So how do you carry your handgun?

[JShipwash]

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?

[BigAlofPa.]

3:00 and 9:00 if im dual carrying in the woods. The 9:00 gun is but forward for cross draw. I carry a pocket pistol most often. Right front pocket.

[johniv]

J frame, pocket.

[Bazoo]

I carry a 1911 at the 3-3:30 position. I have carried a backup small of the back, but traded it off. Oft in the field I'll carry a revolver bandoleer style. I made a makeshift bandoleer holster by putting a sling on a cheap holster we have. It works pretty good for a Ruger blackhawk, a single six, or a smith 686, but is ugly.

[downzero]

J frame, pocket.

This is my usual method. I want to go to a little pocket automatic but it's hard to part with the J frame, it's been with me for so long.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

J Frame pocket and 3:30

[Biggin]

Strong side 3:30/4:00 and /or Jframe in pocket . Depends on the weather and what's up for the day.

[gnostic]

The PPK, or model 19 in my coat pocket. Whatever you guys are doing makes the Bar Business seem tame...

[RU shooter]

Y'all must wear some loose fitting pants that pocket carry , I wear jeans 95%of the time and I can barely get my cell phone out of my front pocket in a hurry . My little Keltec 32 goes in my back pocket or jacket pocket if walking around the Kahr 45 right behind my right hip iwb holster normally

[Wheelguns 1961]

I am a lefty and I carry 8:30-9:00. I have a couple crossdraw holsters also, but they are mostly woods carry.

[rintinglen]

If you are reasonably slim, upright most of the time, and able to wear a loose fitting, un-tucked shirt, the appendix carry has much to recommend it to the professional gun-toter. Three men who I respect greatly carried that way while working undercover. None of them ever had occasion to shoot themselves. However, if you spend a great deal of time seated, must wear your shirts tucked in, or are unfamiliar with your fire-arm, then it is not for you.
I wear a revolver at the 4 o'clock position, either IWB or OWB in a pancake-style holster. Otherwise, I carry an LCP in my right front pocket.

[2A-Jay]

I carry my Keltec P32 in my front right pocket during worm weather. During the winter when I am wearing a heavier Jacket I carry my .38 in an IWB holster appendix carry.

[Rapidrob]

Left, front pocket, P3AT in custom leather "no outline" pancake holster. you cannot see it even in jeans.

[PNW_Steve]

For years I carried a full size 1911 OWB in a Desantis pancake at 4:00.

Trouble worn out parts has made it hard to carry it all day. I recently gave in and bought a plastic 9mm. I love my 1911's but my new Walther PPS is so light that I forget it's there. I started out carrying IWB with an Alien Gear holster at 3:30-4:00. Unfortunately my attempts to gain weight have finally come to fruition and my IWB will no longer fit in some of my pants. Until I resolve that, I am carrying OWB at 4:00 with an Alien Gear belt slide holster.

Now a shameless plug for AG :)

I bought my first AG holster last September. Now I have three. I have shells for my favorite pistols and bases for various styles of carry. Various IWB including appendix. OWB belt slide or paddle. Mix and match.

Also, their customer service is AWESOME! if you buy AG gear I would go direct to them. They have really gone above and beyond for me.

Edit: Regarding pocket carry, I would recommend a "pocket holster" that covers the trigger guard. I used to pocket carry all of the time then one day I was carrying a large TV out to my truck and BANG! there was suddenly a large opening in my pocket. Not just a small hole. It was shredded. Thank God that there was nobody else around to get shot and I managed to escape without any new holes.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

Y'all must wear some loose fitting pants that pocket carry , I wear jeans 95%of the time and I can barely get my cell phone out of my front pocket in a hurry . My little Keltec 32 goes in my back pocket or jacket pocket if walking around the Kahr 45 right behind my right hip iwb holster normally
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[onelight]

Most of the time iwb or owb at 3:00 to 3:30 a SA xde 45 or gp100 44 or 4.2 sp101 some times shoulder holster with HK usp 45 or HK p30sk .Pocket is my least favorite way to carry. But I do carry from when I get up to when I go to bed.

