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Well I had to have a small auto for summer CC. I bought a S&W Bodyguard in 380. Very nice little pistol. Plenty accurate & comes with a under the barrel laser that has a pulsing option too. Very comfy to carry too. You forget that you are carring it.  Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | ||
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Have carried an HK P7M8 during the summer for years. Also use a Seecamp 32 ACP that pretty much disappears in the cargo pockets of shorts. Mike -------------- DRSS, Womper's Club, NRA Life Member/Charter Member NRA Golden Eagles ... Knifemaker, http://www.mstarling.com | |||
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Combat Commander IWB under a T shirt. I am not interested in pop guns just because it's 97 outside... | |||
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Smith Mod. 60, Uncle Mikes Boot Grips, bobbed hammer, Galco IWB. | |||
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I have determined for me, that the best Summer Carry is a Colt Commander [the one most call the Light Weight Commander], in a GWM Davis, or a Milt Sparks IWB Summer Special holster. I also carry at least 2 extra mags, most times 4 extra mags, as well as a S&W Bodyguard in my pocket... DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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I carry Glock 23 all year. | |||
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You guys moonlighting as Mafia Hit Men? Two handguns? I would move to a safer neighborhood.  Rich | |||
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That is one reason my neighborhood IS so safe.  DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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So, you guys must be wearing some kind of outer garment (light jacket, vest), right? Down here in FL wearing one when it is 95 outside would be a dead giveaway. Peter Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright, that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong; | |||
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kinda hard to hide anything much bigger than a little 380 when all you have on is a tee shirt and shorts. the keltec, ruger, sig 238, or colt mustang come to mind | |||
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Peter, is's suprising what you can hide with a pair of Jeans and a polo/heavy T-shirt. | |||
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yeah - just look at what dolly parton did with just a t shirt  | |||
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Yeah, but most of us aren't going to the Front. We're headed to StarBucks for coffee.  | |||
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I don't change guns just because the seasons change. Hawaiian shirt worn untucked, shorts = 1911 w/o problem! Robert If we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretense of taking care of them, they must become happy. Thomas Jefferson, 1802 | |||
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RVL III Exactly, I just wear my shirt "tail" out. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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Exactly, my 1911 just fades away. Oh yea Peter it hits 100 here sometimes with very high humidity No little baby guns for me  _____________________________________________________ A 9mm may expand to a larger diameter, but a 45 ain't going to shrink Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened. - Winston Churchill | |||
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If one can get away with wearing a untucked shirt one can hide a lot. Heck when I was open carring in AZ this winter I would say 90 percent of the people didn't even notice that you were armed. | |||
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Yea, that's why you got to watch out for those old guys with their shirt tail out....Chances are they are not just trying to be young and hip!! | |||
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During the winter I do carry a 1911 Combat commander but in warm weather with less cloths I just feel that it might be conspicous. A 380 with hollow points is not equal to a 45 ACP that I agree but you hit someone in the center of mass at say 15 feet I think the threat is pretty much over. Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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Antelope sniper I am starting to rsemble that remark  | |||
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I just started carrying a Glock 27 in a Crosbreed IWB holster. Of course I have to wear my shirt tail out and wear a belt to keep my pants up. I also had to buy some 2" larger pants and belt. If I can lose 10 lbs I won't need the larger pants. I'm trying to figure out where to carry an extra magazine. I was carrying a S&W airweight 38spcl in an ankle holster but I could only carry it with baggy pants. I'm trying real hard to carry all the time. I was suprised that you can carry in my credit union. | |||
