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FWIW... I prefer hip holsters. I have the "No Cant" Speed Scabbard from Bill and a paddle with the same style. The nice thing about the no cant is that you can wear cross draw or normal. Cross draw is nice if you are sitting in a car and want to get around the seat belt real quick. But for carrying... Too easy for someone else to grab it.
And if you get a holster with a thumb-break. PRACTICE WITH THE BREAK ON! Too many people buy thumb breaks and then when they go to the range they practice drawing with the break released.... Happened to a Raleigh Copper down here. Found him with several bullet holes in him and his hand pulling on his gun. He never practiced with his thumb break so when the time came... he started yanking on the gun but it didn't go anyware.
And my own personal opinion on behind the back.... You want to carry a weapon so that the muzzle has limited access to your own body. I have heard multiple stories about people drawing and shooting themselves in the back or stomach. From what I have heard... a lot of people will have a tendancy to start pulling the trigger as soon as they trigger well clears the holster. Well... if you do that from a hip or shoulder rig you are probably not going to shoot yourself. If you do it with a behind the back holster.... ouch.
And btw... I carry a Glock 22 (Full Size .40) with a paddle on my hip. I guess what they call "FBI Style" because it is not behind me or right on my hip... it is back just a little. I have NEVER had a problem with people noticing my gun. But I also wear a lot of loose fitting gear.
Nobody has said anything about the ankle holster. One of my carry guns is a S&W Airweight 38 SPL+P, very light and compact ( only holds 5 shells ) and in the DeSantis ankle holster you and anyone else hardly know it's there.
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Nobody has said anything about the ankle holster. One of my carry guns is a S&W Airweight 38 SPL+P, very light and compact ( only holds 5 shells ) and in the DeSantis ankle holster you and anyone else hardly know it's there.
How are those things for having to get to them in a "pressure" situation? Don't know about you... but the older I get the longer it takes me to reach my shoes. =)
I know what you mean about reaching your shoes. I'll never be able to beat Butch Cassidy at a quick draw contest with it down there but it is a real comfy place to carry when cruisin down the road. Most of us always have a pair of jeans on when ridin so there is no need to alter your attire just to conceal your firearm. Shoulder and hip holsters have there place, they are just a little more difficult to conceal when riding and the public really doesn't want to see someone cruising along with a gun hanging on them.
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I use a hip, but concealment is not that important to me. I don't pack in public only when I ride horses and sometimes on the bike depends where I'm going, gun is usually in the car or truck.
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And my own personal opinion on behind the back.... You want to carry a weapon so that the muzzle has limited access to your own body. I have heard multiple stories about people drawing and shooting themselves in the back or stomach. From what I have heard... a lot of people will have a tendancy to start pulling the trigger as soon as they trigger well clears the holster. Well... if you do that from a hip or shoulder rig you are probably not going to shoot yourself. If you do it with a behind the back holster.... ouch.
And btw... I carry a Glock 22 (Full Size .40) with a paddle on my hip. I guess what they call "FBI Style" because it is not behind me or right on my hip... it is back just a little. I have NEVER had a problem with people noticing my gun. But I also wear a lot of loose fitting gear.
I've heard that about the SOB holsters. I'll probably try a cheap one just to see what it's like. And if it's something I would carry in, definately practice practice practice drawing it!!
FBI style has a slight cant. That's the only regret I have about my concealable holster, but they made the cant version after I bought mine and suggested that same style in a cant! Mine's about 4 o'clock (right behind a roll of fat! LOL) slightly angled for quicker draw. I almost always tuck in my shirt, so a tuckable holster was a must! It's pretty neat though, with a black belt on, you can't see the clip, and with your shirt tucked in it's difficult at best to notice! (You do have to blouse your shirt a little!) With a Harley t-shirt in any color but white, my wife can't tell, and she knows what to look for!
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I have tried all types of holsters and pistols, revolvers and have settled on the Kel-tec or seecamp in 32 cal or 380 cal for carry on the bike. I don't intend to get into a gunfight and only carry for self defense. Both the seecamp and kel-tec fit into a small pocket holster in my front pocket. I started with my 45 compact and glock 9mm, then went to a model 38 S&W lightweight. They are all too big and uncomfortable for bike carry, in my humble opinion. I have the SOB, waistband, Inside waist band, crossdraw, elastic waistband, in most cal.
I tried my sig 232 and for a time my sig 245 and a bunch of other pistols. They all become a bit of a pain in the butt after the novelty of having the permit and carrying wore off. The sig 232 or S&W lightweight 38s work pretty well for most guys. I have come to love the seecamp or Kel-tec P3AT because they are pistols that I will carry because they don't print and don't bother you due to weight. The Kel-tec only weighs 6.6 oz and the Seecamp isn't much more.
Walking in the woods of Oregon is a different story, I will always carry a 45 ACP with a couple of extra clips. Its a different ballgame out there by yourself or with your family.
I do understand this is a personal choice and everyone has a different idea of what works for them and what they are comfortable with. You like myself will have to try a lot of different options and will settle on one that works for you.
If you choose to wear a belt holster buy one with a good retention strap. I think while riding it would be easy to lose a gun if it was in a simple non retention type of holster.
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