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bigolegator said:
Top picture…I mean that’s really All You can carry…come on now 😂👍🏼
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🤣 It is funny but I used to carry all this in my pockets, every day... In any given day when I'm used to go out doing stuff, I'll have two knives, wallet, car key, watch, sun glasses, you know better you have to have those in FL.
And usually my pistol, currently my S&W M&P Shield 9mm, and extra mag. Always phone, in rare occasions I have a flashlight with me but I have at least 2 or 3 flashlights in the vehicle, another gun,
G22, few more mags, and few more knives.
Not doing much business now but phone, two knives, watch, keys and wallet are always with me, plus the arsenal in the vehicle, regardless which one I use... 😂

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bigolegator said:
No not usually, I have both 10 and 15rd mags…I did have a shoulder holster for it yrs ago and I could carry it and 2 mags on the other side…lol
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Unless I am sitting in a vehicle all the time / designated driver I have decided that shoulder holsters are not tactually sound; depending the type of shoulder holster, with one type you muzzle sweep all those behind you all the time and with both styles, you sweep your weak arm to draw it and in the process of drawing the weapon, you have to cross your strong arm across your body...where in QCB it can be trapped/pinned against your chest keeping you from drawing the weapon and / or using your arm. Just my opinion... :cool:
 
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OCEquestrian said:
Unless I am sitting in a vehicle all the time / designated driver I have decided that shoulder holsters are not tactually sound; depending the type of shoulder holster, with one type you muzzle sweep all those behind you all the time and with the other style, you sweep your weak arm to draw it and in the process of drawing the weapon, you have to cross your strong arm across your body...where in QCB it can be trapped/pinned against your chest keeping you from drawing the weapon and / or using your arm. Just my opinion... :cool:
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I haven't much since the pandemic but I always used to carry a shoulder holster in jacket weather. That's the operative term. You need a cover garment to use a shoulder holster for concealed carry and then you can't take it off in public. There are a surprising amount of opportunities for that in colder parts of the country but the situation has to be right. (No joke, I've done it with everything from blazers to cardigan sweaters.)

I only carried vertically in shoulder holsters. I could easily draw without sweeping any of my body so long as I had a little space to move my left arm up as part of my draw. Honestly, that can end up being a consideration for any type of holster. Depending on what you are doing, how you are positioned, etc.; drawing from anywhere can involve sweeping some part of your body or pointing elsewhere. That's especially true when drawing from a seated position in a car, cubicle, etc,; drawing from cover, or drawing in a fight. While never pointing a gun at anything you don't want to destroy is one of the rules, there can be brief seconds in times of emergency where you don't have a choice. Keeping that finger out of the trigger guard until it's time to shoot becomes the primary rule.

Like bigolegator bigolegator , shoulders holsters are the main time I carried spare magazines. Having a mag slot or pouch on the opposite side just worked. Already having a multi-tool and gun on my belt, adding anything else creates a Batman utility belt situation and just isn't comfortable for me. Coincidentally, I knew another guy who shoulder-carried and kept a Buck folder (for utility) on the opposite side instead of a spare mag.
 
Chronovore said:
I haven't much since the pandemic but I always used to carry a shoulder holster in jacket weather. That's the operative term. You need a cover garment to use a shoulder holster for concealed carry and then you can't take it off in public. There are a surprising amount of opportunities for that in colder parts of the country but the situation has to be right. (No joke, I've done it with everything from blazers to cardigan sweaters.)

I only carried vertically in shoulder holsters. I could easily draw without sweeping any of my body so long as I had a little space to move my left arm up as part of my draw. Honestly, that can end up being a consideration for any type of holster. Depending on what you are doing, how you are positioned, etc.; drawing from anywhere can involve sweeping some part of your body or pointing elsewhere. That's especially true when drawing from a seated position in a car, cubicle, etc,; drawing from cover, or drawing in a fight. While never pointing a gun at anything you don't want to destroy is one of the rules, there can be brief seconds in times of emergency where you don't have a choice. Keeping that finger out of the trigger guard until it's time to shoot becomes the primary rule.

Like bigolegator bigolegator , shoulders holsters are the main time I carried spare magazines. Having a mag slot or pouch on the opposite side just worked. Already having a multi-tool and gun on my belt, adding anything else creates a Batman utility belt situation and just isn't comfortable for me. Coincidentally, I knew another guy who shoulder-carried and kept a Buck folder (for utility) on the opposite side instead of a spare mag.
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I understand that its nice to have something on the weak side to counterbalance the rig. I have always carried the way I have trained and the way I compete (IDPA) at 3-4 O'clock. Fast effective weapons presentation are all about muscle memory and weapons retention ...
 
