"Ok. Picture this. It's 115 degrees out. So hot, you can literally fry an egg on the sidewalk (I've done it), are you gunna opt for a shoulder holster?? I think not!! What I have discribed is a typical summer day here in the vast Sonoran desert."
We have days like that here in Washington, DC, only ours come with humidity levels that can top 80%.
As I stated above, in the summer, I'll most often carry in a pocket holster, and I do carry in the pocket throughout the rest of the year, as well. A J-frame simply disappears into the pockets of cargo shorts.
But, that may change. I saw a Galco shoulder holster for my J-frame at one of the gunshops I frequent, and I may just pick it up.
"It's been my observation over the years, however, that most (not all) shoulder holster buyers buy them for other reasons."
Hum... You mean like carrying my Model 19 2.5" or my P7PSP in the fall, winter, and spring, or roughly 3/4 of the year? Given DC's funky weather, I even get to carry with a shoulder holster during the summer when the weather's cool.
3 season carry... Is that a specialized carry purpose, or am I just a Washington Vice wannabe? Granted, the effect of climbing into a Ferrari is largely muted when you're wearing a winter coat becuase it's 15 degs. F and windy...
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a babe to arrest for cocaine running while my partner gets it on with the drug kinpin's daughter... (cue Jan Hamer soundtrack...)
"I'm carrying a full sized 1911 IWB right now. What is it that you don't get?"
Well, let's see... I don't get the gun digging into my ribs. I don't get the gun dragging my pants down. I don't get the gun/holster feeling like an uncomfortable lump distributing uneven pressure around my waist. I don't get a sore spot from where the gun digs into my waist. I don't have to get pants a size or two larger to accommodate a thoroughly annoying way of carrying a gun.
It's not the concept of "not getting it." It's the concept of HATING having something riding inside my waist band.