I'm surprised no one uses a bellyband. I carry a XD 45 or my USPc 45 in a bellyband when I'm wearing shorts and a t-shirt. The only problem is your shorts want to slide down because they can't grip on the band, so I tuck the front of my shorts inside the band. Works great.
CCW In The HOT, HUMID Climates?
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I'm one of the lucky ones, I get to work physically outside all year round. 
Summers in SE PA are much like the south, high humidity and 90's-100's for temps.
If you carry a Glock, your pretty well ahead. The only thing that rusted on mine was the slide stop. I wasnt a Glock fan, (other than their finish) so I tried to get Glock to refinish some of my other pistols, but they said no. To bad too, its probably the best finish out there for firearms. So I had to adjust.
Blue guns and leather holsters are not your friends in the summer, especially if you sweat a lot. Leather stays wet and so does your gun. Blue doesnt last long in a wet holster, park isnt far behind.
Hard chrome / stainless and a kydex holster are the way to go.
If you carry IWB,(my preferred way to carry) the kydex is impervious to sweat, and is very nice to your skin if it should happen to meet it. Wet leather on the other hand, quickly rubs you raw. Kydex is also very easy to maintain, a little soap and water, rinse it out in the sink, and towel dry, and your back in business.
Hard chrome and stainless will rust, so you do still need to care for them. The only place on my guns that tend to get damp and have problems are around the grip, where the holster doesnt cover and wet shirts tend to rest. Other than that, nothing.
If you work in an office, or have the luxury of air conditioning, and dont work up a good, soaking sweat, you can get by with the prettier guns and accessories. If you carry day in and day out, in all manner of conditions, pretty doesnt hold up long, and function is king.
If you like the way you gun and leather holster look now, dont carry them.
Summers in SE PA are much like the south, high humidity and 90's-100's for temps.
If you carry a Glock, your pretty well ahead. The only thing that rusted on mine was the slide stop. I wasnt a Glock fan, (other than their finish) so I tried to get Glock to refinish some of my other pistols, but they said no. To bad too, its probably the best finish out there for firearms. So I had to adjust.
Blue guns and leather holsters are not your friends in the summer, especially if you sweat a lot. Leather stays wet and so does your gun. Blue doesnt last long in a wet holster, park isnt far behind.
Hard chrome / stainless and a kydex holster are the way to go.
If you carry IWB,(my preferred way to carry) the kydex is impervious to sweat, and is very nice to your skin if it should happen to meet it. Wet leather on the other hand, quickly rubs you raw. Kydex is also very easy to maintain, a little soap and water, rinse it out in the sink, and towel dry, and your back in business.
Hard chrome and stainless will rust, so you do still need to care for them. The only place on my guns that tend to get damp and have problems are around the grip, where the holster doesnt cover and wet shirts tend to rest. Other than that, nothing.
If you work in an office, or have the luxury of air conditioning, and dont work up a good, soaking sweat, you can get by with the prettier guns and accessories. If you carry day in and day out, in all manner of conditions, pretty doesnt hold up long, and function is king.
If you like the way you gun and leather holster look now, dont carry them.
Cannonball888
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All I know is that blued finishes really suck. No matter how much BreakFree CLP you wipe on profuse sweat from your body is gonna cause rust.
DrLaw
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Go out in daylight only. Do not go to bad areas of town. Stay in your car if at all possible. Watch for cross traffic if you have to pull out to avoid a carjacking, which means you should also have your doors locked.
And oh yeah, carry a stainless gun if you must. Believe it or not, it might also be too hot for the bad guys to be out there messing around during the daylight hours where you might encounter them
The Doc is out now (and representing the bad guys who don't like to get out during daylight hours or high heat situations).
And oh yeah, carry a stainless gun if you must. Believe it or not, it might also be too hot for the bad guys to be out there messing around during the daylight hours where you might encounter them
The Doc is out now (and representing the bad guys who don't like to get out during daylight hours or high heat situations).
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GO VOLS! (AND TIGERS!)
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P5 Guy
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Oh what the heck-- GO GAMECOCKS
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What, is there some other team out there claiming to be the Tigers? War Eagle...
"The" answer to this question, at least if you're in a really humid & hot environment, and if you actually carry longer than between the front door and your car, is Tenifer, or hard chrome, and kydex. That's just my experience...
