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Werewolf is right on one thing, people are oblivious.
I agree there. Like I said the other day. people that do not carry just do not think about it. When they do notice a buldge they think it is something else. I had a cntractor ask to see my tape measure the other day because he assumed that was what the lump was he saw on my belt when I bent over.
 
You should wear your Chuck Taylors when you dress formally. Nothing says I don't give a F better than high-tops and a three piece suit :p
 
I've got a little P32 that rides in a lightly customized Uncle Mikes pocket holster. (moved a little of a seam to let the trigger guard slide a bit further in) It's completely invisible in my back pocket. I tried putting it in my front pocket but it was just not comfortable or easy to get to.
 
Here are some photos of concealment with Comp-Tac holsters and (reletively) large frame pistols.

Comp-Tac Shirt Tucker:

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Comp-Tac C.T.A.C:

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Ummmm...this is just me, but...

...I'm not real big on carrying ANYTHING of significant value in my rear pants pockets, whether it's my wallet or a gun in a wallet holster. Just about every "crime prevention" guidebook and travel guide will tell you about how vulnerable your back pockets are to pickpockets, especially in large cities or during crowded, high-foot-traffic periods like Christmas shopping season in malls. If I lose my wallet with my ID, cash, credit cards, etc. to a pickpocket, that's one thing...it's entirely another thing to lose a GUN with a paper trail leading to ME as its last known purchaser.

I now carry a very small wallet(really just a leather business-card holder) with my DL, CCW, a couple of credit cards, and a little folding $$ in a buttoned or Velcro-ed shirt pocket, or in my front pants pocket so that I can keep my hand on it in crowds. I likewise carry my S&W 642 in the other front pants pocket, in a Kramer pocket holster, so that I can also keep my hand on it in crowds.

Back pockets are now for relatively inconsequential stuff like hankies, lighters, mints/gum, spare mags/SpeedStrips, and a SureFire A2 Aviator w/pocket clip(yeah, I'd hate to lose that $150 flashlight, or my $30 spare mags, but I'd hate to lose my wallet or gun even more, and my left-rear pocket is about the only space left that will hold it).
 
I don't ever carry anything in my back pockets either. Two reasons:

I used to live in NYC and ride the subway. Putting anything wallet-sized and wallet-shaped in the back pocket was practically an invitation.

I work in IT. I sit a lot. Stuff in back pockets is uncomortable and if sat on long enough will bring on back pain.

Been a while since I had to wear a suit, but with something like khakis carrying in the front pocket works well. I don't own any tuckable holsters yet, so I don't have an opinion about them, but I have been meaning to give them a try.
 
I can take the "people stealing stuff out of you pockets argument" as a valid one. I try to be extra mindful of that when out. I usually keep one thumb hooked on my back pocket when standing around. If I was in Mexico City there is no way I would carry a rear pocket holster. :)

I work in IT. I sit a lot. Stuff in back pockets is uncomortable and if sat on long enough w
Okay, duh, I get it now. I T (information technologies)...I thought you were saying you "work it"...as in "I work it baby..*snap*"
For a second I thought you were a gigolo. :D :evil:
 
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