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Slims · 01-08-2007, 06:10 PM

I wear my uspc .40 all the time.

I use my above recommended FIST Kydex IWB holster. I carry it IWB because it really helps to hide the width of that pistol far better than any pancake holster I have ever seen. Also I don't have to worry about the bottom of my holster being exposed when I reach for my wallet.

I usually wear an undershirt tucked in to keep the holster off my skin with a cotton button down outdoorsy (not a vest!) shirt. I can get away with a loose polo shirt though it isn't really my style. When it is colder concealing the pistol is easy as any jacket is sufficient. I wear the holster by my right kidney, slightly behind the centerline of my body.

When I wear my pistol on longer road trips I sometimes use my leather Galco pancake holster which is extremely well made and extremely comfortable (which is why I wear it on trips). It does an adequate job concealing the pistol, though it adds a lot of width and doesn't pull the pistol as tightly to my body as the FIST holster, so I have to be far more conscious of my movements when I have it on.

I tried several other holsters and have one of those gimmicky blackhawk holsters for work/competition but they are simply not concealment holsters and I had a hard time using one for a walk around the block in winter...it just stuck out too far.

You don't have to get a FIST holster, but I strongly recommend a thin, molded kydex IWB holster if you are really concerned about concealment.

Oh, and I got that PM too, wrote a nasty response the other day, though I tried to remain civil:

"You know, you should be a little less transparent if you are going to try to hock something over the web.

Perhaps more than 1 post on this forum would help you out.

Do you really think this kind of 'veiled' advertisement does anything other than make us less likely to purchase your product?

I may have considered buying your vest. Now... Not a chance."

I think it's probably what everybody else was thinking when they read his crap.

01-08-2007, 06:10 PM	#23 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	I wear my uspc .40 all the time. I use my above recommended FIST Kydex IWB holster. I carry it IWB because it really helps to hide the width of that pistol far better than any pancake holster I have ever seen. Also I don't have to worry about the bottom of my holster being exposed when I reach for my wallet. I usually wear an undershirt tucked in to keep the holster off my skin with a cotton button down outdoorsy (not a vest!) shirt. I can get away with a loose polo shirt though it isn't really my style. When it is colder concealing the pistol is easy as any jacket is sufficient. I wear the holster by my right kidney, slightly behind the centerline of my body. When I wear my pistol on longer road trips I sometimes use my leather Galco pancake holster which is extremely well made and extremely comfortable (which is why I wear it on trips). It does an adequate job concealing the pistol, though it adds a lot of width and doesn't pull the pistol as tightly to my body as the FIST holster, so I have to be far more conscious of my movements when I have it on. I tried several other holsters and have one of those gimmicky blackhawk holsters for work/competition but they are simply not concealment holsters and I had a hard time using one for a walk around the block in winter...it just stuck out too far. You don't have to get a FIST holster, but I strongly recommend a thin, molded kydex IWB holster if you are really concerned about concealment. Oh, and I got that PM too, wrote a nasty response the other day, though I tried to remain civil: "You know, you should be a little less transparent if you are going to try to hock something over the web. Perhaps more than 1 post on this forum would help you out. Do you really think this kind of 'veiled' advertisement does anything other than make us less likely to purchase your product? I may have considered buying your vest. Now... Not a chance." I think it's probably what everybody else was thinking when they read his crap. __________________ "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 "All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act out their dream with open eyes, to make it possible." Seven Pillars of Wisdom, T.E. Lawrence Last edited by Slims; 01-08-2007 at 06:15 PM..