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Pocket Carry / General Carry Questions
ILoveCats:
--- Quote from: Mudinyeri on February 03, 2015, 09:30:10 AM ---If you don't like carrying a gun on your belt, you'll hate carrying it in your pocket.
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That's a pretty broad statement! :) The huge market demand for pocket pistols over the last few years would indicate otherwise. There's no such thing as a free lunch, and a light pocket pistol may give up a lot "tactically", but carry-ability isn't one of them. It can fit in a suit pocket, jeans or cargo shorts without all sorts of messing around with finding the correct shirt length, pants sizes, yada yada...
Mudinyeri:
--- Quote from: feralcatkillr on February 03, 2015, 10:10:34 AM ---That's a pretty broad statement! :) The huge market demand for pocket pistols over the last few years would indicate otherwise. There's no such thing as a free lunch, and a light pocket pistol may give up a lot "tactically", but carry-ability isn't one of them. It can fit in a suit pocket, jeans or cargo shorts without all sorts of messing around with finding the correct shirt length, pants sizes, yada yada...
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I think you might have missed my point. My point was that, without a proper carry setup, the weight of the gun is going to be annoying and uncomfortable. Whether you carry in-pocket, in-waistband or some other way you need a proper carry setup.
In the case of IWB or OWB carry, the belt is critical.
In the case of pocket carry, the pocket holster and the pocket itself are both critical.
JTH:
--- Quote from: Mudinyeri on February 03, 2015, 09:30:10 AM ---I agree with Randy, with a good belt and holster you shouldn't have any problems carrying your Kimber inside your waistband (IWB). Personally, I'm a big fan of CrossBreed belts and IWB holsters.
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Yep. Belt makes a huge difference. For gun belts, I strongly suggest either getting a dedicated leather gun belt (multiple layers, stiff, extra stitches) or something like a Wilderness Tactical belt with the nylon insert (which is my preference).
If the belt is sagging, the belt isn't strong enough. Also, belt/pants fit when paired with the holster makes a difference.
Since you aren't a small guy, is there a reason you like the smaller guns? (For example, I'm not a big guy at all, and I carry a G17.) Larger guns, in general, are more stable than smaller guns. (And a Glock 23 has about the same weight as your Kimber.)
I'm thinking that lots of people like Crossbreeds (meaning it is normally a solid carry holster), so that paired with a solid stiff belt, it may end up working for you directly.
stroked:
--- Quote from: jthhapkido on February 03, 2015, 03:35:52 PM ---Yep. Belt makes a huge difference. For gun belts, I strongly suggest either getting a dedicated leather gun belt (multiple layers, stiff, extra stitches) or something like a Wilderness Tactical belt with the nylon insert (which is my preference).
If the belt is sagging, the belt isn't strong enough. Also, belt/pants fit when paired with the holster makes a difference.
Since you aren't a small guy, is there a reason you like the smaller guns? (For example, I'm not a big guy at all, and I carry a G17.) Larger guns, in general, are more stable than smaller guns. (And a Glock 23 has about the same weight as your Kimber.)
I'm thinking that lots of people like Crossbreeds (meaning it is normally a solid carry holster), so that paired with a solid stiff belt, it may end up working for you directly.
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It's probably a preference thing. I bought my Glock several years ago (2007 maybe) and have always liked smaller guns. Honestly never owned a bigger hand gun so the Kimber is fairly large in my eyes. The Kimber has served as my "night stand" gun for a few years as well and I love the way it shoots and the Glock I had bought with intentions of a carry gun when I finally came around to getting my permit which I have had since the first of the year or so.
One other thing that I have noticed carrying the Kimber too is that it jabs into my leg when I sit with it. Not a huge deal and I am used to that now, but still just an added annoyance. That's been one thing that has also swayed me away from a big gun like a G23.
I think another issue is that my clothing isn't really suited to IWB carry yet. I am jeans and t-shirt most of the time and the t-shirt length is usually about an inch below where my belt sits so concealment where if I move around the butt of the gun could easily find its way out in the open for everyone to see. That could be fixed though with buying longer t-shirts to prevent that. Pants falling down has been a constant issue throughout my life with or without a gun tucked in them. Probably just an issue with my body shape or maybe I was just meant to be a plumber.
I will probably go on a search for a better belt to see what I can find that is suitable and I have also been researching a pocket gun. The reason I think a pocket gun may work is I also have a Sig P238 with a nice pocket holster but for one my wife really likes it and I want to leave that as an option if she decides to daily carry (she has a CHP as well) and I don't want to turn it into my daily carry, two .380 just seems so small to me, 3 I am a huge Glock type of fan with no external safety (I know that is contradictory to the Kimber but like I said the original intention was that I wanted a night stand gun with a built in laser).
Lorimor:
I don't like varying holsters, carry positions and/or gun types for my primary carry.
Too many other variables involved to introduce yet more.
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