I keep reading about people pocket carrying all sorts of firearms and my question is "how?" I am 5'6" and a solid 190 lbs and even pocket carrying my Kel-tec .32acp makes me look like a mutant - and that is in a pair of heavy weight carpenter jeans with big pockets. Do i need to change holsters (yes - I bought a cheap Uncle Mike's holster to try) or give up pocket carry? I like the idea and ease of throwing a pistol in my pocket every time I leave the house but hate looking like I have a massive tumor sprouting out of my thigh. Winter is easy - P11 or AMT .45 Back-up hides easily under my sweatshirt in appendix carry. Help.
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96firephoenix
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hmm... that presents an odd challenge. try getting a thicker wallet and putting it in your opposite hip pocket to balance out the look.
or jsut OC on your hip like a bad***.
or jsut OC on your hip like a bad***.
96firephoenix
Master
double post. mod delete plz
Round Ball
Plinker
I always carry my glock 26 cc in my waist band it doesn't show at all it is all in the holster you use.
G 27
Glock 27 in front pocket of Carhartt carpenters jeans (since I am a carpenter). I carry it in a Uncle Mikes #4 pocket holster. I also carry a lot of small tools etc. in the other pockets so the print which does not look like a pistol any way does not look at all out of place. No one has yet spotted my gun in over 6 months of daily carry. I am 5'8" tall and weigh 195 lbs. so I am of a similar size and weight. I do have pic's of the gun and holster but none of it actually in my pocket, however even with Pearce+1 extensions it fits entirely inside the pocket and is not visible. I have found that only the Cahartt carpenter jeans have a pocket mouth wide enough to allow a normal grip while in the pocket and a rapid draw.
PS: I have on numerous occasions had my brother and or brother in law that are both LEO's with over thirty years each on the job ask if I was carrying, since they know that I do, but were not able to tell whether or not I had the gun in my pocket.
Glock 27 in front pocket of Carhartt carpenters jeans (since I am a carpenter). I carry it in a Uncle Mikes #4 pocket holster. I also carry a lot of small tools etc. in the other pockets so the print which does not look like a pistol any way does not look at all out of place. No one has yet spotted my gun in over 6 months of daily carry. I am 5'8" tall and weigh 195 lbs. so I am of a similar size and weight. I do have pic's of the gun and holster but none of it actually in my pocket, however even with Pearce+1 extensions it fits entirely inside the pocket and is not visible. I have found that only the Cahartt carpenter jeans have a pocket mouth wide enough to allow a normal grip while in the pocket and a rapid draw.
PS: I have on numerous occasions had my brother and or brother in law that are both LEO's with over thirty years each on the job ask if I was carrying, since they know that I do, but were not able to tell whether or not I had the gun in my pocket.
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i'm 5'11", 177 lbs and i can conceal a full size Beretta 92fs pretty well with my Crossbreed Supertuck at 3-4 o'clock. the holster makes a big difference. if you're not wearing your shirt untucked, that could be a problem too.
i'm surprised you're having trouble concealing the keltec in your pocket. I have the LCP and i carry in my front pocket daily with levi's jeans and you can see a slight bulge, but nothing that suggests its a gun. I have noticed that if you look straight down at the bulge it seems to stick out a lot further than someone sitting across from you would see. I use a desantis nemesis pocket holster. I'm same weight maybe 2 inches taller.
Pale Rider
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I feel ya, I'm 5'8" 155lbs. I carry an LCP in a fobus holster and let my shirt fall over it. It's so small the bulge looks like a cell phone or pda on my hip is anyone notices at all. I've carried a glosk 27 in a crossbread supertuck. And a Sig 226 in a fobus holster with a light jacket. It's all about different holsters for different guns and different "outfits" It's like women and shoes.
Edit: Another thing to consider is if you are new to carrying, you may be a little too self concious. What looks llike a huge bulge to you may go completely unnoticed by anyone else. And a bulge in your front pocket may work in your advantage in a few situations...
