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20 years in the Coast Guard and you need help. Hard to believe but if you say so.
Air Force vet.....
Air Force vet.....
20 years in the Coast Guard and you need help. Hard to believe but if you say so.
Air Force vet.....
Since you've carried a duty weapon and are at least familiar with general safety, the biggest hurtle is crossed. As for selection of the pistol, the ones you listed are all great guns. My two cents are going to be go for the slightly larger gun with real sights, could be handy should the precision of a snake shot be needed. Of your choices, I would be a proponent of the Glock. Absolute go bang all the time if you do your part and feed it decent ammo and keep it clean. As for the carry method, with your described manner of dress, I would side with the many posts about a inside the waste band holster. Try to go to a local store where you can try a few on and see what feels okay.
Pro-tip: if you're not used to wearing a belt, any waist carry is going to get awkward.
This is correct. A sturdy belt is a must. It does not necessarily need to be a high-dollar "gun belt" however. Any fat / thick/ stiff belt from Walmart is a good start.
As far as IWB holsters, Crossbreed Supertuck is kind of an Industry-Standard baseline. I'm sure there are probably better ones, but it's what I find to be more than satisfactory, and you can go on their website and buy them used at a decent discount.
Just picked up the Sig P238 and couldn't be happier. I will carry in an OWB pancake holster or pocket carry, I'm just not built for IWB.
Just picked up the Sig P238 and couldn't be happier. I will carry in an OWB pancake holster or pocket carry, I'm just not built for IWB.View attachment 227045
If you are dead set on a 380 , don't forget to give the Beretta Cheetahs a look. I'm 5'9" and 200 and routinely conceal a H&K P30 and a Sig P229R or a Sig P6 depending on the mood I'm in. Also the Bersa Thunders are fine little 380's for the money. I carry OWB with all my carry guns and a good belt and holster combo do make a difference.
If you are dead set on a 380 , don't forget to give the Beretta Cheetahs a look. I'm 5'9" and 200 and routinely conceal a H&K P30 and a Sig P229R or a Sig P6 depending on the mood I'm in. Also the Bersa Thunders are fine little 380's for the money. I carry OWB with all my carry guns and a good belt and holster combo do make a difference.
Actually it's the 84, the 85 is single stack. My avatar is a BDAMy wife's pistol is a Browning BDA .380 ACP and it's basically a Beretta 85 with a slide mounted safety rather than a frame mounted safety. Beretta actually manufactured it for Browning and stamped their name on it for them.
It's a pretty good gun, but there are currently 9mm Luger's that are quite a bit smaller. It's just a little too large to fit into a pocket.
You can find Browning BDA's for less than you can a Beretta 85. Mags, grips and some other parts are interchangeable.
Colt Mustangs. I know I don't want to go any larger than that class. I could be talked into the smaller LCP class.