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OK, first off let me say that nobody in this country (New Zealand) carries handguns concealed and for the most part even the cops don't carry them openly. I am jealous as heck that you guys get to carry concealed at all (even if you need permission to do so).
So, I'm looking at the threads that ask "what do you carry everyday", "show us your carry rig", etc and I'm wondering how the heck people can carry large pieces of steel on their hips without anyone else noticing.
A full size 1911, for instance, is no small thing. It has a very distinctive shape and all kinds of hard edges and bits that would stick out. A holster can control the position and angle of the sidearm and I could imagine that a person simply standing there with their arms at their sides might possibly be able to conceal a 1911, but as soon as you move, bend, lift your arm, etc ... wouldn't the gun make unusual and distinctive shapes under your clothing? People are basically symmetrical in shape so funny lumps under your clothes on one side of the body don't lead other people to question things? Even under a business suit there would be suspicious looking lumps, surely?
Even a J-frame snubby isn't so small as to not cause lumps or bumps. How can something that size and weight be carried comfortably in a pocket without dragging your clothes about and being obvious? I can't even carry my keys in my pocket comfortably and by the time I have a cellphone and wallet I'm starting to feel like I'm carting a lot of junk.
Surely other people cannot be so blind as to not notice. I've seen people comment that their significant other had no idea they were carrying until they accidentally touched the sidearm ... how can that be?
Is it a matter of "the gun will print, just minimise it and disguise it and nobody will notice" or is it that you could walk around with purple gorilla duct taped to your head and nobody would notice or comment?
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So, I'm looking at the threads that ask "what do you carry everyday", "show us your carry rig", etc and I'm wondering how the heck people can carry large pieces of steel on their hips without anyone else noticing.
A full size 1911, for instance, is no small thing. It has a very distinctive shape and all kinds of hard edges and bits that would stick out. A holster can control the position and angle of the sidearm and I could imagine that a person simply standing there with their arms at their sides might possibly be able to conceal a 1911, but as soon as you move, bend, lift your arm, etc ... wouldn't the gun make unusual and distinctive shapes under your clothing? People are basically symmetrical in shape so funny lumps under your clothes on one side of the body don't lead other people to question things? Even under a business suit there would be suspicious looking lumps, surely?
Even a J-frame snubby isn't so small as to not cause lumps or bumps. How can something that size and weight be carried comfortably in a pocket without dragging your clothes about and being obvious? I can't even carry my keys in my pocket comfortably and by the time I have a cellphone and wallet I'm starting to feel like I'm carting a lot of junk.
Surely other people cannot be so blind as to not notice. I've seen people comment that their significant other had no idea they were carrying until they accidentally touched the sidearm ... how can that be?
Is it a matter of "the gun will print, just minimise it and disguise it and nobody will notice" or is it that you could walk around with purple gorilla duct taped to your head and nobody would notice or comment?
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