Classy concealed carry

[Cornhusker77]

This one is a pretty classy tool in my opinion.
Fits my hand, easy to grip, points well, durable, and dependable (So far)

 

[Garandimal]

Just looking for guns that would make a stylish concealed carry piece (I know that’s not the important thing for concealed carry but I’m just curious what other firearms are out there that I don’t know about). Think Walther ppk or bersa thunder style. If there’s any like those but in 9x19 I’d especially love to hear about those.

The Sig P938.

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GR

 

[Alte Schule]

I know this is the autoloaders forum but, IMO, nothing says classy (and simple) better than a vintage nickel Model 36 and a Bianchi holster.

 

[JR24]

A weapon a person carries for protection is a TOOL! Do people go to the hardware store and purchase the best looking hammer with beautiful scrolling or do they purchase the hammer that will do the job the best? Need to be serious about why a person carries a weapon. To be pretty and cool or for protection if needed.

Agree on the bolded part, absolutely.

But

People absolutely buy tools that will work and pick ones that look nice too. Look at a hardware store, there's a reason every screwdriver isn't simple steel and wood or plastic handles, colors and style draw the eye and draw purchases. Same for every other tool out there.

Nothing wrong with having something functional and pleasing to the eye as well. I've gone both ways, mostly carry a soulless (no guns have souls either, they are just metal wood and/or plastic ) Glock but I've carried plenty classy guns that functioned perfectly as well.

Most recent option I'm trying since I've been wanting to go .45 ACP again

Most common Glock 19, simple, functional, effective.

But who doesn't want to shoot and carry something beautiful every once in a while, especially when they are just as effective, or even moreso.

(Please ignore the baby poop 19x, it photobombed the good looking guns)

 

[Zerodefect]

My women tend to feel me up to find out what gun I'm carrying. They call it a ''hug''.

So yeah, it pays to be classy sometimes.

1911, fullsize only, DLC black. Crossbreed Supertuck.
HK P7, beadblasted and melonited black.
S&W J Frame Chiefs special. The one with the pure pain wood grips.

Stainless finish is very out of style now. Anything shiny actually. All leather OWB ain't far behind.

 

[Alte Schule]

.Stainless finish is very out of style now. Anything shiny actually. All leather OWB ain't far behind.

Zerodefect do you actually live in Yakutsk? I find that very interesting.

 

[Alte Schule]

Moved to 1911 Picture Thread

 

[SharpDog]

p365XL with light and Romeo:

 

[swg1]

Finally someone said P7.

Most deep blue guns with ivory grips. Many nickel guns with the same.

Yer Glock## is effective and reliable, but classy won't ever describe it. Classic, but not classy.

 

[sevt_chevelle]

A weapon a person carries for protection is a TOOL! Do people go to the hardware store and purchase the best looking hammer with beautiful scrolling or do they purchase the hammer that will do the job the best? Need to be serious about why a person carries a weapon. To be pretty and cool or for protection if needed.

Am sorry, but I've never understood this mentally about guns. Why is it that people think just because a gun is classy or good looking it falls into the "toy" or non serious category?
Maybe I just have a different viewpoint. I find it funny, in my profession, a far more complex piece of machinery, say a 1955 Belair must look breath taking but also knock your socks off once you get behind the wheel.
If one is happy with a soulless glock more power to you, but not me, I prefer form and function.

 

[Zerodefect]

Zerodefect do you actually live in Yakutsk? I find that very interesting.

I moved back across the street to mid Ohio.

My womenz also know that if they find a Glock 41 on my hip instead of a classy pistol, that they've decided to go somewhere that's no joke.

 

[Rexster]

My best autoloader candidates for a classy pistol/holster combo are going to be my Seecamp LWS-32 pistols, for which I have Del Fatti and Kramer pocket holsters, and a C. Rusty Sherrick belt scabbard-type holster.

I have a nicely blued Les Baer Monolith, which is a 1911, but its dust cover extends to the front of the slide, so none of my classy leather 1911 holsters will accommodate it. I can only carry it thus far, in a Safariland duty holster, that accommodates 1911 pistols with all types of rails and extended dust covers. Plus, its distinctive Les Baer ambi thumb safety does not work, for me, so, it is not not yet ready to be a carry weapon. (The “gas pedal” lever needs to be mostly amputated, or, a different safety fitted. It prevents me from achieving a proper hold, left or right-handed.)

I have other 1911 pistols, with matte and stainless finishes, if that is sufficiently classy. These will fit my nicer 1911 holsters.

My West German PPK/s sustained unfortunate water damage, staying wet for as long as two days, so its blueing is toast. So, it is classy, no more.

 

[rdnktrkr]

Another thought, what about a S&W mod 29 with the 8 3/8 barrel in a shoulder holster , maybe even a pair to help level your shoulders, I bet jaws would drop when you showed your friends your new carry rig.