OCEquestrian said:
Unless I am sitting in a vehicle all the time / designated driver I have decided that shoulder holsters are not tactually sound; depending the type of shoulder holster, with one type you muzzle sweep all those behind you all the time and with both styles, you sweep your weak arm to draw it and in the process of drawing the weapon, you have to cross your strong arm across your body...where in QCB it can be trapped/pinned against your chest keeping you from drawing the weapon and / or using your arm. Just my opinion... :cool:
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Yeah totally agree…it’s not practical really especially in FL at the time…I just did it to see if I could pull it off. I also had a holster for a MAC11 and 3 30rd mags, it was called a “Miami rig” 😳😎
 
K.O.D. said:
I carry a pistol, a flashlight, knife, car key, and safe keys on me. My small medicine bag has extra insulin, extra pump, Victorinox Super Tinker, a bolt action carbon fiber pen, checkbook, and a few other meds.
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Why do you carry your safe keys on you?
 
Chronovore said:
I haven't much since the pandemic but I always used to carry a shoulder holster in jacket weather. That's the operative term. You need a cover garment to use a shoulder holster for concealed carry and then you can't take it off in public. There are a surprising amount of opportunities for that in colder parts of the country but the situation has to be right. (No joke, I've done it with everything from blazers to cardigan sweaters.)

I only carried vertically in shoulder holsters. I could easily draw without sweeping any of my body so long as I had a little space to move my left arm up as part of my draw. Honestly, that can end up being a consideration for any type of holster. Depending on what you are doing, how you are positioned, etc.; drawing from anywhere can involve sweeping some part of your body or pointing elsewhere. That's especially true when drawing from a seated position in a car, cubicle, etc,; drawing from cover, or drawing in a fight. While never pointing a gun at anything you don't want to destroy is one of the rules, there can be brief seconds in times of emergency where you don't have a choice. Keeping that finger out of the trigger guard until it's time to shoot becomes the primary rule.

Like bigolegator bigolegator , shoulders holsters are the main time I carried spare magazines. Having a mag slot or pouch on the opposite side just worked. Already having a multi-tool and gun on my belt, adding anything else creates a Batman utility belt situation and just isn't comfortable for me. Coincidentally, I knew another guy who shoulder-carried and kept a Buck folder (for utility) on the opposite side instead of a spare mag.
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And shoulder rigs aren’t real comfortable to use especially with extra mags 👎🏼👎🏼
 
bigolegator said:
And shoulder rigs aren’t real comfortable to use especially with extra mags 👎🏼👎🏼
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I don't know. A good shoulder rig can be surprisingly comfortable. The magazines can balance well but it all depends on how they do it. You definitely don't want base plates hot-spotting your ribs or anything.
 
Chronovore said:
I haven't much since the pandemic but I always used to carry a shoulder holster in jacket weather. That's the operative term. You need a cover garment to use a shoulder holster for concealed carry and then you can't take it off in public. There are a surprising amount of opportunities for that in colder parts of the country but the situation has to be right. (No joke, I've done it with everything from blazers to cardigan sweaters.)

I only carried vertically in shoulder holsters. I could easily draw without sweeping any of my body so long as I had a little space to move my left arm up as part of my draw. Honestly, that can end up being a consideration for any type of holster. Depending on what you are doing, how you are positioned, etc.; drawing from anywhere can involve sweeping some part of your body or pointing elsewhere. That's especially true when drawing from a seated position in a car, cubicle, etc,; drawing from cover, or drawing in a fight. While never pointing a gun at anything you don't want to destroy is one of the rules, there can be brief seconds in times of emergency where you don't have a choice. Keeping that finger out of the trigger guard until it's time to shoot becomes the primary rule.

Like bigolegator bigolegator , shoulders holsters are the main time I carried spare magazines. Having a mag slot or pouch on the opposite side just worked. Already having a multi-tool and gun on my belt, adding anything else creates a Batman utility belt situation and just isn't comfortable for me. Coincidentally, I knew another guy who shoulder-carried and kept a Buck folder (for utility) on the opposite side instead of a spare mag.
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But Sonny Crockett looked too cool when he did it.😀
 
1911bphil said:
But Sonny Crockett looked too cool when he did it.😀
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Lol…mine was all high grade leather, double stitched etc but you had to wear a suit or jacket to hide it. My buddies dared me to buy it and wear it so I did. It was pretty cool knowing I had 80+ rounds on me…lol
 
This type of minimal "holster" always worked fine with my appendix carry, in vehicle or not.
I'm not very heavy, appendix carry is fine with me, the Shield is very flat, the trigger guard cover stays solid and there is a zero
possibility to gets removed while I'm moving or something to interfere with the actual trigger, besides, coming from SA, usually 1911 type of pistols,
I'm used to take down the safety while drawing, so it is another safety measure if you will, my model does have safety, same cover for my G17, no issues...
It draws nicely out of it, close to the body, and your gun goes naturally in SUL (hard to describe otherwise) at your chest, and in low ready if you need to go further.
If I have to carry otherwise, I also think the 3-4 o-clock is the most fusible option, plus whoever train IDPA and such, should have the needed muscle memory in
order to draw fast and reliable.

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