Your BUG or pocket carry revolvers

[bannockburn]

My pocket carry revolver is a S&W 638.

My IWB carry revolver is a S&W Model 649.

 

[WisBorn]

I like pocket carry as my primary type of carry. Here are my carry revolves.

Smith and Wesson 442 38 special. My favorite pocket carry.

The Smith and Wesson 637 is my backup for the 442. I wanted to have the option to go single action.

The Taurus 605 is my 357mag pocket carry. It is heavy enough to handle 357mag loads including 180 grain hardcast.


The Taurus 415 41mag with its 2 1/2" barrel and K/L frame size the largest revolver that I can slip into a pants pocket and still hike. With 230 grain hardcast it is ample bear medicine.


I also have pocket carried a few auto loaders. LCPII 380 for a smaller package. A Kimber R7 9mm for more capacity. And a XDM compact 45acp for capacity with punch....

 

[contender]

LCR327
but using 32 H&R loads.



its at the upper weight limit for pocket carry for me....but it has a sweet trigger and shoots poa/poi. I can not tolerate 327 loads...so its a steady diet of 32 HR and 32 Long.

 

[jstert]

you guys sure have some big pockets, haha.
the best bug that i can do is a naa bugout1 22lr mini revolver. with cv revision grips it’s a decent, deeply concealed, shooter.

 

[Old Dog]

The S&W 442/642 is the only revolver that I've ever carried as a back-up, either in an ankle holster on inside left leg, vest carry or weakside OWB at 8:00. @WisBorn provided a nice pic of the 442 in post #27.

Never subscribed to the concept of pocket carry (although, to be honest, there's probably a handful of times in my life when i threw a J-frame in a strong-side jacket pocket).

 

[JDeere]

I don't own a pocket revolver but I still have my AMT .380 Backup that I pocket carried in one of those shoot through holsters along time ago. To damn hot to wear a jacket and it was better than nothing. Back then my LEO buddies tried to buy that thing off of me more than once...

 

[bassjam]

I gave my 442 to my mom back in the spring, so my only pocket revolver is this little guy. It occasionally rides along when I mow.

 

[Blue Brick]

My pocket carry. A 1969 Colt cobra. Loaded with 147 grain wad cutters. View attachment 1167745

P-40E for the RAF? War Thunder?

 

[JERRY]

I have several j frames and I like them all but this one's my favorite. Pants pocket or coat pocket it fills the bill perfectly.

 

[W.E.G.]

 

[Peakbagger46]

 

[hey smepl this]

 

[Old_Grouch]

I can't remember a time in the last 5+ years that my 642 wasn't in my pocket when I left the house.

 

[lincen]

The Smith 442 and Ruger LCR in 327 magnum are my two pocket carry revolvers. The LCR has 32 H&R magnum rounds while Smith has Winchester Silver Tip 38 special, not +P. I really like these bare bones Aholsters !

 

[Armybrat]

Guess I could pocket carry these, but have other preferences.

 

[lincen]

Do those guns print?

To my eyes all of my pocket guns print in some way or another but with these holsters it does not print enough like a revolver to be noticed. I’m not a big guy, 5’4” and wear off the shelf Wrangler jeans or dress pants with a bit of room in them. Being shorter than most I normally tuck my shirt in and while out and about I tend to keep my hands in my pockets.

 

[WisBorn]

I laugh a little about handguns printing. Pocket, OWB, IWB, or any other method.
People these days are to busy worrying about themselves or on their phones to notice anything.
My pocket carry makes a bulge in my pocket. My keys, pocket knife, phone, and hand sanitizer make a bulge in the other.

 

[Jim Watson]

When I am having a fit of revolver shooting, I carry my Bodyguard Airweight, M38.
But more often a small automatic these days.

 

[Gork10]

I laugh a little about handguns printing. Pocket, OWB, IWB, or any other method.
People these days are to busy worrying about themselves or on their phones to notice anything.
My pocket carry makes a bulge in my pocket. My keys, pocket knife, phone, and hand sanitizer make a bulge in the other.

To true. Most people wouldn't notice if you went to the store in a loin cloth and a sombrero.lol

 

[Haywood]

One of these is always in my pocket no matter what is in my waist.

 

[Pat Riot]

@W.E.G. What brand / type of jeans are those that you can fit a pistol in the watch pocket…or what appears to be a watch pocket?
AND what pistol are you carrying that fits in that pocket?
It appears you have a darn good system going for you.

 

[W.E.G.]

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Smith and Wesson Bodyguard 380 conceals 100% in the “watch pocket.” Love that gun. Runs flawlessly with Hornady Critical Defense ammo. Holds seven rounds.

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[W.E.G.]

@Pat Riot see above

 

[fastbolt]

After a few years of sidelining my all-steel 5-shot snubs, I returned to carrying one when I ordered my first 642-1. I think it was about '98 or '99. That was when I dusted off my DA revolver skills and started building my snub off-duty collection (which continued into my retirement). Not all of my snubs, but a representative sampling.

642's


M&P 340's


37-2DAO


An interesting older 'pocket holster grip' widget that only saw a little vest cargo pocket carry when I was younger.



The same 649 .38 Bodyguard in its present form.


Just for entertainment, this is a Zippo I picked up when I was a member of a private forum where snub revolvers and Fedoras were the focus. I converted it with a Zippo torch insert so I could use it at my cigar club.

 

[chicharrones]

An interesting older 'pocket holster grip' widget that only saw a little vest cargo pocket carry when I was younger.

That there is a very interesting piece of concealed carry history. I've never seen one ever, until now.