosa bush.

Eventually I got a Cobbler that repaired shoes and boots to make me a shoulder holster, and that completely fixed the problem. Tucked under my vest or jacket, it was totally protected from the elements, didn't catch on anything, and was very easy to draw in a confined space. I still have it, although the use of shoulder holsters are now prohibited on Pistol ranges. I've since bought another hip holster for my GP100, and have a fully enclosed military holster for my Black powder 455 Webley, but all these years later, wearing the shoulder holster just brings back great memories, even if I can't use it outside of my own property.

[Patrick L]

In my range bag, in the trunk of my car, to and from the range. Seriously, my guns are like golf clubs, just toys.

Oh, during deer season the .44 mag goes in a simple Uncle Mike's vertical shoulder holster, both to keep it protected under my coat, and to put the weight on my shoulders.

[Walks]

In days past, on my left hip at 8 O'clock OWB under a Sport Coat or long vest. Under a Hawaiian shirt in summer.

Now, locked in a hard case in the back of the vehicle.