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#1 ·
Coming soon-ish...

I'll need to carry a snub .38 SPL. In my car so I'll need options that will allow me reasonable draw options while seated and belted. But I'd also like a holster option that I can put on and take off easily and with less chance of being observed.

This will be for my upcoming need to carry all the way up to the Base but disarm, unload, and lock it up before I go on base.

I've been kinda thinking about a shoulder holster but those don't go on or off quick-n-easy.

An OWB hip holster might be OK if I could ensure not getting bound up in the seat belt. But getting it on and off is also a bit iffy. No belt loops. Paddle seems like a no go to me based on the one that I've used a little. I searched something about Combat Loop but I don't know much about them.

So what options can you think of?

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
 
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#2 ·
A car holster?



Obviously a stupid location but you could take a cheap holster and cut/drill two small holes so you can screw mount it to a mounting plate or straight into the cars plastic paneling.
 
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#3 ·
I will not do this. I'm one of those "a car is not a holster" guys. It's either going to be on me or locked up. I don't even like "off body carry."

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
 
#5 ·
That's true but it doesn't meet my "on-body carry" requirement.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
 
#8 ·
Get a Galco IWB holster. You can slip it in and out of the waistband without any issues. It's what I do with my G30SF when I carry it to the range where they don't allow CC on the firing line. I just slip the holster and pistol out of my waistband to throw it all into the toolbox, together, and when I come back out, I slip it back into my waistband. It's pretty easy.
 
#10 ·
Mount a $9 holster in your car and Mexican carry or sock carry to and from the vehicle.
I don’t know why this needs to turn into an IT engineering project.
 
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Here's a guy from Texas that's very knowledgeable and has more guns then Kirk does

 
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@lklawson - Kirk, what's the issue with a paddle holster? I've seen a couple IWB that snap on and off - I'll try to find teh link tomorrow, but I think they were either Galco or Be-Yankee
 
#24 ·
Interesting. This bears considering.

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
 
#32 ·
They do look pretty cool. :)

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
 
#34 ·
Something like a Molle setup? Hmm.
@lklawson I'm betting @CamoDeafie could work up something for you.
The issues seems to be...
1. Needs to be discreet. I don't do discreet ;)
2. Easy on/off while being discreet
Those are gonna be difficult to find that doesn't interfere with car seatbelts, or interfere with being seated.

I would agree with the tanker style holster or the belly band holster if the guy isn't round bellied, as the belly band would definitely give it away in seated position when someone sees that the dude has what looks like a hidden girdle :rolleyes:
 
#36 ·
I use a Cook's Kydex IWB appendix style, it has the big wide easy on easy off, but very secure clip. You can put it on with gun already holstered, remove it with the gun holstered. There are a lot of other vendors out there with this style clip now, but when I was looking Cook's was a pioneer for it. I like it for semi-autos too

I do not carry a 38 or a 380 much outside of the house. For a 38 I prefer a Colt Detective Special as it is a six shooter, I do own a nice Performance Center J-Frame too. I mainly have 38's as they seem obligatory.

There is no perfect solution, but this is what I use.
 
#37 ·
Here's an option you might want to try. I got one just last week and it works great. Nice thing is it doesn't look like a holster, but you can wear it so your weapon is right near your chest, great while in a vehicle. You can get them in multiple colors and also right or left draw. Plenty big to carry anything from a 1911 on down.
 

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#42 ·
You just can't help some people.
I've got a nice leather jacket that I like to wear in the winter. A pocket holster for the outside pocket will be ideal when I can wear the jacket.

I guess that will get me through the winter. :)

Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
 
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