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Originally Posted by Team Sergeant
Here's the problem, its 111 degrees I'm either wearing jeans and a tee shirt or polo shirt and slacks. CCW is problematic at best. Winter is the only time one can get away with a "light" jacket here.
Let's play hide the weapon.....
I do not care about "speed" (and I hate little tiny weapons...) I usually carry a USP compact .45 or fullsize USP .45. I already have a "fagbag" and still use it.
I purchased an ankle holster, it works, but its not very comfortable. I was looking to try a few others.
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I carried a Detonics Mark IV SS .45 in a locally made ankle holster, while in LE uniform for a long time. I got used to it; however, after awhile it did cause problems with my ankle. The fact that I was carrying it with the "bobed" hammer down on a round in the chamber and/or cocked and locked did give me some concerns as well. I could never decide which was best
I never thought it would be easy to draw the weapon from the ankle and of course, so many "Cop" movies & TV programs were showing Cops carrying backups on their ankles, most bad guys would expect you to have one on your ankle.
I share your feelings about carrying anything less then .40 caliber; however, now I find myself carrying a S&W Model 442 .38 Caliber (5 shot) revolver in a Kramer pocket holster, especially when I need to dresss in a suit, etc.
Otherwise, I use a regular black nylon fanny pack with a Glock Model 27 .40 caliber pistol with the extention on that mag for the magazine and the regular mag as the backup. I do have a De Santis pocket holster for the Glock; however, I haven't found any trousers with pockets big enough for it to work for me.
In the winter, most LE's in this area, carried a backup in the pocket of their jacket, which worked just fine as you could have your hand on the weapon in your pocket and not alarm people, etc. I often carried an H&K P7S (9MM) in my right jacket pocket.
Of course they do have those inside the crotch type holsters and Kramer has an undershirt type for small weapons. I just couldn't get myself to get interested in carrying a pistol in the crotch area. I guess that you can carry a full sized pistol there though!
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