Around my parts, a hooded sweatshirt with the big front pocket is pretty common to see, I'd say, about 9 months out of the year. The very typical pose is hands in that front pocket, very casual, you all know what I am talking about.
The other day, I needed to make a quick run to the convenience store, and as it was brisk, I wanted to wear a hoodie. And as it is a whopping 2 blocks, I wanted to carry.
Just to experiment, I took my CW9, which normally rides IWB on my right side (I am right-handed), and put it in the cross-draw position at about 10 o'clock. So the grip stuck out forward (and in) a little bit, but with my big hoodie, you couldn't tell at all. I thought it would actually be faster draw than the 4 o'clock position, because lifting up the front of the hoodie and drawing is a lot faster than shifting both hands around to the right side to lift up the garment and draw. Then I thought, if I had a hole on the inside of my front pocket, I could walk around all day with my hand on my gun and no one would know. (Please no one take that out of context)
This is the same benefit people talk about with a pocket gun. It is a lot slower on the draw, unless you already have your hand on it. And you can have you hand on it, much less conspicuously. In fact I do sometimes carry my LCP in my front pocket, and it is quite easy to fit both the gun and my hand in my pocket very casually and no one can tell the difference. The hoodie-crossdraw requires an extra (baggy) garment, but allows a larger weapon to be carried, and it is SO common to see people walking around in hoodies, no one thinks twice about it.
Just wonderin' the high-roaders thoughts on this idea. I haven't gone so far as to cut any holes in my hoodies, but am thinking about it. (I have some pretty old ones from college that could be test subjects).
The other day, I needed to make a quick run to the convenience store, and as it was brisk, I wanted to wear a hoodie. And as it is a whopping 2 blocks, I wanted to carry.
Just to experiment, I took my CW9, which normally rides IWB on my right side (I am right-handed), and put it in the cross-draw position at about 10 o'clock. So the grip stuck out forward (and in) a little bit, but with my big hoodie, you couldn't tell at all. I thought it would actually be faster draw than the 4 o'clock position, because lifting up the front of the hoodie and drawing is a lot faster than shifting both hands around to the right side to lift up the garment and draw. Then I thought, if I had a hole on the inside of my front pocket, I could walk around all day with my hand on my gun and no one would know. (Please no one take that out of context)
This is the same benefit people talk about with a pocket gun. It is a lot slower on the draw, unless you already have your hand on it. And you can have you hand on it, much less conspicuously. In fact I do sometimes carry my LCP in my front pocket, and it is quite easy to fit both the gun and my hand in my pocket very casually and no one can tell the difference. The hoodie-crossdraw requires an extra (baggy) garment, but allows a larger weapon to be carried, and it is SO common to see people walking around in hoodies, no one thinks twice about it.
Just wonderin' the high-roaders thoughts on this idea. I haven't gone so far as to cut any holes in my hoodies, but am thinking about it. (I have some pretty old ones from college that could be test subjects).