 

[chicharrones]

A weapon a person carries for protection is a TOOL! Do people go to the hardware store and purchase the best looking hammer with beautiful scrolling or do they purchase the hammer that will do the job the best? Need to be serious about why a person carries a weapon. To be pretty and cool or for protection if needed.

Some Estwing hammers are very nice lookin' before they get some wear and tear on them. Estwings sure beat the heck out of some old wood handle hammer over the long term in my experience.

 

[tuckerdog1]

Officer 1911s. Both 9mm.

 

[surferdaddy]

I don’t see anything wrong with “classy” carry. I agree that they are tools but there are Husky and there are Snap On. I’d rather use Snap On.

 

[surferdaddy]

BTW, there are some beautiful pieces in this thread.

Surfer

 

[Broccolis]

 

[toivo]

Maybe not the classiest, but my flashiest pistol -- SIG P238 HD with Ajax Pearlite grips:


Precision Small Arms clone of a Browning Baby:


Beretta 85 (.380) next to its big brother 92:


And just to update things a bit, SIG P320 SC in an X-Compact frame:

 

[mavracer]

Smith M28 on the hip in tooled leather and a M36 in ankle holster to be real classy have to upgrade the faux ivory to real stuff

 

[RETG]

All these years I have been purchasing tools for their ability to do their job; not how gorgeous they are and how impressive the neighbors will be when they see me outside sweating and beating nails with a gorgeous hammer. Same way I have always purchased a weapon of any type. However, next time in Home Depot I will take a stroll down the hammer isle and check out the beauty.

 

[Mike J]

Some Estwing hammers are very nice lookin' before they get some wear and tear on them. Estwings sure beat the heck out of some old wood handle hammer over the long term in my experience.

I very much prefer a wooden or fiberglass handle on a hammer to a steel shaft like Estwing uses. I've done sheet metal work since 1989. When I was an apprentice the foreman I worked with had a Malco tinners hammer with a steel shaft & a leather wrap on the handle. I had been using a wooden handled hammer. I wanted to be like him so I got one like his. A week or so later I landed in the shop knocking ductwork together all day. When I left my arm was hurting. That had never happened before. Wood or firberglass absorbs vibration & keeps it off of you. A steel handle transfers the vibration to you. Not a big deal if you aren't using it much but if you swing a hammer all day it builds up.

 

[chicharrones]

I very much prefer a wooden or fiberglass handle on a hammer to a steel shaft like Estwing uses. I've done sheet metal work since 1989. When I was an apprentice the foreman I worked with had a Malco tinners hammer with a steel shaft & a leather wrap on the handle. I had been using a wooden handled hammer. I wanted to be like him so I got one like his. A week or so later I landed in the shop knocking ductwork together all day. When I left my arm was hurting. That had never happened before. Wood or firberglass absorbs vibration & keeps it off of you. A steel handle transfers the vibration to you. Not a big deal if you aren't using it much but if you swing a hammer all day it builds up.

That's actually a pretty good analogy to a carry gun. Carry guns may not see a lot of ammo go down the tube per range session since they aren't necessarily comfortable to shoot for long periods of time. Makes me think of magnum revolvers with wood grips and exposed backstraps versus rubber grips that cover the backstrap.

BTW, I've only owned rubber grip Estwings. I've never had a hard leather grip Estwing. My first exposure to Estwing was as a commercial sign installer back in 1983 at the ripe old age of 18 with a company issued rubber grip Estwing. So glad I don't do that kind of work anymore.

Edit to add: my Estwing 4 lb. hand sledge has a polymer shaft with a rubber grip. If it's got steel in it, it's in the core of the shaft.

 

[chicharrones]

All these years I have been purchasing tools for their ability to do their job; not how gorgeous they are and how impressive the neighbors will be when they see me outside sweating and beating nails with a gorgeous hammer. Same way I have always purchased a weapon of any type. However, next time in Home Depot I will take a stroll down the hammer isle and check out the beauty.

Nice hammers only look good on the store rack. They sure look different after a lot of use. The same thing can be true with a nice looking carry gun that's seen years of holster time.

 

[Mike J]

That's actually a pretty good analogy to a carry gun. Carry guns may not see a lot of ammo go down the tube per range session since they aren't necessarily comfortable to shoot for long periods of time. Makes me think of magnum revolvers with wood grips and exposed backstraps versus rubber grips that cover the backstrap.

BTW, rubber grips Estwings are all that I've owned. I've never had a hard leather grip Estwing. My first exposure to Estwing was as a commercial sign installer back in 1983 at the ripe old age of 18 with a company issued rubber grip Estwing.

Even with the rubber grip there is still more vibration. I'd rather replace a hammer handle than try to figure out how to replace my elbow. Some carry guns are unpleasant to shoot, low capacity. I prefer something mid-sized. Decent capacity easy to shoot well. Harder to conceal but easier to shoot well.