IWB Carry Glock

[Pimpstar00]

Does anyone iwb carry a glock with one in the chamber? Any good iwb holster recommendations? Any glock in general but a G19/G23 in specific.

My buddy said If i did, I was going to shoot myself in the leg eventually.

 

[Prince Yamato]

I do. Glock 26. I use an Uncle Mike's IWB holster. Comfy and secure. The Glock won't go off. The only way it can go off is if something engages the trigger safety and then exerts 5+ pound of pressure on the trigger. The trigger guard is fatter than the trigger, so that in itself mitigates the change of something swiping the trigger. In addition, placed in a secure holster, nothing will get at the trigger.

I personally ruined one Uncle Mike's holster as a test example. I stretched, pulled and pried at it with my unloaded Glock inside to see if I could get it to go off. The holster clip covers the trigger on the "away from body" side, acting as a hard barrier against things poking at your Glock and the other side is against your soft tissue.

Essentially, unless you were to have someone grab the holster, deform it with both hands, and claw through it like an animal, there is no way the trigger could be depressed.

I carry mine at 2 o'clock.

 

[SilentArmy]

I carry both a G27 on a Clipdraw with a Saf-t-blok and a G36 in an IWB Holster from Cobra. I carry chambered with both. If you were pocket carrying a glock, you would eventually have an accident but most have the common sense not to do that.

 

[Robert Hairless]

If you were pocket carrying a glock, you would eventually have an accident but most have the common sense not to do that.

I've pocket carried a Glock for several years with a chambered round. It's in my pocket now.

Before that I carried a small 1911 cocked-and-locked for many years.

Some of my friends pocket carry other small semi-automatics such as the Kahr PM9 with a round chambered.

Others pocket carry a snubby revolver.

All experienced, none with self-inflicted extraneous holes. Different strokes for different folks. Not good form to set rules for other people.

 

[SilentArmy]

No rules set here, but please post some pics when your luck runs out!

 

[86thecat]

I like my glock 27 and carry it daily but only consider it safe in a holster with a thumb break or other positive retention device. Stays in the holster when gearing up. I consider stuffing a Glock into a holster in your pants breaking too many rules. And there is other equipment in there I highly value.

 

[Deleted member 53664]

I carry a G23 in a CompTac MTAC IWB holster everywhere, everyday, except work (company policy). It's got a full mag +1 in the chamber. Exercise a little care when holstering, and you're good to go. Once the gun is in the holster, it's not going to fire.

If you want to test for yourself, carry without one in the chamber, but cocked, for a while. Check periodically to see if the gun has "fired." Unless you are careless, it won't.

 

[jlficken]

I carry a G23 w/ one in the chamber in a Milt Sparks SSII (Summer Special II) that was $79 through Brownell's and love it. That said I formerly carried a Kimber Ultra CDP II in a Milt Sparks VMII (Versa Max II) that was $125 from Lightning Arms ($104 direct from Milt Sparks) that is even more comfortable and allows for tucking in your shirt w/ kydex clips instead of loops attached. I have one on order for my G23 now but they are running about a 5 month backlog. That is why I bought the SSII until it arrives. Excellent holster and I forget I am even carrying a gun. I carry at the 4 o'clock position.

If you want one immediately call Lightning Arms and check
www.lightningarms.com
otherwise if you can wait order direct and save some money
www.miltsparks.com

 

[NG VI]

I do! with a Sigma 9VE (not exactly a glock, but close enough), it works out fine. need a better holster though

 

[FranklyTodd]

Glock 27 in Galco USA IWB http://www.usgalco.com/HolsterT3.asp?ProductID=2516&CatalogID=7

I would be hesitant/careful to reholster it with one in the chamber. I put it in the holster, then put on the holster. Carrying then is no biggier, holster grips the trigger guard and completely covers it. When I come home, holster and all gets put away.

 

[Snubster]

I often carry a G23 in a comptac ctac--with a round in the chamber.

I typically like leather and go with a Milt Sparks VM2. But, I figured I'd try plastic for the glock.

 

[SilentArmy]

Here are a few more opinions on the hazards of pocket carry. Worth just what you paid for them. But I do like the reference to "I'll never be in a car accident because I am a good driver" www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2619601#post2619601

 

[Robert Hairless]

No rules set here, but please post some pics when your luck runs out!

Of course. I'm always willing to share the little I know.

When I began shooting around the year 1959 I soon came to understand that everybody was an expert except me. It never bothered me. Still doesn't. I realize that everyone else has skill but I have luck.

I just glanced at that thread to which you linked in The Firing Line. It's your message that refers to mine in this thread and says "Being Stupid on purpose takes the 'accidental' part right out of the equation!" It's good to know that you don't set rules for other people. Another thing I learned early is that everybody but the self declared experts is "stupid" and that it's even more stupid to argue with them. It is amusing, though, to see you citing yourself there as support for yourself here, while you cite yourself here to support yourself there.

Which reminds me of the woman who asked her physician:

"Doctor, What's wrong with me?"

"You're too fat!" he replied.

"What? I want a second opinion."

