I have these tshirts and wear them often, so I'll answer:chasfm11 wrote:It looks like a great option. How about a couple of questions:Pawpaw wrote:How about a 5.11 Tactical Holster Shirt?
If you get the right size, it will hold the gun tight to your side. You can easily carry a full size pistol and a couple of spare mags (under the other arm) and forget they're there. Just use a zippered sweatshirt jacket (hoodie?) to cover it up.
Just be sure to get it much smaller than your normal size. I'm 6' tall and 260 pounds. I normally wear a 2X T-shirt (3X for concealment). My Holster Shirts are XL. I tried a 2X and it is just a bit too loose, with the weight of the pistol pulling on it.
1. Most of the time that I would have a concealment issue, it would in the Summer. A zippered sweatshirt is definitely not going to work for me then as a cover garment.
2. How well does the pistol stay put in the pocket? I deliberately pump several hills during my rides and that means standing on the pedals. There is a lot of body movement. A pistol sliding around on my side would likely make me nervous.
3. It says that it wicks moisture away. That is good. But I normally soak a regular t-shirt during my rides. If tactical shirt gets that wet, how does it feel? I hate the feel clammy stuff up tight against my skin when I'm dripping wet. I've skied and used the polyproph underwear under lots of layers on the slopes. I was every bit as wet then as I get on the bike and the poly didn't bother me.
1) Summertime carry is ALWAYS going to be a challenge. Heck, I have difficulty enough with Texas summers when I'm NOT carrying :)
2) Two things here: The pistol is snugly held against your body, and the velcro closure definitely keeps the pistol from having a chance of accidentally slipping out.
3) If you wear this during the summer, you WILL sweat. Wicking or not, the sweat has to go somewhere. The 5.11 tshirts are just designed to keep it off your gun.
My assessment: It's a great tshirt for non-hot-weather. For me, once it gets above 90, I'm wearing an IWB or, if that's not possible, a Galco belly band.