I think you should ask which gun would be best to carry before the holster. The Smith and Wesson M & P Shield or Springfield Armory Hellcat would be an OK place to start.
I have the Springfield Hellcat and generally carry with the 13+1 magazine when I do choose to carry. Standard sights, no optics. I don't carry when out running or cycling.
The irony. One person with a gun makes me feel more unsafe than anything. Saw one dude wearing his NRA shirt and a gun on his hip at a youth hockey game a few back. Look up the word "interloper". You are the dude with gun, you are the problem, because you stand out in a bad way.
Think about it gun wackos, if ONE person shows up at your church with a gun...do you celebrate the second amendment or do you keep a real close eye on that dude? If ONE dude shows up to your kids school, do you wave your black blue and white american flag? I want to see these people tazed and presumed guilty until proven otherwise. This is what's called a "you" problem.
So your average police person make you feel uncomfortable wearing a gun?
So your average police person attending church in civilian clothing scares the bejezus out of you because he /she is wearing a gun?
You should be more afraid of being out on the street after mid-night than being in church 9:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning.
False equivalency. Police (you hope) are properly trained to carry and fire a gun. Not some slack jawed red neck that thinks having a gun is an extension of his penis. Target shooting old milwaukee doesn’t make you a hero.
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Of course, a firearm is only as safe as the individual using it. I would recommend taking classes on how to properly use a firearm and make sure you get the proper licensing and a decent gun safe. There are safer deterrents to crime if you are uninitiated. I would recommend one of those before you jump straight in to packing heat.
LIfetime HCP holder here. Belly bands are too uncomfortable for me, but looking at those reviews gave me an idea. Why not attach a clip-on holster to a water belt? It could be really fast to draw and not feel like a python wrapped around your belly. I might dig into to my holster bin to find something to test this idea.
The irony. One person with a gun makes me feel more unsafe than anything. Saw one dude wearing his NRA shirt and a gun on his hip at a youth hockey game a few back. Look up the word "interloper". You are the dude with gun, you are the problem, because you stand out in a bad way.
Think about it gun wackos, if ONE person shows up at your church with a gun...do you celebrate the second amendment or do you keep a real close eye on that dude? If ONE dude shows up to your kids school, do you wave your black blue and white american flag? I want to see these people tazed and presumed guilty until proven otherwise. This is what's called a "you" problem.
So your average police person make you feel uncomfortable wearing a gun?
So your average police person attending church in civilian clothing scares the bejezus out of you because he /she is wearing a gun?
You should be more afraid of being out on the street after mid-night than being in church 9:00 a.m. on a Sunday morning.
Police always wear guns. Do you really not get it?
LIfetime HCP holder here. Belly bands are too uncomfortable for me, but looking at those reviews gave me an idea. Why not attach a clip-on holster to a water belt? It could be really fast to draw and not feel like a python wrapped around your belly. I might dig into to my holster bin to find something to test this idea.
I realize the OP is a troll, but the reviews of belly bands for running holsters made me wonder if there wasn't a better way. When I got home, I pulled out my bin of old holsters and found a couple that I could attach to a water/phone running belt. It was just parts cobbled together to see if the concept would work. It does work! (Firearm jargon follows.) It presents the grip at proper cant, holds it that position even when jogging, is concealable from sheep and perps, removable, and can be carried in SOB, hip, appendix, or crossdraw position. Importantly, it is worn outside of clothing so it is fast to draw and reduces sweat corrosion on the firearm. Unlike a belly band, it could be worn with a jog bra and shorts. It can even be removed when you only want to carry a phone, like on group runs.
I'm not sure what to do with this idea. It's not patentable and I wouldn't want to go into the holster business anyway. I would just like to get the instructions out as widely as possible for the very few women (and men) who want to be more proactive in their own protection.
The instructions would be:
- Buy this water/phone belt or similar
- Buy this holster or similar
- Buy this clip to attach the holster to the belt
- Mount the holster at point A or B on the belt. Adjust as necessary.
Any ideas on how to get the word out?
