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Spyder_Venom · 02-04-2004, 01:41 PM

I finished up my CC the other day and am looking at a comforatble way to carry my G19. I don't plan on carrying every day but do want it to be comfortable and well hidden when I do carry. What suggestions do you have, both pro's and con's. Currently SOM seems to look the best but am open to everything.

Thanks for your suggestions!

SuperMidget · 02-04-2004, 02:53 PM

www.packing.org

This is probably the best resource for CC on the web. If you search Packing well, there have been topics on every method of carry imaginable.

Hope this helps, and make sure you get training.

Slims · 02-04-2004, 03:16 PM

I second super midget for packing.org. THey are a great resource, especially the ccw database.

Did you mean SOB (Small of Back) carry? because that is generally considered a bad idea. Instead, you will probably have the most luck carrying over one of your kidneys (basically between your hip and your spine). SOB carry is generally discouraged because if you fall on your back, the gun can snap your spine, paralyzing you. It is also pretty hard to draw when the gun is all the way behind you.

I highly recommend a FIST K1 Universal holster setup for IWB carry (Inside Waist Band).

http://www.fist-inc.com/holsters/k1/Default.htm
(it's the first holster on that page)

I use one of these, and it is the best holster I have ever had (and I have gone through a bunch, both cheap and expensive).

Most cheap holsters are bulky...which makes concealing your weapon more difficult, and clunky.

FIST holsters are made to order, and it will be specially molded to fit your weapon (they use their own glock-19's, so you don't have to send yours in). They are very low profile, and very comfortable. Mine is very positive, the gun stays put, even when I am running or horsing around, but when I want to draw, the weapon comes out very quickly.

Since they are made out of kydex, it will protect your weapon from sweat/moisture, which is a big deal when you are carrying your weapon every day.

IWB is important for me because it gives you a little extra wiggle room by better concealing the weapon. The majority of the weapon goes inside your pants, and is not visible if your shirt gets pulled up. Also, since it is inside your pantline, it is pulled closer to your body, and the weapon will 'print' less. It is very comfortable, so long as you wear underwear or an undershirt between you and the gun.

Leather holsters can be very good, and I have an expensive one (Galco Concealment (another good holster)), but it just doesn't work as well as my fist.

You might want to purchase a cheap holster so that you can try carrying and figure out what features you want in a holster. Then you can go get a nicer one that has the features you want.

Some important things to mention:
just about any holster will hide a weapon if you are standing up and not moving (with a shirt over it, of course). However, problems arise when you have to start going about your daily routine. I.e. reaching for boxes, hugging people, leaning over, sitting (big one), twisting, getting caught in the wind, wearing wet/sweaty clothes, etc. Bear this in mind when you pick a holster.

Anyway, good luck.

Lebell · 02-04-2004, 04:35 PM

Good luck.

I've still not found a good solution.

Mastershredder · 02-04-2004, 07:06 PM

Wow thanks for that site. Lots of info!

Dostoevsky · 02-04-2004, 09:59 PM

Spyder, there is an unbelievable company in Arizona called Sidearmor that produces the most high quality concealed holsters I've seen. They use this awesome composite material called Kydex and the holsters are produced with very strict tolerances for specific model numbers to ensure a perfect fit. I carry my glock 21 in a sidearmor IWB and sometimes I forget it's there. That's the fullsize .45 keep in mind, the compact 9mm of yours will conceal like a dream in a sidearmor. Anyway, their site is http://www.sidearmor.com/ I have made contact with one of the owners, Patricia, on several occasions and she is a very nice person. I love this company and their products. If you buy a sidearmor I guarantee that you will love it and never regret the decision.

-Dostoevsky

Spyder_Venom · 02-05-2004, 07:52 AM

I thank you guys much for the insite. I had come across packing.org before but never really looked into it before. I will defently check it out.

Have any of you seen or used the Smartcarry holster?

