Concealed Carry

[Jaxenro]

How many of you carry concealed with a suit? How do you do it?

I picked up this little Colt 1908 vest pocket (made in 1910) for more dressy occasions when I wear a vest. Slips right in a little underpowered at 25 acp but depending on the situation I am ok with it. For less dressy out and about I prefer a 9mm or 380

 

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[deadlyhandsome]

I have a Baby Browning which is very similar. Neat little piece of history, but the anemic cartridge keeps me from carrying it.

I usually opt for a revolver these days; not for practicality, but because I'm a throwback kind of guy. I have a 2" S&W Model 10 and a 2.25" Model 19 that see the most use. I also have a 3.5" Model 27 that Bowen converted to 44 Special that I keep trying to make work, but it's just too big.


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[Desert dog]

I have a Baby Browning which is very similar. Neat little piece of history, but the anemic cartridge keeps me from carrying it.

I usually opt for a revolver these days; not for practicality, but because I'm a throwback kind of guy. I have a 2" S&W Model 10 and a 2.25" Model 19 that see the most use. I also have a 3.5" Model 27 that Bowen converted to 44 Special that I keep trying to make work, but it's just too big.


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Wherever I am dressed up, which isn't often, I carry a Ruger Lc9, 9mm, in a crossbreed inside the waist band holster.
The holster allows your shirt tail to be tucked in over it.
More often it is a Ruger LCR snubby 357 in a pocket holster. I too am a throwback and prefer revolvers. These are the only two weapons on my ccw license. I can add one more weapon to my license and am considering one of the S+W airweights.

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[deadlyhandsome]

Wherever I am dressed up, which isn't often, I carry a Ruger Lc9, 9mm, in a crossbreed inside the waist band holster.
The holster allows your shirt tail to be tucked in over it.
More often it is a Ruger LCR snubby 357 in a pocket holster. I too am a throwback and prefer revolvers. These are the only two weapons on my ccw license. I can add one more weapon to my license and am considering one of the S+W airweights.

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I like your choices. I'm fortunate enough to be able to carry anything I want, and to be honest I don't carry off-duty as often as I should. Today I carried a Ruger SP-101 in a leather paddle holster, but its normally my snake gun when fishing or hiking. It's a tank of a little gun.

The alloy frame revolvers are appealing and I have a 642 somewhere. The problem is that the J-frames don't have the greatest triggers and I struggle to qualify with them.

I have a Ruger LCP 380 that I hoped to like more than I do. I also recently acquired a Glock 43, but I haven't warmed to it. The Smith M19 that I carry most often was the last gun my grandfather carried as Chief of Police of Placerville, California. I like the memories and the connection to past generations that such things give me. These plastic frame autos lack any aesthetics. When I retire in a few years I'm donating my M19 to the Placerville Museum since I don't have anyone to pass it on to.

 

[Jaxenro]

I have a colt detective special clone I carry occasionally as well. It just has that 1930's look to it. Lately I have been trying the older Colt auto's like the 1903/8 in 32 or 380. My main carry recently is a PPK clone (Bersa) in either a IWB holster (which I don't find all that comfortable) or a "sneaky pete" holster which is a bit bulky but completely confortable and looks like an oversize tablet holder, it fits modern times and is a bit dressy but definitely not 1930's. Been looking at the LCP II that is supposed to improve on the LCP.

I must admit for all the modern guns the Colt 1903/8 is probably the most comfortable in the hand. John Browning knew something about ergonomics. The 32 is a bit anemic but in 380 not so bad

 

[Jaxenro]

Of course these are my favorites but a bit out of date and hard to carry - 1862 Police clones

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I have a colt detective special clone I carry occasionally as well. It just has that 1930's look to it. Lately I have been trying the older Colt auto's like the 1903/8 in 32 or 380. My main carry recently is a PPK clone (Bersa) in either a IWB holster (which I don't find all that comfortable) or a "sneaky pete" holster which is a bit bulky but completely confortable and looks like an oversize tablet holder, it fits modern times and is a bit dressy but definitely not 1930's. Been looking at the LCP II that is supposed to improve on the LCP.

I must admit for all the modern guns the Colt 1903/8 is probably the most comfortable in the hand. John Browning knew something about ergonomics. The 32 is a bit anemic but in 380 not so bad

I had the original LCP and traded it in for the LCP II. The new version is definitely and improvement, but still not a gun that I like to carry. Have a pocketholsers.com rig that conceals it well without printing as long as your rear pocket is deep enough. The flat nature of autos is nice for concealment, but I still prefer revolvers. I have a Colt Light Weight Commander that I carried some a couple decades ago, but again I just like a good revolver; however, I'll pass on the cap and ball versions

 

[52Styleline]

Tarus Ultra-Lite Titanium hammerless Model 85 .38 SPL. revolver. Hides easily in a front pocket. I have a nice pair of rosewood grips on mine.

 

[Desert dog]

I like your choices. I'm fortunate enough to be able to carry anything I want, and to be honest I don't carry off-duty as often as I should. Today I carried a Ruger SP-101 in a leather paddle holster, but its normally my snake gun when fishing or hiking. It's a tank of a little gun.

The alloy frame revolvers are appealing and I have a 642 somewhere. The problem is that the J-frames don't have the greatest triggers and I struggle to qualify with them.

I have a Ruger LCP 380 that I hoped to like more than I do. I also recently acquired a Glock 43, but I haven't warmed to it. The Smith M19 that I carry most often was the last gun my grandfather carried as Chief of Police of Placerville, California. I like the memories and the connection to past generations that such things give me. These plastic frame autos lack any aesthetics. When I retire in a few years I'm donating my M19 to the Placerville Museum since I don't have anyone to pass it on to.

What a cool piece of history to have your grandfather's firearm, and that it was used on duty. My uncle owns a rifle that belonged to my great grandfather. It is a Winchester model 1873. My great grandfather was an Indian territory Constable for the Chickasw nation, and after Oklahoma became a state in 1907, he was a deputy sheriff of Bryan county. He used the rifle to take down a rapist who had escaped custody, as a posse member in pursuit. I would love to have that rifle but have no one to pass it on to. Perhaps it should eventually be donated to the Chickasaw Nation, of which my family are all citizens.

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[deadlyhandsome]

What a cool piece of history to have your grandfather's firearm, and that it was used on duty. My uncle owns a rifle that belonged to my great grandfather. It is a Winchester model 1873. My great grandfather was an Indian territory Constable for the Chickasw nation, and after Oklahoma became a state in 1907, he was a deputy sheriff of Bryan county. He used the rifle to take down a rapist who had escaped custody, as a posse member in pursuit. I would love to have that rifle but have no one to pass it on to. Perhaps it should eventually be donated to the Chickasaw Nation, of which my family are all citizens.

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Firearms are just inanimate objects, but I can feel the history when I hold them. My great grandfather also had a Winchester 1873 that I was in line to inherit but it was stolen many years ago from my uncle's home. No doubt some drug addict who sold it for $50.

I have a Parker Bros. shotgun that the same great grandfather owned. It's a bit loose, but I still try to take it out once a year. These things connect me to my past. They are just things, but they are attached to so many memories.

I wonder what other stories your great grandfather's rifle could tell?