PM9 - okay for suit front pocket? Too heavy?

[dave3006]

I am looking at the PM9 for front pocket carry (with good pocket holster) in a business suit. I am specifically concerned that, even though the gun is light, it would still print in the thin material that is common with suits.

Does anyone carry the PM9 in a pocket holster when they have to wear a suit and tie?

P.S. I am convinced that the PM9 will be fine in Dockers type pants. Unfortunately, suits are so much thinner.

 

[TarpleyG]

The issue with all these guns is not so much how they print while standing but how do they print when you sit down and your slacks go tight over your thigh. I carry a P-32 in a Hume pocket holster and you can tell it's a gun if you know what to look for easy enough. IMO, the PM9 is too big for pocket carry. It's about the same size as a P-11 which I used to have and it was too big.

Greg

 

[Richard.Howe]

I routinely carry the Smith 340 in a Kramer pocket holster in a suit-pants front pocket. No problem. Just shop for the right kind of pants, specifically one with deep pockets.

But hey, you're buying a Kahr, which means you already have deep pockets.

If you're worried about looking lopsided, then just buy another PM9 for your left pocket.

 

[only1asterisk]

I wonder what people did before the kahr PM9 was too big and too heavy!

David

 

[MillCreek]

I am often dressed in a suit and tie, or slacks and a blazer. If you come up with a good carry solution for front pocket carry, please let me know. Given the flimsy nature of most suit pant pockets, they cannot support a great deal of weight. I can carry a Walther TPH, Seecamp .25 or AMT Backup DAO .380 in a pocket holster, but that is about it.

 

[wdlsguy]

How about a Keltec P32/P3AT in an inside suit coat pocket? Or the same in a rear pocket holster?

 

[coylh]

I vote too heavy. Isn't it aproaching 20 ounces loaded?

 

[JNewell]

I wonder what people did before the kahr PM9 was too big and too heavy!

Back before the Seecamps and things like that? Going back quite a few years...carried .25 autos.

 

[Northslope Nimrod]

My buddy carries the PM9 at work (in suit pants) in a cheap nylon pocket holster. He still carries and doesn't complain...so I presume it to work well. His firearm instructor recommended carrying the PM9 in such a holster.