"Okay," he said. "You're ugly too."​

But thanks for caring. I appreciate the trouble you're taking to help a stupid person. It's always touching when an expert stoops to help those who are not as intelligent.

 

[glockman19]

I carry a Glock 26 & Glock 19 in Uncle Mikes Sidekick IWB.

 

[strat81]

http://www.thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=3989114&postcount=10
Milt Sparks Versa Max II (VM2) with a Glock 26. Very comfortable, conceals very well.

 

[ATW525]

I'm carrying my Glock 19 in a CTAC with zero problems. Just remember that safety is the priority during holstering, not speed, and all should be fine. Be particulary cautious of clothing and other items that might get snagged in the trigger guard.

 

[Snarlingiron]

My buddy said If i did, I was going to shoot myself in the leg eventually.

The beauty of a Glock is the simplicity. Don't press the trigger either with your finger or anything else, and it won't go bang. Anything mis operated will be problematic. My brother shot himself in the leg with a Colt 1911. Why? Because he did something stupid. A Glock is not one whit more dangerous than any other quality semi-auto pistol if you respect it and operate it correctly.

I carry a Glock 19 in a Glock Sport / Combat holster or a Glock 26 in the same holster or in a De Santis Nemisis pocket holster, always with a round in the chamber. If I pocket carry, nothing else ever goes in the pocket except the 26 and the holster. Both Glocks have been holstered and un-holstered hundreds upon hundreds of times with a round in the chamber, and I haven't had a mishap yet.

 

[The Law]

I carry my G21 SF with one in the pipe in my MTAC. I hardly know it's there. Very comfortable!

 

[SilentArmy]

RH, I am not trying to be offensive. It is understood that unholstered carry has potential hazards associated with it and you are certainly not the only one who carries that way or who advocates that method. I carry at times with the clipdraw which specifically is marked "not for use with chambered round" yet I carry chambered! The speed limit signs say 65 MPH yet I have been known to Double that and then some on a Literbike I built a few yrs back! Each of us does something at some point that is recognized as Dangerous or "stupid". I cannot advocate unholstered carry from an instructor standpoint for obvious liability reasons. If I suggested pocket carry and a client blew his nuts off, I would unfortunately have a potential lawsuit on my hands as well as guilt for suggesting what I believe personally to be a timebomb. Some as posted, believe that IWB is dangerous and would criticize me for putting my right ass cheek in danger. It just sounds dangerous to be muzzling my Femoral artery 12 hrs/day while practicing my skill that has thus far kept me from bleeding out.

 

[Robert Hairless]

RH, I am not trying to be offensive. It is understood that unholstered carry has potential hazards associated with it and you are certainly not the only one who carries that way or who advocates that method. ...

But you are. It may be because you focus more on straightening other people out than in paying attention to them.

I don't pocket carry unholstered and I never said I did. Reread that post of mine that you have been ridiculting. I said I pocket carried a Glock with a round chambered, not that I pocket carried a hot Glock without a holster.

My comment was a reflection on that arbitrary rule you introduced into this thread in response to the original question about inside-the-waistband Glock carry:

If you were pocket carrying a glock, you would eventually have an accident but most have the common sense not to do that.

You weren't talking about pocket carrying a Glock without a holster either. Neither was the original poster. And neither was I.

As Groucho Marx said: "Who are you going to believe, me or your own eyes?"

Apologize nicely and let it drop.

 

[outofbattery]

I carry a G19 in a cheapie Galco;been doing it for years with no problems.

I could not comfortably carry a 19 in the pockets of any pants that I own.I tend to wear looser fitting pants but I find a J frame to be the upper limit of what I'm comfortable with,but as with everything everyone's different.I've seen some guys mentioning pocket toting full size 1911's and reckon they must be at least a foot taller than I am!

 

[ajoker31]

I carry a Glock 19 in a FIST ultra thin Kydex IWB holster. It's very rugged but also thin. If I recall I picked up the #1K with a forward cant. My Glock 19 locks into the holster by the front of the trigger guard. The trigger is completely covered by the holster and wont bend, so I don't have have to worry about having a round in the chamber.

Joker

 

[possum]

My buddy said If i did, I was going to shoot myself in the leg eventually.

is he speakig from experince?

 

[Ringer]

I'm very careful holstering any gun, especially one without an external safety, such as a revolver, Kahr, Sig, Glock. I holster as I'm getting dressed rather than holster into my cinched waistband. Once it is in the holster I can't see how the trigger would get pulled, assuming a quality holster. I (hopefully) have no reason to unholster throughout the day. I'm in the process of breaking in my first Glock (G19) and plan on carrying IWB at some point in the not to distant future.

 

[1911austin]

Does anyone iwb carry a glock with one in the chamber? Any good iwb holster recommendations? Any glock in general but a G19/G23 in specific.

I have been packing the compact Glocks for years in a Kramer IWB#3 for years and love it.

My buddy said If i did, I was going to shoot myself in the leg eventually.

Use a good quality holster that covers the trigger and keep your booger hooks off the bang switch. I know lots of people who carry Glocks and none of them walk with a limp.