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Outside the waistband changes things a bit, yes? A floral carved "1930" with a good N frame is one of those perfect things - if the weather or the politicians allow it!
N-frame concealed?
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Outside the waistband changes things a bit, yes? A floral carved "1930" with a good N frame is one of those perfect things - if the weather or the politicians allow it!
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I would love to spend my day with his rig on my hip! Would never fly in my AO. I do once in a while carry my 629 3” in a Bianchi pancake holster 4 O’clock under a Carhart coat. Weight is fine, a good belt could carry it all day. It’s a winter thing though, not something I would try to pull off without printing in warm weather. In my local it’s not a good thing to have your gun spotted. Free state jealousy aside it is not easy to effectively conceal and N frame.
Mannlicher
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one of the things I like about colder weather, is that I can carry bigger revolvers.
Anchorite
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That is a fine looking holster. Everything you need and nothing you don’t. Did you make that yourself?
Thank you.
Both of those holsters were built for me by custom saddlers. I am currently talking with another one about a black floral cut I want him to build.
The nice thing about these is, if properly built, they are not one size fits all. The welt stack fits to the frame so a holster built for a fixed sighted revolver will not easily hold an adjustable sighted revolver and vice-versa.
Life is too short to carry ugly revolvers in uglier holsters!
Kevin
In the Eighties, I regularly carried my 4” S&W Model 58, .41 Magnum, on and off the clock. Work was open carry, in my police duty rig. Personal time carry was either in a now-discontinued, old-school Eagle Industries IWB holster, or, on occasion, an Assault Systems vertical-style shoulder rig. My personal-time carry belt was a G. Wm. Davis 1-3/4” wide, double-layer. I stopped carrying the N-Frame because the moving parts were started to get loose, and because I transitioned to auto-pistols.
Being skinny as a rail, in the Eighties, I had to wear a quite loose upper garment to conceal anything. Slowly, I added more meat to my shoulders and upper back, to help the natural drape of a light jacket or shirt enhance the concealment effect.
At some point, I realized that N-Frames were just a bit too large for me to reach the trigger properly, in DA mode, unless I used an offset hold, which was BAD for my thumb and wrist joints. After two different autoloaders just did not work out for me, I returned to revolving pistols, in 1993, for duty and most personal carry, with the GP100 that is in my avatar image, at left, being the duty gun, and often my personal-time gun. I then worked K-Frames into the mix. I returned to duty autos in 1997.
Now retired from LEO-ing, I tend to carry K-Frames, and Ruger SP101, Speed Six, and GP100 revolvers. I am starting to feel the effects of aging, on my ability to pull DA triggers, however, so, have been working with my single-action sixguns, which used to be just-for-fun guns. A Colt SAA-pattern revolver has a large frame and cylinder, but a nicely compact grip frame.
Being skinny as a rail, in the Eighties, I had to wear a quite loose upper garment to conceal anything. Slowly, I added more meat to my shoulders and upper back, to help the natural drape of a light jacket or shirt enhance the concealment effect.
At some point, I realized that N-Frames were just a bit too large for me to reach the trigger properly, in DA mode, unless I used an offset hold, which was BAD for my thumb and wrist joints. After two different autoloaders just did not work out for me, I returned to revolving pistols, in 1993, for duty and most personal carry, with the GP100 that is in my avatar image, at left, being the duty gun, and often my personal-time gun. I then worked K-Frames into the mix. I returned to duty autos in 1997.
Now retired from LEO-ing, I tend to carry K-Frames, and Ruger SP101, Speed Six, and GP100 revolvers. I am starting to feel the effects of aging, on my ability to pull DA triggers, however, so, have been working with my single-action sixguns, which used to be just-for-fun guns. A Colt SAA-pattern revolver has a large frame and cylinder, but a nicely compact grip frame.
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Yep, it's one of mine, Anchor...and thanks for the compliment...the rig is a tight one, that I don't need a keeper strap or thong...but then I'm a civilian and not subject to LEO dept rules on holster/weapon retention. The holster in my post #2 with my M-66 Smith kept that gun in place one unlucky afternoon when ole' Smoky took a notion to see if I was paying attention. I somersaulted out of the saddle but never lost the gun. Best regards Rod
BobWright
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Exactly! And where I live, in SW Tennessee, summer temps seldom get over 100* and a western vest serves very well. And I carry a .45 Ruger Blackhawk, with 4 5/8" barrel.A sport coat can help with concealment as well as looking classy. I am usually the best dressed fellow in WalMart. OK, not much competition, but you know…
Bob Wright
Vern Humphrey
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I have been known to carry a Colt New Service, which is slightly bigger than an S&W Model 29. I use an El Paso Saddlery pancake holster (Street Warrior design) and punch two holes in the toe of the holster, one on either side of the muzzle, and attach two Kydex reverse-J hooks. This makes it IWB and tuckable.
But sometimes I just strap it on and let my untucked shirt cover it.
Brutus54
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I've carried a 6" S&W Mod 57 in a Roy's Hidden Thunder shoulder holster. With a jacket on it stays well hidden and have used it for deer hunting as well. It is great for a tree stand as your hands are free for climbing up or down.
Here's another one of mine...with a M-686 & S&W issue grips, riding at my ususal 4:00 position...tucking the holster toe into the rear jeans pocket helps with concealing, but a shirt tail normally suffices for me. Best Regards, Rod
Thank you.
I am still waiting for you to make a Sunday Scabbard or Brill holster for one of my N frames! (That, by the way, is a subtle hint).
The stocks are smooth elk with various grip adapters. It has come to be my preferred set up for the ACP revolver.
Kevin
