Carrying In the Summer - The Firearms Forum

hogger129 · 09-07-2011, 10:01 AM

Hi guys. I have been practicing carrying concealed out in my yard lately to try to get used to carrying concealed when our concealed carry law takes effect after November 1, 2011. I like the 3 o'clock position about the best - carrying a full size 1911. I just got to thinking, what happens in the summer when you're not wearing so much clothing? How do you carry in the summer without printing or your weapon popping out?

dbennett48 · 09-07-2011, 10:19 AM

Hawaiian Shirts work good, if you like that type of shirt, or any other shirt that you like. Just leave it untucked.
Dave

carver · 09-07-2011, 10:56 AM

I spend a lot of time during the summer months wearing Basketball shorts, and T shirts. No belt! What I use is the Smart Carry System. I
'm wearing one in this picture, and carring a 1911A1. If I want to dress up some I'll have shorts with a belt, and use a Yaqui style holster on my hip. Conceals easily, and is easy to get to when driving. Winter ain't no problem! http://www.smartcarry.com/products.html

PanhandlePop · 09-07-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dbennett48

Hawaiian Shirts work good, if you like that type of shirt, or any other shirt that you like. Just leave it untucked.
Dave

Works for me (I prefer fishing shirts which tend to be roomy and loose) and it is always summer in FL. For IWB, I can't carry at 3:00 because it rubs my boney hip. I slide it back just far enough so it won't rub.

CampingJosh · 09-07-2011, 04:00 PM

I carry a Keltec .380 in my front pants pocket year-round.

zonie77 · 09-07-2011, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CampingJosh

I carry a Keltec .380 in my front pants pocket year-round.

Me too. It is not a quick draw place but it does come out fairly easy. Recently I went to show it to someone and they didn't even realize I had drawn it (a friend and I comparing guns).

The "mouse" guns are so small you almost forget you are carrying. My wife has asked me why I have two knives because she saw the Keltec's clip.

howlnmad · 09-13-2011, 10:37 PM

I just tuck my Beretta 92 in the waistband of my speedo.

Carne Frio · 09-14-2011, 12:09 AM

After you get your concealed carry permit and sort out how you want
to carry, you need to try "The Walmart Walk". It's a right of passage.

http://media.photobucket.com/image/w...rttactical.jpg

Gun Geezer · 09-14-2011, 02:15 PM

S&W Titanium 342 or Kel-Tec 3AT in left-hand front pocket. Just got a Cell-Pal and will try it with a G-30sf or Ruger LCR.357.

ka64 · 09-14-2011, 03:20 PM

I have an Anaconda in my Pants...........

American Leader · 09-14-2011, 03:21 PM

Hey hogger, I carry in my pocket all the time because I find on my side uncomfortable. I'm just a little "chunky" or "short" depending on how you look at it? Main thing is you can and will be doing so. Congrats whisky!

Caneman · 10-07-2011, 01:11 PM

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Caneman · 10-07-2011, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by carver

I spend a lot of time during the summer months wearing Basketball shorts, and T shirts. No belt! What I use is the Smart Carry System. I
'm wearing one in this picture, and carring a 1911A1. If I want to dress up some I'll have shorts with a belt, and use a Yaqui style holster on my hip. Conceals easily, and is easy to get to when driving. Winter ain't no problem! http://www.smartcarry.com/products.html

+1 with the Smart Carry and gym shorts...

some think it "nuts" to carry this way but just wear it at 1 o'clock to avoid the log, brush, and berries

carver · 10-07-2011, 01:37 PM

Folks ask me all the time if the Smart Carry holster gets in the way when I go to the men's room. It doesn't! Just pull it aside!

The Duke · 10-07-2011, 01:41 PM

S&W 360PD .357Maggie in pocket holster or Sig 239 .40SW in pocket... Clean out the lint balls and dust bunnies once a week..

Clipper · 10-07-2011, 06:04 PM

It certainly helps if you are built like Carver, or me, but the slim guys may have some difficulty unless they wear a bit larger size shirt. Being just a bit smaller than Dumbo, I can hide most anything except a long gun....

Deacon_Man · 10-07-2011, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by dbennett48

Hawaiian Shirts work good, if you like that type of shirt, or any other shirt that you like. Just leave it untucked.
Dave

I wear the loose Hawaiian shirts and carry my 1911 .45acp in a hip holster. it conseals it very good. I am now starting to carry my .380 auto in a fanny pack out in the open. The fanny pack has magnet locks that make real easy to open in a hurry.

jeffadaklin · 10-11-2011, 05:19 PM

Ever tried the Original Bellyband? I wear shorts with a drawstring a lot, no belt, some folks like the belly band, myself included. Great to slip on and run to the store, etc. Google it, will pop right up. Think I got mine form theglockstore.

3/2 STA SS · 10-11-2011, 10:26 PM

.32 Kel tec in the front right pocket year round in Florida. Sometimes the 642.

coreyacp · 10-11-2011, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by The Duke

S&W 360PD .357Maggie in pocket holster or Sig 239 .40SW in pocket... Clean out the lint balls and dust bunnies once a week..

