From the
General Texas CHL Discussion forum:
longtooth wrote: I wish my wife would carry on person too. She is strictly a purse carry. That is still better than some men who sya, "I always have one in the truck" Does a lot of good when you are in the L. Cafeteria. Women's purse carry is 2nd best.
No argument - but for some of us, finding a suitable holster is a whole 'nother issue!
To quote my CHL instructor, there's "not a whole lot" of me, and concealing on my person is difficult. I'm barely 5'2" when I stand up straight, and half of that is inseam; I'm a size 7/8 petite from the waist up and a size 10 regular from the waist down.
Most IWB holsters are either too bulky, or are almost impossible for me to draw from. Same with every OWB holster I've tried to date - if I can conceal it, I can't draw from it, and vice-versa. The only holster I've had any luck with so far is a "Knife Pal" (a mini Pager-Pal), that I carry a Leatherman and my Pony .380 in. It's awkward but not impossible to draw from, and it's comfortable to wear all day. Even my husband couldn't tell I was carrying, until I pointed it out to him. BUT - it doesn't work well with skirts.
I've tried belly-bands, and I'm so short from waist to underarm that even my Pony is almost too big to ride there comfortably. It definitely prints, even inside the belly band, under anything lighter than an oversize sweatshirt.
So for right now, if I'm carrying something larger than the Pony (or wearing something besides jeans) then purse or fanny-pack are the only realistic options I've got. The Pony was originally purchased as a BUG but it has wound up as my main carry, because of this. I'd love to have more options, and I'm open to suggestions!
(I've got a 9mm CZ-75B on layaway at one of the local shops..... )
We've got a family friend who's an "ex-Dallas PO-lice officer" (that's how he says it
) who's 6-foot-something, built like a brick wall even still into his 70's, shoots IDPA, and can easily conceal a dozen or so "on board" when he wants to. (He did, once, as an instructional demo for a writer's club he's a member of.) He's also the guy who originally clued me in that CHL's were available in Texas. I'm grateful to him, but I'm also just a wee bit jealous!