(I don't mind the funny trolls, but this is a serious matter so try to keep it to a minimum... thanks.)
Young lady on a run last week gets abducted and killed and we have people on this thread ridiculing this inquiry? It’s a legitimate concern, grow up. Crime is out of control. I carry not because I want to but because I want to defend myself if necessary. Work in and around Chicago, in the last 2 months witnessed 2 daytime carjackings and an assault.
A Ruger LCP .22 LR is about the same size as an iPhone, weighs about 13oz loaded, and has a working safety that most handguns don't have which provides more confidence to carry a round in the chamber. Calibers larger than .22 (i.e. .380, 9mm, etc.) are tough to shoot in small frame guns, especially for women.
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A Ruger LCP .22 LR is about the same size as an iPhone, weighs about 13oz loaded, and has a working safety that most handguns don't have which provides more confidence to carry a round in the chamber. Calibers larger than .22 (i.e. .380, 9mm, etc.) are tough to shoot in small frame guns, especially for women.
I didn't know that Ruger made the LCP in 22lr. Thanks for posting. While it looks like a fun handgun to shoot and practice with if you carry the LCP 380 auto, it has a very serious design flaw for concealed carry. I found this complaint in a review.
[The] manual safety is extremely awkward to activate and deactivate on such a small gun as it is mounted horizontally. Sometimes while shooting I would inadvertently activate the safety.
Even if you left the safety in the off (firing) position, it could snag on something as you are holstering it and push it to the safe position. You'd never know until you tried to fire it! There's also the potential problem of forgetting to check if the safety is in the safe or fire position before putting it it's bag/holster.
It would be better to buy the LCP II in 380 auto and practice wearing fingerless gloves to take the sting out of the kick. (These little 380s aren't fun to shoot.)
I'll be testing my prototype water/phone/gun running belt with a KelTec P3AT 380 auto, but if I were buying a 380 today, I'd definitely go with the Ruger LCP II vs the KelTec.
Another vote for the ruger LCP. I has the LCP2 with 7 round capacity and upgraded to the LCP Max with 10 round capacity. Both very easy guns to shoot, very light. I carry one regularly in my shorts pocket.
LIfetime HCP holder here. Belly bands are too uncomfortable for me, but looking at those reviews gave me an idea. Why not attach a clip-on holster to a water belt? It could be really fast to draw and not feel like a python wrapped around your belly. I might dig into to my holster bin to find something to test this idea.
I realize the OP is a troll, but the reviews of belly bands for running holsters made me wonder if there wasn't a better way. When I got home, I pulled out my bin of old holsters and found a couple that I could attach to a water/phone running belt. It was just parts cobbled together to see if the concept would work. It does work! (Firearm jargon follows.) It presents the grip at proper cant, holds it that position even when jogging, is concealable from sheep and perps, removable, and can be carried in SOB, hip, appendix, or crossdraw position. Importantly, it is worn outside of clothing so it is fast to draw and reduces sweat corrosion on the firearm. Unlike a belly band, it could be worn with a jog bra and shorts. It can even be removed when you only want to carry a phone, like on group runs.
I'm not sure what to do with this idea. It's not patentable and I wouldn't want to go into the holster business anyway. I would just like to get the instructions out as widely as possible for the very few women (and men) who want to be more proactive in their own protection.
The instructions would be:
- Buy this water/phone belt or similar
- Buy this holster or similar
- Buy this clip to attach the holster to the belt
- Mount the holster at point A or B on the belt. Adjust as necessary.
Any ideas on how to get the word out?
(I don't mind the funny trolls, but this is a serious matter so try to keep it to a minimum... thanks.)
I have the Springfield Hellcat and generally carry with the 13+1 magazine when I do choose to carry. Standard sights, no optics. I don't carry when out running or cycling.
A good choice. The only drawback is it has that Glock type of safety which is all in the trigger. Staying with the Springfield line, you could get an XDS in 9mm. It has the Glock type of trigger safety and a grip safety as well. Reduced round count but has magazines that can hold 7, 8, or 9 rounds in a single stack magazine. Light and thin.
