Carrying in your vehicle

[Whitewolf 508]

How many of you shift the position of your CCW when you get in your vehicle ? How many of you have practiced drawing and firing while still seated in your vehicle ?

I used to carry a PPK/S in a Galco shoulder rig but went to a Colt DS that I carry IWB appendix position when in the car. The PPK/S was fast from the rig when seated but the stopping power and reliabilty just were not there. The DS goes boom every time.

Any comments ?

 

[Billy_H]

I'm able to sit in a vehicle, or anywhere else for that matter, without having to change the position of my holster. I carry at about the 3:30 position, just behind my hip and find that the most I have to do is give the grip a little push forward to get comfortable (usually if the seat has high side bolsters).

I can draw pretty decent from that position, especially if I lean forward or turn to the side just a bit...just like I'd be doing if I were trying to unbuckle my seat belt.

 

[gringolet]

two?

how about 2?
the itty-bitty in the pocket and
the real fighting gun in the car?
that's more-or-less my personal plan.
I figure a man shot will not like
bleeding, will have no clue what he just got
shot with..and while he is worrying over it all
I am falling back post-haste shooting my little one
on my way to my REAL gun...
the one too big to carry concealed very well,
but that I Really want....
I figure as a rule a guy has 2 choices...try and
stuff a sig 239 or h-k 2000sk or officers 45acp in your
pocket and try and believe folks do not think you are
a pervert..or pack something really pocket sized like
a kel-tec p-32 or seecamp...which work only at
face-to-face range, but will do a fine job of making big boys back up
and little boys bunch up as you fall back to your REAL gun or your
get-a-way whichever comes first...

 

[Technosavant]

1) I don't shift my holster's position; no need to.

2) Both my forms of carry (IWB and pocket) are admittedly not terribly quick for presentation when seated and buckled in. That's why, if I felt the need to draw, I'd rely more on the accelerator than the firearm. I figure that if I needed to draw and fire, the BG is more likely to score good hits on me than if I just stomp the throttle and be someplace else.

This has the added benefit of not firing your weapon. A bullet that doesn't get fired won't result in a lawsuit.

 

[Valkman]

I have another gun in the truck!

 

[AJAX22]

A couple of buddies and I used to practice firing from our motorcycles, left hand holster, deserted roads, paper plates stapled to fenceposts. not quite the same thing as a car, but its what we had so its what we practiced with.

Be carefull dischargin from within a motor vehicle, it may be against fish and game laws.

Aditionally I know of one case where a guy put a .30-30 through his firewall shattering the clutch and sending pieces out. so play safe.

 

[sacp81170a]

I've actually shot while seated in an old junk car, as I've mentioned before. We've done this during tactical qualifications for years now. The biggest problem doesn't seem to be accessing or drawing if your holster is reasonably well placed, it's presenting and firing while obstructed by a seat belt and steering wheel. We found it faster to draw, present and simply shoot through the windshield at targets located in front of the vehicle. You have to collapse your hold in closer and cant the pistol slightly, but it can be done fairly quickly with practice. Practice two handed and one handed drills, since you might be manipulating the gear shift and steering wheel, shooting while GTHOOD.

 

[oregonshooter]

Drawing from the seated position is slow and REALLY slow with a seat belt.

My solution is to carry a FB at 11:30 horizontal with the end of the knife (Ken Brock "Combat Options") ending at the centerline. This is carried on me outside the vehicle also and is very fast from the FUT or seated.

I also keep a hard Uncle Mikes holster (with S&W 442) inside the center console for fast access when driving for any length.

Driving home at night (2300) through a bad neighborhood this has been a reassuring tool more than once. I had a guy on a bike ride right towards my door from the middle of the road while checking me hard as I was stopped at a light. He got to about 3 ft and noticed my hand was inside the console and changed his mind of any ill intent of which I suspect he had.

No words spoken, but the body language and "what's he got" factored in I believe. Either way, it's the fastest draw available.

To draw from my strong side ring under cover would do two things. Alert him I'm armed and be too slow if he tried to tie me up.

If you dedicate a gun to the rig, please make sure it's secured when not in it!

 

[Ares45]

IMHO if you've got a good holster you shouldn't need to shift your rig around in the car. I carry IWB at at 4 o'clock and don't touch a thing. I've found that it's much easier to draw if I lean twards my strong side, low and twards the rear view mirror. This does lots of things, it opens a pocket so I can get to the gun, it gets me headed behind cover, and if I have to shoot thru the front windshield I'll potmark the center leaving the drivers side still useable so I can haul tail if the opportunity arrises.

 

[Mannlicher]

well, for one thing, I have my CCW gun on me, and another one, my car gun ,accessable when I am sitting. Most of the time, I have a .45 Colt in a special leather holder that sits between the driver's seat and the rocker panel.