[Budzilla 19]

OWB holster 3:30 position always. SIG P250 in .40 does it for me.

[stevenjay1]

380 pocket pistol in a pocket holster

[TNsailorman]

Model 13 S&W 3" cross draw left side just forward of the hip bone. Fits snug against the body, conceals well there, easy to get to, best of all, the muzzle is pointing to the rear and slightly away from my hip. I may get a powder burn in a wrestling match, but I will not get shot in the leg or hip. james

[ScrapMetal]

I carry a Walther PPS (original) in a K L Null's shoulder rig. Like this one, only in black:

http://www.klnullholsters.com/Holsters/ush.jpg

-Ron

[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! :Fire:

[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.

[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]

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[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.

[Green Frog]

Most often I carry a little I- or J-frame snub and I have a Kydex and leather holster made to hold whichever is in current rotation inside the console of my vehicle. I very seldom carry on my person.

Froggie

[nelsonted1]

A few weeks later we were at knob creek machine gun convention. I was explaining to some competitor friends how dangerous flicks were. He yells out from many tables.down I was talking about him. He must have bionic hearing. So he came down and told everyone what he had accomplished. It's funny how none of us keep our mouths shut over our misadventures even though they can be embarrassing. If we talk about it we may stop the next stupid accident

[charlie b]

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.

One of the reasons I like shoulder holsters when traveling. Don't have to worry about it when dropping pants. :)

I never did try a clothes hook when waist carry. Now I know not to. :)

[Mr_Sheesh]

I have a bag I carry, on restroom use, waist carry gun goes into the bag, keeps it safe from dumb-oopses (so far anyways.) I've heard far too many stories of someone setting a gun atop a toilet tank and walking out, leaving it there, too. NOT a good idea. My bag has some life-saving gear (I'm rather allergic to wasps so I carry an Ana-Kit, for one thing) so I'm pretty OCD about tracking its' position 24/7 :)

[Jtarm]

Concealed AIWB.

All other it's 3:00.

[izzyjoe]

I carry my 1911 in a Bianchi owb belt holster, when I can cover it with a coat or shirt. I just purchased a Lc9, and trying to decide on a holster, thinking about an Urban carry G3. I'm a skinny guy, so I think would work great! I also have a jeminez 22 that I carry in my right front pocket most times.

[samari46]

Sometimes a J frame inside a soft eye glass case doesn't print or depending where I'm going a S&W M&P 2.0 4.25" barrel in a bravo concealment IWB holster. does not print and I'm fat at 330lbs. 17 rounds in the mag and a spare in my jeans pocket. When I carry the J frame ten rounds loose in the opposite pocket. I wish someone would bring back either the 12 round belt slide or the old dump boxes like the old school police used to use. Frank

[murf205]

263054 It took a while to figure out, but this is how I carry my 9" SRH! The ones I use for "social" work go in the right front pocket.

[OutHuntn84]

Shoulder Holster, Cross draw, appendix, SOB, strong side high, strong side low, drop leg.... So much depends on the weather, what I am doing and how concealed I want to be doing it. Whatever or however I carry I run about 10 minutes of dry fire drills. Not only does it help my muscle memory but it is also a function test of my equipment before I need it.

[Idaho45guy]

Bought a new holster for the P365. De Santis leather OWB that is super comfy and very good quality for under $50.

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Today I grabbed the P365 and an IWB leather holster and slipped it inside my pants. I put on a bit of winter weight apparently since it is a bit tight, lol.

Compared the overall size of going from 15 rounds in a G19 to 12 rounds in the P365 and it's amazing how much smaller the P365 package is.

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[hollywood63]

5 oclock in alien gear iwb............ruger security 9 compact

357 poly 605 left ankle

[Matt44-40]

AIWB with a decent quality kudde holster with a claw. I carry a M&P Shield 9mm


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[Cosmic_Charlie]

I have a G36 that I carry in a Galco Fletch that is meant for a G19. Fits perfectly and I like the thump snap retention.

[Texas by God]

I just got a LH DeSantis Softuck IWB for my Shield 9. I like them, I can carry the P97 .45 in comfort in one. I use the LH but wear it butt forward in the hollow of my right hip.