Heat: The enemy of concealed carry.

[sm]

Bulldog: Call High Noon and see what they have.
IIRC this is whom had something and delivery was fast.
"Down Under" I believe was the name of holster.

 

[Hoppy590]

cant help ya with the heat problem ( here in New England i can pull off a Dickies type button up on any day but the hottest summer days.) but i feel ya witht he CCW a 1911 weighing only 130lbs myself and being alot shorter, but not very big around

 

[Mikhail Konovalov]

Skinnay people of the world unite!

Now, if Colt (Or... Well, maybe some other company.) would start making the old 1903/08 pocket guns in .32 and .380 respectively... Improve the safety so it clicks... I think those things would sell like hotcakes. I have an old 1903 and that sucker is thin as they get, but I would feel a measure of guilt carrying an antique, especially considering its history (At least two kills in World War II, carried by a Flying Tiger uncle).

Well, until that day, it's SIG .380's and Charter snubs for me.

 

[denfoote]

Mikail,
I'm making a guess here.
As far as I know, the only Charter dealers in Arizona are in Yuma and Tucson!!

My wife and I took a trip all the way to Yuma, to visit Sprague's, with the intention of getting a .44 Bulldog.

They didn't have any!!!
Oh well.
It was a nice day trip anyway!!

 

[Mikhail Konovalov]

They've got a Charter 2000 Bulldog Pug with my name on it at my local gun shop. Thanks for the heads-up, though. I won't let this one get past me.

Oh, by the way, I'm not in AZ.

 

[1911 guy]

Your best bet may be to find an good IWB holster. I do find OWB more comfortable for longer periods of time, but I also find I can keep 2 knives, a flashlight, reload and 5" 1911 under a T-shirt if I use an IWB on warmer days.

 

[gp911]

Mikhail, I was the same size as you at about the same age. I had shoulders, but really I looked like a bunch of right angles with a sheet draped over 'em. You'll fill out more over time, to a point. I went on a beer-n-steak diet (fun diet, not the healthiest ) one summer around age 25 and gained 20lbs, which looked better. I'm 170lbs now and look "normal" at age 32. I hit this weight around age 27-28, so eventually that hamster-like metabolism will slow down a bit. You're asking good questions here, good luck in your search.

gp911

 

[Mikhail Konovalov]

Thank you very much.

I don't believe there is one universal rig which will solve all problems, but I do believe that owning multiple holsters is a fine dodge.

With this in mind, for road carry, or for someone who slouches like Quasimodo's misshapen uncle, how's (IWB?) crossdraw? Especially when paired with a patterned shirt, a la Magnum PI.

This question is not only for me, but for my similarly-skinny friend, who is considering a SIG-Sauer .380 and a crossdraw rig. He is also terminally left-handed, if that makes a difference.

 

[zoom6zoom]

Granted guys are going to notice her, as boys will do, walking into parked cars, doors, and missing curbs, still she is concealing, and you cannot tell she is CCW-ing.

Well, she has an advantage you don't. Nobody's looking at her waist.