Attention Glock Fans!!!!

[GlockDude26]

i took some pics finally but I forgot to take a pic with the holster. It is a IWB that the clips are closer together than on my maxtuck so I am probably going to order a kydex for it and give that a shot since i haven't gotten any nibbles on selling it...

the room is messy....

[daniel2002p]

To be honest that looks perfectly fine to me, even though I know you are carrying a firearm there it looks nothing like it. I wouldn't even give a second look there.

--Daniel

[GlockDude26]

To be honest that looks perfectly fine to me, even though I know you are carrying a firearm there it looks nothing like it. I wouldn't even give a second look there.

--Daniel

thanks for the vote of confidence! maybe I'm just being too paranoid b/c it's the first double stack gun i've tried to conceal. My sig p938 disappears in anything so I guess i was trying to have the same level of concealment on the G26. I think with a better holster like my maxtuck will help spread it out a little more and my gunbelt will hold it up better. I just can't afford new clothes and i can't deal with two shirts here in the houston heat!

[Pecos]

Looks good to me too. Maybe a little bigger T-Shirt. But it really looks OK.

[iom]

I've been carrying a G33 for a few years, and it has taken me awhile to find the perfect holster. I bet I've gone through 8-10 until I found one that worked for me that is comfortable and conceals well. Another thing that helps me is the way I carry my cell phone. It's on my Beltman belt at 1:00, and I carry the G33 at 3:30. The phone, pushing my shirt out, makes the 33 virtually impossible to see. Again, this works for me, some don't like to carry their phone in this manner. For me, I've got so much stuff in my pockets (front and back), I have to have my cell on my belt. Btw, I use a single clip kydex holster. In a nutshell, it's been a trial and error process to find what works for me.

[OrangeAnimal]

I had trouble concealing the G27 I had and the G26 my wife still has. I played with it a bunch but it was easier to conceal my EMP .40. I am very thin. 6ft and 150. Now I carry a XDS or the P238 depending on how I feel that day. I don't mind shooting the Glock it's a decent gun but the XDS has become my friend. It's easier to conceal and while I miss my EMP .40 I don't miss the almost 3 lbs it weighed loaded. It sure was a sweet shooter though.

Single Stack is the best but as others have said that doesn't look to bad. I would imagine any bending at the waist or raising your arms may make it more noticeable.

[GlockDude26]

I had trouble concealing the G27 I had and the G26 my wife still has. I played with it a bunch but it was easier to conceal my EMP .40. I am very thin. 6ft and 150. Now I carry a XDS or the P238 depending on how I feel that day. I don't mind shooting the Glock it's a decent gun but the XDS has become my friend. It's easier to conceal and while I miss my EMP .40 I don't miss the almost 3 lbs it weighed loaded. It sure was a sweet shooter though.

Single Stack is the best but as others have said that doesn't look to bad. I would imagine any bending at the waist or raising your arms may make it more noticeable.

I'm thinking about trading for an xds .45 when people get theirs back from the recall and want to get rid of them but I just love the 10+1 capacity of the G26. I have ordered a kydex for it that'll go on my maxtuck and i'll see if that helps. If not it'll have to go b/c my house guns are all .45!!

[OrangeAnimal]

If you can stand to have the Glock ride low close to your belt and a lot of cant it will be much less likely to print. Then you have a tougher time accessing the weapon though. Like I said before I played with it a lot and never found it comfortable. I know that it isn't that much thicker than some of the other guns I have carried but the shape of it (Block) seems to just make it stick out. If the slide was more rounded (like 1911) at the top it would be a much better ccw.

Now with all that said I do carry an XDS it's shape isn't much better and the difference between it and the Glock is not huge. What I am getting at is if you really like the features of the glock and just wish they made it in a (very slightly) smaller package then it would be the ticket. At the end of the day it does conceal easier but not that much.

Just for comparisons sake here are a few pics. G26 and XDS. Enjoy













I think that last pic is pretty telling of the reason the Glock stands out. For one it has the Pearce grip pinky extension on it, Two the grip is far more angled, Three the shape of the backstrap (which is also what I don't like) really makes it print, Lastly and if you look close you'll see what I am saying the grip on the Glock extends past the rearmost portion of the frame. All those things however minute make it harder to conceal.

[OrangeAnimal]

One more thing to note. I find this interesting too. I weighed both guns loaded Glock 11 rounds weighs 1lb 8.8 ozs, XDS loaded 8 rounds weighs 1lb 9.0 ozs. Both are chambered in 9mm just to clarify. The Springer weighs quite a bit more considering the reduced capacity of the magazine. Also even though I do not like the Glock I can still be just as accurate with either firearm. One thing I cannot do is stand at the range and put 100 rnds down the pipe of the Glock without it beating my hand up. The XDS was much more comfortable. I have also shot them back to back in the same visit to the range and can say that they are both quality handguns up to the abuse you can throw at them.

