How many of you have custom grips on your conceal carry piece or conceal carry a stainless pistol/revolver?
I ask because over the years I've noted more than once that the usually standard black grips on my black/blued pistols pretty much help in keeping them invisible while carrying. On the other hand custom grips seem to make the darn things stand out like a sore thumb (simulated ivory or a lightly colored wood for example). And I would never consider carrying a stainless or nickle plated pimp gun as a carry piece because they are just too visible.
Normally I wear dark patterned shirts with a dark IWB holster. This combination results in my carry piece being pretty difficult to see/notice unless one looks directly at it (once I forgot to put my wind breaker on and wandered around a Best Buy for the better part of an hour and no one noticed - or at least got riled up - that little incident really bothered me - I make darn sure now that the piece is covered). I don't really worry about the wind blowing an untucked shirt up (though I usually make an effort to prevent it) or leaving a jacket unbuttoned or unzipped. But I would worry about those things if I carried a piece with a custom grip or that was stainless.
How about y'all? Anyone carry a pimp gun or a fancy pistol with fancy custom grips that really stand out?
I ask because over the years I've noted more than once that the usually standard black grips on my black/blued pistols pretty much help in keeping them invisible while carrying. On the other hand custom grips seem to make the darn things stand out like a sore thumb (simulated ivory or a lightly colored wood for example). And I would never consider carrying a stainless or nickle plated pimp gun as a carry piece because they are just too visible.
Normally I wear dark patterned shirts with a dark IWB holster. This combination results in my carry piece being pretty difficult to see/notice unless one looks directly at it (once I forgot to put my wind breaker on and wandered around a Best Buy for the better part of an hour and no one noticed - or at least got riled up - that little incident really bothered me - I make darn sure now that the piece is covered). I don't really worry about the wind blowing an untucked shirt up (though I usually make an effort to prevent it) or leaving a jacket unbuttoned or unzipped. But I would worry about those things if I carried a piece with a custom grip or that was stainless.
How about y'all? Anyone carry a pimp gun or a fancy pistol with fancy custom grips that really stand out?