concealed carry with dress shirts

[davidtx]

Agree with the change of dress for carrying concealed. One more for the M-tac with both a 1911 or XD45 compact, no problem with a tucked dress shirt. I carry full time, unless in the Post Office :) .

This brings up another inconvenience with tucked concealed carry. What if you have to leave gun in the car temporarily during the day? If you run to post office, you have to untuck, remove gun, then go find a private place (restroom) to reholster and retuck. Don't know about y'all, but I can't retuck my shirt around my gun/holster while sitting in the car. Reholster the gun, sure? But not retuck the shirt.

And I often have to do this twice a day (dropping off and picking up my kids at preschool) - can be a real inconvenience/time waster. Often if I know I'm going to have to remove my pistol during the day for some reason, I end up choosing pocket carry or (if possible) going untucked for the day.

I like having the ability to carry tucked, but it's not a cure all for me.

This isn't a problem with Smart Carry. The Smart Carry goes over your shirt tail. It has a nice side-effect of helping my shirt to stay tucked in.

[A-R]

This isn't a problem with Smart Carry. The Smart Carry goes over your shirt tail. It has a nice side-effect of helping my shirt to stay tucked in.

Yeah, but how do you sit with that thing on? Especially in a car seat? All the photos on their website show the gun riding on top of the pelvis, just below the beltline. Looks like any of my guns larger than my LCP (which I can already conceal in standard pants pockets) are going to either puncture my lower belly or something more important. If you have no belly/love handles at all, perhaps that system works. But for a guy like me, I'd be scared to even try it.

Or can it be carried with the gun at a normal 3 o'clock to 4 o'clock position?

[davidtx]

This isn't a problem with Smart Carry. The Smart Carry goes over your shirt tail. It has a nice side-effect of helping my shirt to stay tucked in.

Yeah, but how do you sit with that thing on? Especially in a car seat? All the photos on their website show the gun riding on top of the pelvis, just below the beltline. Looks like any of my guns larger than my LCP (which I can already conceal in standard pants pockets) are going to either puncture my lower belly or something more important. If you have no belly/love handles at all, perhaps that system works. But for a guy like me, I'd be scared to even try it.

Or can it be carried with the gun at a normal 3 o'clock to 4 o'clock position?

I found out the hard way that carrying the gun lower is better than higher. Otherwise you get a nasty pinch when you squat down. I'm carrying a full sized 1911 and don't have any problem sitting - I carry 14+ hours a day and far too much of that time is sitting. I'm 6'2" and about 230 now, long waist, so belly isn't huge. I seem to remember a discussion about carrying it at other positions, but don't think it was 3/4 o'clock. There are a couple of good videos on youtube, but neither of those guys have love handles.

[MBGuy]

I use a shoulder holster, with an underarmour shirt underneath in the summer. I can disarm without issue, as I had to do when I voted on the constitutional amendments, by simply unbuttoning 1 button and taking it out that way...no untucking necessary. The biggest reason for shoulder holster for me though is that I sit 90% of the time at work, and sitting on the bus, so this is the most comfortable method. I did have to dye the harness white though, so it doesn't stand out through the dress shirts, and you'll not be able to by "fitted" dress shirts so it can blouse out a bit.

[eddywallace]

Go with the supertuck. I wear dress shirts every day and switch back and forh between a m&p 9mmc and full size m&p 45. I never have an issue.

[kristinedrake]

;) Cleaning house! ahha. Dood, people have been emailing and calling about this stuff! It's actually quite a deal if you are in the market for any of it.

[Texas Size 11]

http://www.thunderwear.com/holsters.asp

You could try one of these. I picked mine up for less than $20 and they work great with shorts too.

So does that thing make you look, um, more "well equipped" to the opposite sex?

[Salty1]

I am a Sig guy, the only non Sig I own is a Ruger LCR in 357, I carry it in a tuckable IWB at 1:00 and it works perfectly, I keep my cell phone next to it so if somebody did look their eyes would be drawn to the phone, The IWB is made by DM Bullard here in Texas

My issue with Thunderware and Smart Carry is the old saying never point at something your not willing to destroy.... Plus it takes quite some time to actually get to the gun if you need it in a hurry

[Beiruty]

for me smartcarry is the answer. As noted above, drawing is a problem. Try to access it via the zipper!

[J.R.@A&M]

I use a shoulder holster, with an underarmour shirt underneath in the summer. I can disarm without issue, as I had to do when I voted on the constitutional amendments, by simply unbuttoning 1 button and taking it out that way...no untucking necessary. The biggest reason for shoulder holster for me though is that I sit 90% of the time at work, and sitting on the bus, so this is the most comfortable method. I did have to dye the harness white though, so it doesn't stand out through the dress shirts, and you'll not be able to by "fitted" dress shirts so it can blouse out a bit.

I too carry carry via a shoulder holster when in a dress shirt. I leave two or even three buttons unbuttoned which stay un-noticed under my tie. I use a white cotton/velcro shoulder rig, so it isn't noticeable against my undershirt, and the revolver disappears in the natural fold of the shirt as it hangs off my shoulders (works for skinny people, anyway).

[troglodyte]

Have you looked at this

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I have heard great things on the undergear shirt.

Hope you find something!

+1 on the undershirt. Not a cure-all but certainly an option. I have a Smartcarry also and it worked fine with a snub.