Small autos and ankle holsters

[dodo bird]

Ive been using one with a couple of different guns, but most of that with a Glock 26, for about 10 years now, pretty much on a daily basis in the summer, and much of that in NPE's.

I work long, 10-12 hour days, in an active, physical environment too.

The great thing about these holsters is, they will work with guns of all different sizes (sized to the gun) and allow you to carry a reload as well, and some will allow other things (documents, money, etc). You can carry something like a 26 or even a 19, in nothing more than a pair of shorts, even without a shirt. Dress clothes are a breeze. Access and speed are only slightly slower than a IWB type holster, and faster and easier than from a pocket (especially when seated). For me, now that Ive used them, I wont ever be without one. They are the most versatile holsters I have.

These are a couple of my SC's. The Seecamp was one of my first, and got a good bit of use. Once I figured out I could carry my 26 using one, it was a no brainer to switch up to that.
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This replaced the worn-out one in the pic above a couple of years ago.
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This will give you an idea of how well they work.
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Serious question. How difficult is it to use the bathroom with that setup? I’m guessing easier than it looks.

 

[lemaymiami]

This topic caught my eye since I did ankle carry a weapon for quite a few years down here in paradise (south Florida) during a time when you might really need a gun, the eighties and early nineties until I retired out. In my early years (from 1974 forwards) I only carried a Chief’s special, five shot 38 on my ankle -and only off duty or when headed to court. But as the years went on and I learned more I finally came to the conclusion that if I was going to carry a gun I’d better have something more substantial. At that point I only carried off duty what I carried on duty, a high cap 9 (an S&W 669, then finally a Sig 40 cal P229, until retirement). I carried both with and without holster as well as in an ankle holster when appropriate. No it’s not for everyone and it did take some getting used to but if done properly they did conceal quite well (although for some years after I quit carrying a gun at all in retirement I still had some noticeable bruising where that rig sat on the inside of my weak side ankle)...

I’m not a guy who has a lot of confidence in handguns. I always figured that a handgun was what you’d use if you had nothing better at the moment. On any hot call that involved weapons I always had a shotgun in my hands... Still I was determined to be ready with as much weapon as possible if I ever needed one. I have to say though that I only fired a single shot on the street where it counts in all those years - then spent a bad six months in and out of court until it was finally ruled justified...

Can’t say I’d recommend an ankle holster for anyone else - particularly for a mid or larger size auto. But it worked quite well for me back then.

 

[AK103K]

Serious question. How difficult is it to use the bathroom with that setup? I’m guessing easier than it looks.

Its not bad, just kind of push it out of the way. Its one of those things you just have to figure out what works best for you.

 

[tactikel]

All but the lightest of setups ( loaded gun, holster) weigh at least 16 oz. Try this, wear a 1 lb ankle weight and walk and then run a bit. Add having to bend over exposing head to draw, and I opted for a belly band for my LCP.