Holes in t-shirt on strong side

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I am a righty and my better half has mentioned many times how the right side of many of my shirts have holes due to carry a handgun. Does this happen to any anyone else?
Doesn’t really bother me just my wife. I guessing the rubbing against walls etc….
 
Abrasion is abrasion is abrasion. Just part of life.
It will happen due to firearms, knives, cellphones, medical devices, flashlights, or anything on a belt.
The only realistic solution is to plan on replacing worn garments as needed.
 
I usually wear a light fishing shirt as a concealment garment, out here in the California deserts, and I have to replace them every year or so. It is the steel clips of the IWB holsters that do most of the damage. I have tried various other attachment methods, but none of them have been satisfactory. The family enjoys the trips to Bass Pro for new shirts - there is a shooting gallery and a good fish restaurant - and so I consider it a small investment.
 
Also consider wearing an extraordinarily comfortable merino wool tee-shirt as the base layer.
Covering garment then goes atop the wool tee-shirt. It prevents unneeded contact with skin.

Wool is cooler in summer, warmer in winter, dries almost instantaneously and wool does not stink.
They are excellent for travel because they can be washed in the hotel sink and will dry in a snap.

The only disadvantage is merino wool is certainly not cheap.
The good news is that with proper care they last many years.
 
Yup. Not all, but some.

More when I have been doing lots of driving, say, and the gun is up against the shirt more. No pressure on that side in my normal chairs, walking around, etc.

I have lots of T-shirts, gets holes other places from snags etc so just replace them when it becomes noticeable.
 
My tshirts grow ventilation on the left kidney from rubbing magazine bases, and my jackets need a reinforced liner to slow down wear from mags and butt against the pew or car seat. . . all part of maintaining gear.
 
Yep - everyone who carries concealed on the hip has holes in his shirts, it's just the nature of the game. My wife is also pissed about it, but it ain't my problem - it's t-shirt's problem...
 
Carrying AIWB about 2 o'clock, my undershirt Ts are fine. However, until I sanded down the top corner of the RDS from its original 90/90/90 angle I earned a bunch of holes in the thinner polo shirts I wear as the outer cover garment.
 
I have for more than a decade been carrying a lot of different firearms while spending my day on and off a forklift. My most carried gun is also the one that eats clothes in the fastest and most efficient fashion: the full size 1911. After just a few months, shirts will have a pattern of holes from the grip rubbing the shirt against the seat of the forklift. Also, the front of the slide being uncovered with the holster I use, I also find the front edge of the slide eats a hole in my jeans just above my right back pocket. My solution to this is that I buy cheap George brand jeans ($15-$20 for a pair) from Walmart every 4 months or so. As a side bonus, those jeans stretch and are more comfortable than most.

The only real way to solve this problem I’ve found is to carry a snub revolver in the front of the waistband instead of carrying a more substantial weapon in a strong side IWB holster. This means a pretty significant drop in firepower, but it’s generally more comfortable and easy to conceal in every situation and my clothes last much, much longer.
 
My carry holster is a Crossbreed Supertuck and I do tuck my shirts in.I carry every day - all day. I have noticed holes in a only couple of t-shirts.
 
Not just t-shirts, all the linings in my suit and sports jackets were being ripped by the hammer on a S&W 36 until I bobbed the hammer.

I mean just tore them up. Had to have a tailor sew patches in that area to repair them.

When we went to Glocks, the problem went away.
 
If you're going to make the commitment to carry, you really ought to divert some of the money you want to spend on shiny new toys to your clothing budget.
 
I'm "addicted" to Potomac brand Ts, the blend of stretch threads in the fabric wears and breathes well, and seems to not abrade from IWB holsters (mine do tend to have leather flaps to keep the grips away).
 
I have more than a few pairs of jeans that have a hole worn just inside the back pocket. Until I asked my holster maker to make a slight design change, don't have that anymore.
 
I have several pairs of jeans that are in perfect condition except for where my knife clip has worn out the pocket. When they wear out, they wear out. I buy new ones.
 
Holes in my T shirts usually come from this dog I have an Alpha Male if I walk him on a leash when I start walking fast he speeds up and I speed up then we are both running if I get the jump on him he grabs the back of my T shirt what can I say he is faster than me
 
For the OP, some of this can be minimized with gun or rear sight selection. Some slide shapes have more sharp corners than others, and likewise some rear sights have sharper corners than others.
I have several pairs of jeans that are in perfect condition except for where my knife clip has worn out the pocket. When they wear out, they wear out. I buy new ones.
For years I've carried small notebooks, usually a Moleskine Volant or Cahier ( https://www.moleskine.com/en-us/shop/notebooks/?prefn1=size&prefv1=Pocket 3.5x5.5 in ), in my left rear jeans pocket. I recently noticed holes in my left rear jeans pocket, and began to wonder what was causing this.

After some thought, I realized I had switched to Rite in the Rain notebooks ( https://www.riteintherain.com/3x5-top-spiral-notebook ) and their more durable, and slightly thicker structure wore through my pockets, something that never happened with lighter constructed Moleskine books.
 
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It doesn't take much. I have to say I'm not thrilled with getting rid of jeans that only have appreciable wear in one place, but I haven't been able to come up with a way to solve the problem effectively. In the overall scheme of things it's not really a big deal.
 
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