Comments on: The Stylish Man’s Guide to Concealed Carry

By: VM

VM — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:28:06 +0000

Very good article… even If I am a bit late to the party. It’s been my experience that “bigger is better” with regard to weapon selection. I carry a Para- Ordnance PXT Tac4 in a Gould & Goodrich Yaqui Slide at my ‘eight’, since I am a southpaw. Yes, I carry it cocked and locked, but since I spent a total of 26 years as both a professional soldier and a peace officer, I think I can handle it. As far as additional magazines go? If I need more than the 14 rounds in the weapon, I am in way over my head and need to fall back. With a quickness.

As for tailoring jackets and pants, I think it’s a very good call… but here is something not a lot of you may know. I learned a trick from a local BATF guy that I worked with once, and when he showed me, I pulled a total Keanu.

“Whoa…”

Simply buy 2 or 3 flat 3/4″ washers from your local hardware store. Wrap them together in duct tape, then sew (or have it sewn) into the hem at the front of your jacket seam. Have it sewn on the side you carry your weapon. The extra weight throws the coat fabric of to the side much better and faster, allowing you a faster draw. Granted, it does not work for a cross draw rig or shoulder holster… but if you carry on the hip FBI style or even from the small of the back, it is the duck’s nuts.

By: Jefferson Clarke

Jefferson Clarke — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 19:52:50 +0000

Great article. Generally, I carry a .44 single action revolver in a shoulder holster. Very easy to conceal in the fall and winter with a jacket or coat….Summers, not so much. In the warmer months, I switch to a belt style cross draw. I don’t recommend this for everyone, its just what I’m comfortable with. Thanks.

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:23:51 +0000

Great article. I carry IWB, usually appendix style. The only issue I have is with the article is saying that pants have to be tailored to carry this way. I have a 34 inch waist, I mostly buy 36 inch jeans. In dress slacks, I look for those that have elastic, or some sort of stretchy material, in the waist. Always wear a belt with this method.

By: Wasim

Wasim — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:06:31 +0000

Well, in Chicago, any type of cocealed carry is illegal (unless you’re police), so this is kind of out of the question for me.

By: Andrew H

Andrew H — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:38:26 +0000

I really liked Maarten’s comment. It is refreshing to hear someone with a different view who does not rant. We have a long and storied history of violence by bad guys with guns in this country and unfortunately all the bad guys have guns now. I don’t want to be a victim if I don’t have to so I will carry a handgun or at least keep one in the house. I suspect that there are not 300 million + guns in the Netherlands.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:01:24 +0000

This is great, ever consider a concealed carry guide for fixed-blade knives?

By: RiverWalleyeGuy

RiverWalleyeGuy — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 06:28:12 +0000

I have been steep on the learning curve since last spring 2012 when after twice in a year my wife asked if I’d feel safer with a handgun in the house. This site has been a welcome read (mostly-well spoken January 2013 Dan) compared to the innane comments and “my gun is bigger and better than your’s” all the other blogs spill out. Halfway through I bought a 511 holster shirt, too! God bless you all gents.

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:53:50 +0000

…and I was just about to like this page. It simply feels weird to learn about perfect behaviour on an airplane, respect towards other people, stylish dressing and social behaviour, only to stumble upon an article like this. I am probably too european to get it, and I really don’t want to offend anybody, but since this page is directed towards an international audience: it feels weird to see an article like this in a page like this. Other than that, very good work.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:39:57 +0000

This article is about carry concealed handguns in a stylish manner. If certain commenters don’t want to carry, fine. Guys, please stop feeding these trolls.

By: Kirk Parker

Kirk Parker — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 18:09:11 +0000

Thanks to sifu for the link to “What can a handgun do against an army”.

On that note, and for our European commenters: I have an acquaintance who lives in the Former Yugoslavia, whose father was in the Yugoslav resistance in WWII. The way his father got his first actual weapon: sneaking up behind an Italian MP with his tobacco-pipe held in the manner of a pistol, sticking into the poorly-trained lad’s back, saying “Mano i alto!!!”, and disarming him.