Rich
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i live in AZ and i carry a glock23 IWB with a galco leather holster. i just started wearing Under Amour compression shirts. it really does keep the moisture on the gun to a minimum (its like night and day the amount of sweat on it if i dont wear unerarmour). they also slim down the love handles.
BTW Bear down Arizona! go cats
BTW Bear down Arizona! go cats
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What, do you mean like a Man-ziere?
35Rem
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War Damn Eagle! (Auburn University for you uneducated folks)
Stainless, aluminum, or polymer. Daily PM (Preventative Maintenance)
Stainless, aluminum, or polymer. Daily PM (Preventative Maintenance)
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W.E.G.
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Man purse.
Carries your Glock and a good supply of snacks.
Carries your Glock and a good supply of snacks.
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Check out Eezox. I've been using it for about a year now and its great stuff, for anything your worried about rust on. In the tests I've seen of it against others, it and one other (I think it was Corrosion X) were the top two, and the others were not close.
I wipe all my guns, knives and tools down with it and it works very well at keeping rust and corrosion down to a minimum. Its also a good lubricant. I found out about it when I picked up my Seecamp, as they recommend it for cleaning and lubing the gun.
I wipe all my guns, knives and tools down with it and it works very well at keeping rust and corrosion down to a minimum. Its also a good lubricant. I found out about it when I picked up my Seecamp, as they recommend it for cleaning and lubing the gun.
md7
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GO OLE MISS
we may not win every game, but we aint never lost a party!
and i ccw a sw 642. just wipe it down, and put some remoil on it every now and then. no problems yet.
we may not win every game, but we aint never lost a party!
and i ccw a sw 642. just wipe it down, and put some remoil on it every now and then. no problems yet.
As soon as I posted I took out my pistol grabbed the corrosion X and wiped it down. The guys I work with at the airport think that corrosion X is the greatest stuff in the world we use alot of it. It seems to work if it will hold up around spray chemicals on spray planes it should fight sweat and rust just fine.
420Stainless
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Pocket carry a stainless PPK/S when its hot. OWB stainless combat commander when cool enough for good cover garments.
Go Rebs.
Go Rebs.
earplug
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Just A note that the little spring metal clip attachment on Hogue revolver stocks will rust. Wish they made them in stainless or plated.
TOADMAN
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My gun doesn't constantly ride up against my skin....I CC OWB belt holstered daily, all day...CC OWB belt holstered helps to keep the gun off the skin... Today, did a 2+ hour mountain bike ride. Took my S&W 637, OWB belt holstered.. After the ride my shirt and shorts were soaked with sweat.. The S&W was dry....Been doing this for years. I still inspect my self defense guns daily for anomalies to include giving them a wipe down...Sometimes I take a Glock 26...
BikerRN
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I sweat through leather holsters and if I don't wipe my guns down daily they rust. I once pitted a Stainless Steel gun carried IWB after carrying if for six months as an expirment.
My S&W 22-4 is going to Mr. Walter Birdsong for his "Black T" treatment next week. It's the best thing going if you like blued guns. I wipe my carry guns down 2x/day and still have rust problems.
My 22-4 shows some "marks" from rust and it's wiped 2x/day. This is my EDC gun, along with my 442. I talked with a few people at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and I'm sold on "Black T". Plus, a nicer gentleman you would never want to converse with over the phone.
Biker
My S&W 22-4 is going to Mr. Walter Birdsong for his "Black T" treatment next week. It's the best thing going if you like blued guns. I wipe my carry guns down 2x/day and still have rust problems.
My 22-4 shows some "marks" from rust and it's wiped 2x/day. This is my EDC gun, along with my 442. I talked with a few people at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and I'm sold on "Black T". Plus, a nicer gentleman you would never want to converse with over the phone.
Biker
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I carry in a Kramer horse hide IWB holster. I do general maintenance and wipe it down every evening with a Hoppe's gun oil (#9) saturated T shirt. The gun is cleaned every two weeks as I practice every two weeks (or more) with it. Have had no problem and it's a all steel blued (slightly worn) semi-auto.
jpwilly
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WD-40 The military did all the testing for you! Oh yea and
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