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by TDDude
Wed Jun 04, 2008 8:31 pm
Forum: Holsters & Accessories
Topic: Smartcarry Review
Replies: 15
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Re: Smartcarry Review

I use a Smart Carry from time to time and I really don't care for it much. I think it has to do with my body style as I have large thighs & large rear end but I'm not fat. (6' & 195). I always have to get extra "relaxed fit" type jeans for them to look/fit normal. When I bought it, I weighed about 300lbs and it worked great and was very comfortable. It was only after I lost a bunch of weight that I didn't care for it. I used it every day for about 9 months and haven't really used it since until recently. It hung in my closet for about 5 years.

I've recently changed jobs and the management there takes a dim view on carrying inside but I ride the bus/train to work and there is really no way I'm doing that without being armed. The Houston train attracts some very interesting characters. So, I wear the Smart Carry to work and then lock it up in my desk. I have an IWB but my place of employment has armed officers on patrol and the kydex clips of my Tucker would be a dead giveaway to a trained eye if I have a tucked shirt. The place is posted 30.06 and besides, I do need to make some attempt to follow the law...... :coolgleamA: Actually, not all the buildings and not all the doors are posted so I would have a slim good faith argument and the building I office in isn't posted at all.

My carry gun is a Mini Cougar so perhaps with a slimmer/smaller gun it might work better but with money as it is, right now that's the smallest I have.

Drawing with the SC is super easy. Reholstering is a super pain. I have to undo my pants to reholster. I know that some don't need to do that but I never been able to figure that part out. For me, it requires one hand to reach in and open the flap while the pistol is sliding in with the other and I just don't have that kind of room. Plus, with the tight fit, the belt and fabric squeezing against my right hand..... Even with my finger off the trigger, it makes me super nervous to be doing that so no thank you. I'll undo my belt to reholster.

I had to file some of the points off of my pistol as it would definately catch on the fabric when drawing. I even tore a couple holes before I realized I needed to do some filing.

The elastic has weakened somewhat over time but is still quite servicable and the velcro is still as strong as when it was new.

None of the seams have started to fray and only an idiot would use duct tape for anything that touched his body. If they start to fray, find a seamstress (if you weren't lucky enough to marry one) and get it touched up. If they don't like guns or look at you funny, tell them it's to carry a lifesaving device that you desperately need and that this holster is the best way to carry it. :lol::

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