rainbowbob
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I carry in the left jacket pocket for cross-draw when driving...except when it's too hot for a jacket. I like the idea of using the map pocket.
To bob or not to bob?
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Just elect Trousers which have larger front Pockets and or which are also cut a little more ample about that region...and then accessing a J-Frame Snubby, or even a K-Frame Snubby, in 'Pocket Carry', is greatly easier when seated, driving, at a restaurant, or whatever.
I just tried it now, sitting here...
Easy as Pie...
I just tried it now, sitting here...
Easy as Pie...
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IWB cross draw has been with me for many years and is very fast...
I never liked a gun in my pocket, whether pants are larger , makes no difference to me. Another carry mode I like depending on dress attire is the small Belt pak that my wife made of heavy denim with an internal velcro closure. Also very quick access. To each his own.
I never liked a gun in my pocket, whether pants are larger , makes no difference to me. Another carry mode I like depending on dress attire is the small Belt pak that my wife made of heavy denim with an internal velcro closure. Also very quick access. To each his own.
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When Colt came out with their " Magnum Carry" about 10 years ago...
I had to have one. I put the little "D" frame Agent away and for the most part went with the 21 oz 357 magnum. In my Mika cross-draw IWB holster it is what I was always looking for in a carry gun. It is not perfect, as no gun is, but as Ed Lovette said in his book "THE Snubby Revolver" "It is bad to the bone". I wish Colt would bring it back as it is one slick little powerhouse.
I had to have one. I put the little "D" frame Agent away and for the most part went with the 21 oz 357 magnum. In my Mika cross-draw IWB holster it is what I was always looking for in a carry gun. It is not perfect, as no gun is, but as Ed Lovette said in his book "THE Snubby Revolver" "It is bad to the bone". I wish Colt would bring it back as it is one slick little powerhouse.
Map Pockets:
Hopefully no one will simply drop a handgun into a seat-mounted map pocket. If you do you may have trouble finding it in an emergency.
Depending on how it's constructed, cut a piece of cardboard to fit it, and then use that as a pattern to cut out a thin but rigid panel. Metal, wall paneling, plastic, whatever.
Then use adhesive backed Velcro to attach a holster, and inexpensive nylon ones work fine.
Oh, and when you park the car, leaving a gun in the pocket isn't the best of ideas, because it's one of the first places someone will look if they break in while you're gone.
If you are involved in a traffic stop, tell the officer where the gun is, and don't make any moves toward it unless instructed to do so. If they discover the gun on his/her own you may be in for a difficult time...
Hopefully no one will simply drop a handgun into a seat-mounted map pocket. If you do you may have trouble finding it in an emergency.
Depending on how it's constructed, cut a piece of cardboard to fit it, and then use that as a pattern to cut out a thin but rigid panel. Metal, wall paneling, plastic, whatever.
Then use adhesive backed Velcro to attach a holster, and inexpensive nylon ones work fine.
Oh, and when you park the car, leaving a gun in the pocket isn't the best of ideas, because it's one of the first places someone will look if they break in while you're gone.
If you are involved in a traffic stop, tell the officer where the gun is, and don't make any moves toward it unless instructed to do so. If they discover the gun on his/her own you may be in for a difficult time...
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Thanks for the info..
I have seen and heard of other ways for "in-the-car modes while driving , but I like yours. It is simple and easy to make and access when needed.
I have seen and heard of other ways for "in-the-car modes while driving , but I like yours. It is simple and easy to make and access when needed.
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I've pocket carried (with suitable pocket holster) a non-bobbed nor shrouded Colt Cobra for many years and have never had it snag on a draw nor is my grip compromised in any way once the revolver "clears denim". I toted the revolver off-duty this way for many years and have continued to do so following my retirement. The secret for a snagless draw from a pocket with an unbobbed revolver is to draw it with the ball of the thumb covering the spur of the hammer and much practice. I've read the other posts that argue a "stressed" draw is different than an "unstressed" one but that hasn't been my experience. Good training should translate into performing as well under stress as you do in practice.
All that said, I suppose there is no downside to carrying a bobbed/da only revolver in the pocket-except I like the idea of having the option to fire even a snubbed-nose revolver in single-action mode should the admittedly rare self-defense scenario ever present itself.
All that said, I suppose there is no downside to carrying a bobbed/da only revolver in the pocket-except I like the idea of having the option to fire even a snubbed-nose revolver in single-action mode should the admittedly rare self-defense scenario ever present itself.
I often pocket carry my J Frame, but when in the car I have the same issue. To solve it, I take the pocket holster out of my pocket when getting into my car and put it into the driver side cup holder which holds the holster quite snugly and give me a perfect position to get the gun while seated in case of carjacking, etc...
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