Best holster type for driving?

[Dollar An Hour]

A strong-side right-handed IWB or paddle holster isn't much good with the seat belt buckled. What's a good holster that is accessible while seated in a car?

Or do most of you take your gun off your belt (or out of your pocket) when getting into the car and keep it nearby?

 

[the kurch man]

In a car...

I remove the gun from 'me'. Sounds korny but the left ankle (I am right handed), probably works the best for me if you are looking for a holster while in the car. I have one but I don't use it often. The seat belt really crimps the style for most other holster locations. Since many people don't carry with an ankle holster, removing it from the person and making it accessible works best (for me anyway).

 

[osteodoc08]

I have a 40/20/40 split bench in the front of my truck. I just stick my 1911 in the split and I'm good to go. Can't see it when I'm in the truck driving. If I stop to get gas, in the holster it goes.

 

[ChickenHawk]

My 2 favorite carry methods (in order of preference) are:

1. OWB at 3:00
2. Fist vertical shoulder holster

Both are ideal when in the car (as well as just about everywhere else)

Cheers,
ChickenHawk

 

[Mortech]

I'm surprised no one mentioned crossdraw

 

[dfariswheel]

A good horizontal shoulder holster, a cross-draw holster, or for more professional use, one of the "driving holsters" as designed by Ken Null.
http://www.klnullholsters.com/

A strong side carry only works when it's made with a forward rake, and worn in the "appendix Position".

Taking the gun off and putting it somewhere on or tucked in the seat is NOT a good idea as several FBI agents found out in the infamous "Miami Shooting".

 

[22-rimfire]

If you have to wear it, I lean toward a cross draw approach with a paddle holster. If you have a gut, it can be a problem. It is not concealed necessarily, but why worry about concealment in the car/truck.

 

[critter]

$/hr, I just a received a holster for that very purpose a few weeks ago. Go to 'andrewsleather.com' and look at their 'carjacker crossdraw'. It is a very well done holster and is not a paddle holster but is very quick/easy on-off. It has a flap of leather that goes under the belt, up and over the top of the holster and is secured with 2 snaps. It holds the gun at a good crossdraw angle (for me anyway) and was just what I wanted.

It is not the best for concealment when out of the car though. It would require a cover garment and would need to be placed near the 9:00 position instead of 10-10:30 and would be less easy to draw from there.

I like mine very much. You might search for my original post under the accessories page if you are interested.

 

[baz]

I carry my Taurus 605 in either a paddle holster, or a belt holster, at 4 o'clock. This places it behind the strap and latch, where I have no trouble reaching it. But when I'm using the paddle holster, that's usually because I expect to be go somewhere I cannot carry, so it just as often under the front seat, or within reach between the bucket seats.

 

[pcf]

Andrew's Carjacker

I'm not sure how one is supposed to correctly wear this holster, but wearing a holster that puts the grip of a pistol into or near your crotch and the hammer spur under your xiphoid process is not safe in a car. How are your supposed to wear a seat belt with this holster? Place the seatbelt above the holster and in a wreck (or sudden stop) it's going to push the grip into your crotch or or thigh, plus you'd already be wearing the seat belt dangerously high. Place the seatbelt under the holster and in a wreck it's going to push the hammer and slide into your rib cage, liver, diaphram, lungs, etc.

Wallets, jewelry, pins, pens, badges, name tags, cell phones, PDA, zippers, firearms caught between a seat belt and the body can cause major injuries and turn a minor accident into a major one.

IMO car accidents are a bigger risk and greater threat, than any threats I might face that can be resolved with a CCW in a car. I'd make sure my holster didn't interfere with any of my car safety devices, or minimize the risk a holster and firearm poses in a car accident. Vehicle safety first, access to CCW second.

 

[critter]

I wear the carjacker much further around to my left side so the gun points almost straight back/down and the grip is just above my left jean pocket. Works well for me with no seat belt interference and it won't be between me and anything in front of me in an accident.

 

[ClarkEMyers]

Horseshoe Leather on the seat belt holster or cavalry draw.

Horseshoe Leather on the seat belt holster or cavalry draw. Cavalry draw is about as soothing as SOB carry but for my money it is the only on the body way to go while seated - permits good weakhand if the strong hand is occupied with the vehicle. Notice there are jurisdictions which ask for open no surprise carry in the car and concealed otherwise and other while traveling issues with guns in the car.