Peace officers please answer.

[Warren]

If I buy a Wilderness brand gun belt for all 'round use, not CCW (yet), will I draw attention from my local coppers?

I know you don't know them but what I am looking for is do these belts stand out? Do they scream "Hey, this dude might have a gun!"

Have you ever seen someone wearing one? If so what did you think about what the person might have?

I really like everything I've read about the belt but if it is going to get me hassled I'll go for a leather one instead.

I should note that I have no intention of wearing 5.11 type pants, just normal everyday casual wear or jeans.

Thanks,

H2L

 

[Fed168]

Think it would be fine for range or outdoor use, but in everyday use, I've found that they really don't hold pants up well.

I really doubt anyone would notice except the folks who already know what it is.

 

[sendec]

They are kind of overkill for everyday use unless you are really packing way too much stuff, but for actual range and wildland use I would'nt have anything else. At one time they were doing a ring belt that was a little more discrete. I sweat horrifically and during the summer and cannot wear a leather belt without ruining it, so the Instructor belt is all I wear when working.

I would certainly recognize it, but I do not think it would rise to the level of probable cause to make a stop, which I think is what you meant by "hassled." As for assumptions about what you are carrying, a wise cop is going to assume that you are armed anyway, so it does'nt make any difference.

 

[Guns_and_Labs]

Mind you, both the Wilderness Belt and the 5.11's were outdoor gear long before they were "tactical".

 

[Serpico]

I'd shoot you on sight with that belt.....

 

[Roadkill Coyote]

Someone who would have "hassled" you about your belt, is probably going to hassle you about something else (real or imaginary). Goobers will be Goobers, whether you wear a wilderness belt or 5.11 pants, or whatever. So why alter you wardrobe?

 

[mpthole]

Goobers will be Goobers, whether you wear a wilderness belt or 5.11 pants, or whatever. So why alter you wardrobe?

I agree. I have worn a Wilderness belt every single day for years. I've never once had anyone say anything about it ... it just never comes up.

Additionally - most cops aren't "shooters" and probably won't know the difference anyway, IMO.

 

[Warren]

Thank you everybody.

mpthole...you say you wear yours everyday? Do you find it keeps your pants well secured?

Fed168's post has me a bit curious on that matter.

 

[mpthole]

Do you find it keeps your pants well secured?

Yes. But I must admit that I don't wear a gun on my belt every day. Mostly, I like the fact that the Wilderness belt is infinitely adjustable, along with my waist line.

 

[VaughnT]

I wear mine every day and I've never been stopped or bothered by a cop. And they do keep my pants up just fine.

 

[Treylis]

I have one, wear it every day, and I really like it. Holds my pants up fine, with or without a gun.

I also wouldn't worry about it seeming to scream "gun".

 

[AngryBassets]

If you are carrying legally, who cares ? If I see someone with a Wilderness belt, I will feel that yes, he may be carrying (legally) and that he is probably fairly knowledgable about firearms and gear.

The morons with guns that I am worried about DO NOT wear Wilderness Instructor Belts.

 

[Warren]

So as long as I don't wear a shirt that says "I'm with Glock" in big letters with a big arrow pointing to my hip I should be fine?

 

[AngryBassets]

I was thinking more along the lines of oddly colored jeans 5 sizes too big that make it sooo obvious when you have something heavy in your pocket/waistband while wearing some type of thug t-shirt (also about 5 sizes too big).

That screams GUN (Jennings .380, held sideways above the head at a 30 degree angle to the ground loaded with three types of ammo, usually, but not always, all the same [correct] caliber, which "my boy Tee-tee got from his cuzin who traded some ready rock for it").

A Wilderness belt subtly says, "Glock/Sig/Beretta/HK 9mm/.40/.45 held isosoles (sp?) with a thumb-foward grip that I learned at one of the many trainings classes I have attended on my own time and at my own expense loaded with premium self-defense ammunition in pre-ban magazines refurbished with Wolf springs".