Slims · 02-05-2004, 11:27 AM

Oh, and check out www.thehighroad.org

MrFuzzy469 · 02-05-2004, 04:47 PM

I have said it before...I really love Galco... (www.usgalco.com)

02-04-2004, 01:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Spyder_Venom Psycho Location: MN	For those that carry, I have a question I finished up my CC the other day and am looking at a comforatble way to carry my G19. I don't plan on carrying every day but do want it to be comfortable and well hidden when I do carry. What suggestions do you have, both pro's and con's. Currently SOM seems to look the best but am open to everything. Thanks for your suggestions! __________________ The local track whore

02-04-2004, 03:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	I second super midget for packing.org. THey are a great resource, especially the ccw database. Did you mean SOB (Small of Back) carry? because that is generally considered a bad idea. Instead, you will probably have the most luck carrying over one of your kidneys (basically between your hip and your spine). SOB carry is generally discouraged because if you fall on your back, the gun can snap your spine, paralyzing you. It is also pretty hard to draw when the gun is all the way behind you. I highly recommend a FIST K1 Universal holster setup for IWB carry (Inside Waist Band). http://www.fist-inc.com/holsters/k1/Default.htm (it's the first holster on that page) I use one of these, and it is the best holster I have ever had (and I have gone through a bunch, both cheap and expensive). Most cheap holsters are bulky...which makes concealing your weapon more difficult, and clunky. FIST holsters are made to order, and it will be specially molded to fit your weapon (they use their own glock-19's, so you don't have to send yours in). They are very low profile, and very comfortable. Mine is very positive, the gun stays put, even when I am running or horsing around, but when I want to draw, the weapon comes out very quickly. Since they are made out of kydex, it will protect your weapon from sweat/moisture, which is a big deal when you are carrying your weapon every day. IWB is important for me because it gives you a little extra wiggle room by better concealing the weapon. The majority of the weapon goes inside your pants, and is not visible if your shirt gets pulled up. Also, since it is inside your pantline, it is pulled closer to your body, and the weapon will 'print' less. It is very comfortable, so long as you wear underwear or an undershirt between you and the gun. Leather holsters can be very good, and I have an expensive one (Galco Concealment (another good holster)), but it just doesn't work as well as my fist. You might want to purchase a cheap holster so that you can try carrying and figure out what features you want in a holster. Then you can go get a nicer one that has the features you want. Some important things to mention: just about any holster will hide a weapon if you are standing up and not moving (with a shirt over it, of course). However, problems arise when you have to start going about your daily routine. I.e. reaching for boxes, hugging people, leaning over, sitting (big one), twisting, getting caught in the wind, wearing wet/sweaty clothes, etc. Bear this in mind when you pick a holster. Anyway, good luck. __________________ "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

02-04-2004, 04:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Good luck. I've still not found a good solution. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

02-04-2004, 07:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mastershredder Crazy Location: NY	Wow thanks for that site. Lots of info! __________________ We're sorry, this profile is on backorder..

02-04-2004, 09:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dostoevsky Psycho Location: Macon, GA	Spyder, there is an unbelievable company in Arizona called Sidearmor that produces the most high quality concealed holsters I've seen. They use this awesome composite material called Kydex and the holsters are produced with very strict tolerances for specific model numbers to ensure a perfect fit. I carry my glock 21 in a sidearmor IWB and sometimes I forget it's there. That's the fullsize .45 keep in mind, the compact 9mm of yours will conceal like a dream in a sidearmor. Anyway, their site is http://www.sidearmor.com/ I have made contact with one of the owners, Patricia, on several occasions and she is a very nice person. I love this company and their products. If you buy a sidearmor I guarantee that you will love it and never regret the decision. -Dostoevsky __________________ Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man’s values, it has to be earned. It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener. Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

02-04-2004, 02:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
SuperMidget Banned Location: Farm country, South Dakota	www.packing.org This is probably the best resource for CC on the web. If you search Packing well, there have been topics on every method of carry imaginable. Hope this helps, and make sure you get training.

02-05-2004, 07:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
Spyder_Venom Psycho Location: MN	I thank you guys much for the insite. I had come across packing.org before but never really looked into it before. I will defently check it out. Have any of you seen or used the Smartcarry holster? __________________ The local track whore

02-05-2004, 11:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
Slims Eccentric insomniac Location: North Carolina	Oh, and check out www.thehighroad.org __________________ "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

02-05-2004, 04:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
MrFuzzy469 Banned	I have said it before...I really love Galco... (www.usgalco.com)