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Reading this thread I'll have to say when I carry it's a LCP in my right front pants pocket in a pocket holster. I rotate magazines every month and keep the pistol clean. I need to start pulling the pistol out of my pocket and place it in the console when driving because I couldn't get the pistol out seated. I've got a Glock in the console for that. 
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I carry in my front pocket wearing a Break Away pair of shorts. I can hide my Glock 40 in that pocket that is sewed into the shape of a holster. I also use a big Sticky Pocket holster to smooth out any defining lines when I sit down. The Break Aways have two snaps along the top of both front pockets (Ambidextrous carry) that unsnap and leave you with direct access to the gun. It's faster than trying to sling a shirt out of the way to get to either an OWB carry or a IWB carry. I normally carry my 1911 in the Break Aways because it is an 1" shorter which does make a difference.
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I haven't seen any shorts like that. What brand are they and where did you buy them?
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Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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I haven't seen any shorts like that. What brand are they and where did you buy them? maybe they were issued to him when he was a Chippendale?
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I haven't seen any shorts like that. What brand are they and where did you buy them?
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Having said all that I would never carry in an ankle carry due to my body build. No way I could get to a gun in a realistic time frame.
A lot of the guys I used to work with carried model 60s in an ankle rig. Had to learn to walk when they started and had to learn again if they ever took it off.
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My stainless M60 is 22 ounces and the reason that I carry my M337 PD at 10 ounces.
My other auto is a .45
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in any given approach to self defense, one should look at the totality of a method--and that means leaving nothing out.
subsequently, pocket carry can be a valid means--but it should be looked at in some type of appropriate context.
here where i live, it is essentially winter from mid October to mid March. over the past 37 or 38 years, my wife and i do a walk of about 4 miles every day. normally, i prefer to carry inside waistband, right appendix, and this has been my preferred method for many years. on these walks i usually wear a medium weight jacket, then a hoodie, and then a long, water repellant nylon shell over the top. most times, big clumsy gloves are a must. with this garb on and my preferred method of carry, i've found that if potentially needed, i can't get a rig into action quickly--it is much too slow.
that is when i utilize pocket carry, carrying a Ruger 2 1/4 inch factory hammer bobbed .357 magnum, using 125 gr. Gold Dots in a mid-load. i carry it in my left (non-dominant side), jacket pocket, which is big and roomy--and sans a holster. at times one can remove the glove, and keep a hand on the rig. it can be brought into action quickly if needed, or fired right through the pocket....
each person has to find what might work for them, and then prove that given approach out at the range--using a timer.
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however, contrary to popular thought, one begins with the the narrow end.
the more you progress, the more it expands into greater discovery--and the less of an audience you will have...
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in any given approach to self defense, one should look at the totality of a method--and that means leaving nothing out.
subsequently, pocket carry can be a valid means--but it should be looked at in some type of appropriate context.
here where i live, it is essentially winter from mid October to mid March. over the past 37 or 38 years, my wife and i do a walk of about 4 miles every day. normally, i prefer to carry inside waistband, right appendix, and this has been my preferred method for many years. on these walks i usually wear a medium weight jacket, then a hoodie, and then a long, water repellant nylon shell over the top. most times, big clumsy gloves are a must. with this garb on and my preferred method of carry, i've found that if potentially needed, i can't get a rig into action quickly--it is much too slow.
that is when i utilize pocket carry, carrying a Ruger 2 1/4 inch factory hammer bobbed .357 magnum, using 125 gr. Gold Dots in a mid-load. i carry it in my left (non-dominant side), jacket pocket, which is big and roomy--and sans a holster. at times one can remove the glove, and keep a hand on the rig. it can be brought into action quickly if needed, or fired right through the pocket....
each person has to find what might work for them, and then prove that given approach out at the range--using a timer.
I consider coat pocket concealed carry to be an entirely separate category that typically works much better than pants pocket concealed carry, and is often superior to IWB, which would be too slow when one is fully bundled up for the cold. Ideally, if concealment weren’t an issue, open carry on an exterior belt would be the best solution, but short of that, coat pocket carry is the best alternative in these circumstances. When most of us bring up pocket carry, though, I believe we have in mind pants pockets, unless otherwise specified.
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