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I decided on a Kimber 'Ultra Carry II' in stainless with a Tagua middle back holster.... I can wear my shirt un-tucked and conceal it good enough for most enviroments. Since I mostly wear camo cargo pants (BDU's in many colors) an extra magazine is easy to add.... I can also put it in the rear pocket of the tank bag when I am on the bike. ______________________ Smedley  ______________________ From Audacity of Hope: 'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.' B.H.Obullshitter ------------------------------------ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" Winston Churchill ------------------------------------ "..it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.." Samuel Adams ------------------------------------ Facts are immaterial to liberals. Twisted perceptions however are invaluable. ------------------------------------ We Americans were tired of being thought of as dumb, by the rest of the world. So we went to the polls in November 2008 and removed all doubt.....let's not do it again in 2012 please. | |||
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If your shirttail is long enough, just throw it in your rear jeans pocket. | |||
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I tried that. It's ok unless you want to sit down. | |||
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What worked for me was getting rid of my Ruger LCP and buying a Taurus TCP. What a fine difference. The Taurus comes with two magazines and a belt pouch (which I do not use). A much better trigger, locks back on last shot and surprisingly accurate at the distances it was intended for.  "When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all." Theodore Roosevelt | |||
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Yep. Cooler, too. Air circulates much better tail out. | |||
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My Glock 29 works real well in the rear pocket of my jeans! I simply wear a long T-shirt and it hides the pistol impression. I wear colored shirts not white. | |||
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Unfortunately I can not wear an untucked shirt so anything in the waistband is out of the question. I have been using the cell pal holster for a few years and carry a kimber ultra CDP II but soon it will be a kimber solo or Sig p290. I bought a Ruger LCP for the wife and she didn't like it and the more that I shoot it I agree with her. Don't like the long trigger pull and the lack of locking to the rear after the last round. | |||
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Palladin, what did you wife think of the recoil on the Ruger? | |||
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Antelope Sniper, at first she didn't like how it almost jumped from her hands. She is used to shooting a 6" Mod 66. The little auto was deciving to her. She was thinking small cute little gun will be easy to shoot. She shot it several different times but her major complaint is the long trigger pull each and every time. If it was like the Glock's trigger pull then maybe she would have warmed up to it more. | |||
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My normal, leave the house carry, is a 1911 and 4 extra magazines in my belt, with my short tail untucked. DOUBLE RIFLE SHOOTERS SOCIETY | |||
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We have had only 2 days in the last 2 months that I have had to worry about summer carry. A jacket or heavie shirt has been needed on all the others. | |||
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Anybody who carries a .380 is just kidding themselves. Don't get me wrong; I went through the phase myself. I've got the AMT DAO to prove it. But a shovel swung with everything you've got is one hell of a lot more weapon. | |||
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But the range on the shovel is only contact distance. Hard to hit somebody if you can't get to them. And they are a lot bigger and havier to carry. I'll take a 380 over a shovel any day. I don't think you would be willing to take a couple of 90jhps to the chest any more the you would be willing to be hit with a shovel. | |||
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I will grant you that a .380 is a lot easier to carry around than a shovel. And much more inconspicuous. But my homeowner's association has been on my butt to do something about my yard. So I've been becoming more intimate with the gardening tools than I'd otherwise prefer. So I'll see your 90 grain JHP and raise you 3000 grains of hoe. | |||
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p dog shooter, What holster do you use for carrying that 23? George  | |||
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Most of the time its a BlackHawk Serpa thats whats it is in rt now. I have a fobus that gets some use a couple of differant fanny packs, a uncle mikes nylon shoulder rig and a old Bianchi nylon pancake that is use for about every thing I have. No one holster is perfect for every thing. | |||
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Having investgated a couple of murders with 22rf you don't want to get shot with anything. A 90grjhp or a 22rf in your chest or any soild body hit ruin your day. Mayjor surgery will be required to keep you alive If you do live you well spend weeks recovering. If not longer. But so well a soild hit from a hoe. But the range on a hoe is 6 feet or so. I have had no trouble hitting out pass 25 yards with my PPK. | |||
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Thanks! George | |||
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p dog shooter, I didn't mean to get on your bad side. It was just that the way the story was developing reminded me of a certain someone. And you're right; all in all I'd prefer not to get shot in the chest with a .380 ACP. | |||
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