How do you like that 239? I found that mag release to be really odd

09-07-2011, 10:01 AM	#1
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,064	Carrying In the Summer Hi guys. I have been practicing carrying concealed out in my yard lately to try to get used to carrying concealed when our concealed carry law takes effect after November 1, 2011. I like the 3 o'clock position about the best - carrying a full size 1911. I just got to thinking, what happens in the summer when you're not wearing so much clothing? How do you carry in the summer without printing or your weapon popping out? __________________ Samuel Adams once said, "among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can." -->

09-07-2011, 10:19 AM	#2
dbennett48 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ukiah, California Posts: 73	Re: Carrying In the Summer Hawaiian Shirts work good, if you like that type of shirt, or any other shirt that you like. Just leave it untucked. Dave __________________ The most important rule in a gunfight is: Always win – cheat if necessary. Two Glock 9mm's, Ruger LC9, Kimber Custom II .45ACP, Ruger 10/22, 12 ga. pump shotgun, and Rem .243 WIN. I reload all of my guns, except the shotgun.

09-07-2011, 10:56 AM	#3
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,280	Re: Carrying In the Summer I spend a lot of time during the summer months wearing Basketball shorts, and T shirts. No belt! What I use is the Smart Carry System. I 'm wearing one in this picture, and carring a 1911A1. If I want to dress up some I'll have shorts with a belt, and use a Yaqui style holster on my hip. Conceals easily, and is easy to get to when driving. Winter ain't no problem! http://www.smartcarry.com/products.html Attached Images __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

09-07-2011, 04:00 PM	#5
CampingJosh TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 4,789	Re: Carrying In the Summer I carry a Keltec .380 in my front pants pocket year-round. __________________ Nothing posted on TheFirearmsForum.com constitutes legal, accounting, gunsmithing, or other professional advice. Readers are encouraged to consult with qualified professionals for real advice. Your life is lived at your own risk. Don't blame me for the dumb things you do.

09-13-2011, 10:37 PM	#7
howlnmad Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Harriman, Tn Contributor Posts: 2,569	Re: Carrying In the Summer I just tuck my Beretta 92 in the waistband of my speedo. __________________

09-14-2011, 12:09 AM	#8
Carne Frio Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Near Fairbanks Posts: 698	Re: Carrying In the Summer After you get your concealed carry permit and sort out how you want to carry, you need to try "The Walmart Walk". It's a right of passage. http://media.photobucket.com/image/w...rttactical.jpg

09-14-2011, 02:15 PM	#9
Gun Geezer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,710	Re: Carrying In the Summer S&W Titanium 342 or Kel-Tec 3AT in left-hand front pocket. Just got a Cell-Pal and will try it with a G-30sf or Ruger LCR.357.

09-14-2011, 03:20 PM	#10
ka64 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Michigan Contributor Posts: 1,412	Re: Carrying In the Summer I have an Anaconda in my Pants...........

09-14-2011, 03:21 PM	#11
American Leader Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Contributor Posts: 1,630	Re: Carrying In the Summer Hey hogger, I carry in my pocket all the time because I find on my side uncomfortable. I'm just a little "chunky" or "short" depending on how you look at it? Main thing is you can and will be doing so. Congrats whisky!

10-07-2011, 01:11 PM	#12
Caneman Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,271	Re: Carrying In the Summer delete Last edited by Caneman; 10-07-2011 at 01:14 PM..

10-07-2011, 01:37 PM	#14
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,280	Re: Carrying In the Summer Folks ask me all the time if the Smart Carry holster gets in the way when I go to the men's room. It doesn't! Just pull it aside! __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

10-07-2011, 01:41 PM	#15
The Duke Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NW Louisiana Posts: 813	Re: Carrying In the Summer S&W 360PD .357Maggie in pocket holster or Sig 239 .40SW in pocket... Clean out the lint balls and dust bunnies once a week.. __________________ Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc'-ra-cy) - a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.

10-07-2011, 06:04 PM	#16
Clipper V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 381	Re: Carrying In the Summer It certainly helps if you are built like Carver, or me, but the slim guys may have some difficulty unless they wear a bit larger size shirt. Being just a bit smaller than Dumbo, I can hide most anything except a long gun....

10-11-2011, 05:19 PM	#18
jeffadaklin V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SC Posts: 137	Re: Carrying In the Summer Ever tried the Original Bellyband? I wear shorts with a drawstring a lot, no belt, some folks like the belly band, myself included. Great to slip on and run to the store, etc. Google it, will pop right up. Think I got mine form theglockstore. __________________ Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

10-11-2011, 10:26 PM	#19
3/2 STA SS Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Area, FL Posts: 1,437	Re: Carrying In the Summer .32 Kel tec in the front right pocket year round in Florida. Sometimes the 642. __________________ MORS DE CONTACTUS-DEATH ON CONTACT