pocket carry no holster
aside from hiding the outline of a gun why shouldn't the ruger lcr or s&w airweight be carried in the pocket with no holster?
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For drawing, it keeps the gun in the same position, less problems with possible snagging, lint and stuff getting in the barrel, just to name a few. 0 -
i carried a model 36 s&w in my pocket for many years. one day at the range pulled it out to test ammo and could not pull the trigger. pocket lint jammed it. I never thought that could happen, but i was wrong. 0 -
Years ago I bought a vestpocket Bernardelli. It was so full of lint that it was inoperable, until I took it apart and cleaned all the cr*ap that had accumulated inside the slide. It appeared to be functional, and in excellent condition when I bought it. 0 -
Cause if you can not afford a $10 holster you have some real problems.
If you are going to trust you life to something I would do whatever I could to make it the best I could.0 -
thanks for the help,(accept for the really stupid post)lint and general pocket dirt never occurred to me.
that advice will cause me to inspect more often,even though i use pocket holsters, my favorite one allows some barrel,and trigger guard exposure.
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draw time.......why bury your defense and struggle [;)] 0 -
Then there was that Burris guy that used to play football for the NY Giants...he carried in his pocket too...bet he wished he had a holster that gaurded the trigger that day. Even if the bullet don't get you, the muzzleblast is going to be a bitch. I cant imagine something putting out that much hot plasma next to hank and the twins...[:0][:0][:0]
Also as the others stated...it helps keep the crap out of your gun, and often keeps the gun from high lighting. In some states with CCW permits, even if the gun is out of sight, but prints under the clothing, it is called brandishing.
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quote:Originally posted by tsr1965
In some states with CCW permits, even if the gun is out of sight, but prints under the clothing, it is called brandishing.
I'm not quite sure about "brandishing" (which I believe by definiton involves holding the gun in your hand), but I do know of a specific case where an LTC holder in MA accidentally exposed his gun to a cop when a gust of wind blew his jacket, and was actually criminally charged for that!
The idea is, that if I can see the gun printing through your pocket, its not "concealed". If your state doesn't permit open carry, you've arguably committed a crime.
Now obviously, MA is a *highly* gun unfriendly place. There are probably lots of states where the cops wouldn't care so long as you could produce your CCW/LTC permit.
But in practice, there are good reasons why you want the gun to be concealed (eg element of surprise, etc). Why give that up by "printing"?
Anyway, as mentioned above there are several good reasons to carry in a pocket holster:
1. Far better concealment.
2. To keep lint and contaminants out of the gun action.
3. To protect the triggerguard and reduce the likelihood of inadvertent discharge.
4. To keep gun consistently oriented within pocket for draw. How are you going to draw the gun if it rotates barrel upwards in your pocket?
Expanding on 1 a little bit, if you ever have to take the gun OUT of your pocket (ie to move it to a different pocket, put it away inside your car, whatever),having it in a pocket holster does a great deal to disguise the gun in public view. In a pocket holster with your hand covering the butt, it can look just like a wallet or some other inconspicuous item.
The pocket holsters are so inexpensive, there really isn't a good reason not to get one, if you intend to pocket carry on any regular basis.0
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