[GlockDude26]

thanks for the photos and pennies! I didn't realize how close the xds and g26 really are besides the thickness at the top of the slide. like I said I do have a kydex piece coming for a better holster than what came with it and hopefully that will help! I alos made an impromptu run to academy last night to try and find a couple of larger shirts and went nuts on the 10 dollar clearance racks and got a bunch of under armour t-shirts that were just shy of 30 bucks originally! in combo i'm hoping I can pull it off alot better so I'm holding off on selling until I can give it a fair shot!

[Crow]

If you can stand to have the Glock ride low close to your belt and a lot of cant it will be much less likely to print. Then you have a tougher time accessing the weapon though. ]

That's what I had to do. I'm 5'11" 225lbs and I wear XL shirts. I lowered the height down to right above my belt and it doesn't print easily. Accessing it took some practice but I'm confident in it. But the button down fishing shirts and dark colored t-shirts have been successful with me too. Another thing I've heard is the only person that is going to notice is you. From your pictures I wouldn't notice anything.

[drjoker]

Looks fine to me. You really have to look for it in order to spot the "gun". I put "gun" in quotes because it is NOT discernable that it is a gun. Only a fellow CHL or LEO MIGHT (not will) spot that something's that's not necessarily a gun is there, but I guarantee you that the average person and the average thug that Plaxico carries will not notice. I promise! Your fear that you've been "made" suggests that you're new to concealed carry.

If it alleviates your fear by concealing your weapon better, here are some suggestions;
1. The butt of your gun grips stick out just a tad. That's where the printing is coming from. Yes, the Glock is a bit thick but if you'll notice, the muzzle of the gun is not printing even though it is of the same thickness as the rest of the gun. Why? You need a stiffer gun belt. This will prevent sagging and will prevent the but of your gun grip from sticking out. If you cannot afford a gun belt right now, just suck in your gut and pull in your belt one more notch and/or next time you buy something with that flexible plastic crap in the packaging, sew a long strip of the flexible plastic into the back of your belt behind your gun and extending out at least 2 belt loops in each direction. You should feel the but of your gun grip against your waist if you're doing it right.

2. Take a pic of your holster for us. If the gun holster has an adjustable cant. You want to angle or cant your gun forward a little so that the gun is not straight up and down. The gun should be approximately at a 10 to 15 degree angle. This helps hide the but of your guns's grips. (crossbreed holsters are already canted correctly)

3. Adjust the IWP holster so that the gun rides low so that most of the gun is inside your pants. If it is OWP, adjust it high so that the gun won't poke out from under your T-shirt. (crossbreed is already of the correct height)

4. You don't have to dress sloppy. Tuck your shirt in if you want. If you have a crossbreed supertuck holster or a really good quality clone (beware of cheap crap clones!), you should be able to tuck in your shirt if you'll pull out just a little of your shirt to make it puffy where your gun is, that will hide the butt grip of your gun, especially if the gun is riding low and very little grip is above the belt. You can put the belt clips over the belt with your shirt tucked in behind the belt clips. Only LEO or another CHL will know what those belt clips are for (I promise!). If someone asks, just tell 'em it's your medical device. Nobody wants to know about your ostomy device. I have never had anybody ask about the clips. Only one person (my Mother) has ever spotted it.

5. if those belt clips really bother you, then clip it to your pants behind the belt so that nothing is visible to any observers. However, be aware that this will make the gun wobbly, uncomfortable, and the weapon's butt will stick out more because your pants is not stiff like a gun belt. I only suggest this method if you're carrying IWB an ultralight gun such as a Ruger LCP or Kel-Tec P3AT. Otherwise, clip the belt clips to your belt.

Follow this advice and you will be able to conceal a Glock 19/ Glock 23 with no problems at all.

P.S. If your holster sucks and you don't have any money, then you can make your own holster. Go to a local Tandy Leather store and buy some scrap leather (scraps not available online), some thread, and a needle. Then, use your electric drill and knife to make the holster. To make the hard snappy holster without using Kydex, just wrap your gun in saran wrap and wet the leather, form it with your hands, a coke bottle, and a wooden spoon. Wait a day or two for it to dry. Another place for scrap leather is the local Goodwill store. You can buy a leather purse or briefcase for $2. Use belt clips from old cell phone carry cases if you cannot afford the $4 belt clips from Tandy Leather or Crossbreed (they'll sell you the belt clips alone). You won't save money if you're making a real pretty gun holster that's dyed and hole punched with a proper punch, made with brand new leather, new belt clips, etc. But, if you use what you have you can make an acceptable holster that'll get the job done, but it won't be pretty. Here is a pretty gun holster I made with all the expensive proper tools:

i took some pics finally but I forgot to take a pic with the holster. It is a IWB that the clips are closer together than on my maxtuck so I am probably going to order a kydex for it and give that a shot since i haven't gotten any nibbles on selling it...

the room is messy....

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[GlockDude26]

thanks for everyone who gave up some pennies on concealing the 26. even my cheap holster that came with it has siginificantly reduced printing as it formed to my hip and with the addition of some bigger shirts from the clearance rack this 26 has become my primary edc except when I need ZERO printing and then i'll go to the sig P938. That one's tough to beat with factory night sights but the round count was what made me pick up a 26. I am now looking into my next glock in the 30s so i can have a .45!