commygun
Member
Bear with me while I unspool this flash of Yankee (OK, Pacific Northwest) ingenuity.
I’m an invertarate pocket pistol carrier. Right front pocket always reserved for the gun. I’ve been doing it almost every day for the last 30 years. If I don’t have a pistol on me it’s because I’m at work, not wearing pants/shorts, or on a vacation that required flying.
I’m conscious of printing, though, having never been one of those free spirits who can say, “Well it’s covered by cloth so it’s concealed” while the indelible outlines of their j-frame press clearly against their denims and khakis for any halfway hip gun guy to clearly observe.
Consequently, I’ve been pretty much limited to little .380’s in a pocket holster with a coozie or half a wadded-up bandana pushed between the holster and the outward-facing cloth of the pocket to break up any telling outlines.
I’ve tried extended periods of pocket carrying snubbies and micro-9’s but, because of their size and more pronounced grip frames I’ve felt the need to utilize a Superfly-style No-it’s-really-my-second-wallet type of pocket holster. The problem with those is that it gets a mite bulky, especially when you consider that the gun is also larger than what you’re used to. Even worse, when you’re drawing, your fingers have to shoot the gap between the grips and that high concealing panel. Wouldn’t want to get that one wrong and no amount of practice is going to make that panel lower while still maintaining it’s anti-print capabilities.
Today it occurred to me why not make the pocket itself do the heavy concealment lifting? Why not (and this is just one possibility) apply a couple of stout iron-on patches to the outside outward-facing material of the pocket and leave the interior free for a minimalist holster and an unencumbered grip? The patches themselves will effectively break up the outline of even a quite large pistol in a reasonably loose pair of breeches. Basically granting free reign to your gun in that precious pocket space.
What do you think? Raise my glass in celebration or hang my head in shame?
I’m an invertarate pocket pistol carrier. Right front pocket always reserved for the gun. I’ve been doing it almost every day for the last 30 years. If I don’t have a pistol on me it’s because I’m at work, not wearing pants/shorts, or on a vacation that required flying.
I’m conscious of printing, though, having never been one of those free spirits who can say, “Well it’s covered by cloth so it’s concealed” while the indelible outlines of their j-frame press clearly against their denims and khakis for any halfway hip gun guy to clearly observe.
Consequently, I’ve been pretty much limited to little .380’s in a pocket holster with a coozie or half a wadded-up bandana pushed between the holster and the outward-facing cloth of the pocket to break up any telling outlines.
I’ve tried extended periods of pocket carrying snubbies and micro-9’s but, because of their size and more pronounced grip frames I’ve felt the need to utilize a Superfly-style No-it’s-really-my-second-wallet type of pocket holster. The problem with those is that it gets a mite bulky, especially when you consider that the gun is also larger than what you’re used to. Even worse, when you’re drawing, your fingers have to shoot the gap between the grips and that high concealing panel. Wouldn’t want to get that one wrong and no amount of practice is going to make that panel lower while still maintaining it’s anti-print capabilities.
Today it occurred to me why not make the pocket itself do the heavy concealment lifting? Why not (and this is just one possibility) apply a couple of stout iron-on patches to the outside outward-facing material of the pocket and leave the interior free for a minimalist holster and an unencumbered grip? The patches themselves will effectively break up the outline of even a quite large pistol in a reasonably loose pair of breeches. Basically granting free reign to your gun in that precious pocket space.
What do you think? Raise my glass in celebration or hang my head in shame?
Last edited: