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<blockquote data-quote="SigInBoots" data-source="post: 1778628" data-attributes="member: 17769"><p>Your gun needs to be readily accessible and you need to be able to get a good draw grip on it before you pull it from the holster. You also need a lot of practice doing this so your drawstroke is quick and safe, so using a wide variety of different holsters to accommodate your wardrobe is going to present you with the challenge of becoming proficient in drawing from all of them, not to mention that you won't have the advantage of being able to reach for your gun in the same place every time: you'll have to take a split second to think about where you're hiding it.</p><p></p><p>I hate belts. I can't tell you how much I hate belts. And I don't like loose, baggy clothes, either. But I'm wearing nice, thick Looper belts with my low-rise jeans and patterned shirts or fitted shirts with a second, looser layer (did I mention that I hate layering, too?) because a sturdy belt is a superior tool for keeping your gun and holster snug and making the gun easy to draw (because the holster won't ride up when you draw the gun). I've been reluctant to make wardrobe changes in order to accommodate a gun, but it's sort of a necessary fact of concealed carry as far as I can tell.</p><p></p><p>As for the FlashBang holster, well, sigh. First, bras are expensive and I don't need extra weight hanging off of mine and ruining it prematurely. Second, yanking a gun out of a holster is nothing like drawing a gun out of a holster, and I don't want to use such an inexact motion to draw my weapon. Third, where is that gun pointing when you get your hand on it to draw? At the bad guy? No: it's pointing at anyone standing beside you, and you sweep everyone between that point and the bad guy as you move the gun into firing position. I shudder to think that there are an untold number of women out there carrying in that thing, walking around with muzzles pointed at me and the heads of my children instead of at the ground the way they should be. </p><p></p><p>Purse carry: make sure you have a very solid, reinforced strap that cannot readily be cut with a sharp knife. Make sure you wear it cross body so it cannot be lifted off your shoulder, and keep a hand on it. Don't drape it over the back of the chair when you are seated or ever take it off your body. If someone were to snatch your purse, you've not only lost the best means by which you can defend yourself, but you've put a gun in the bad guy's hands. I couldn't agree more than on-body carry is far better than purse-carry.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck finding what works for you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SigInBoots, post: 1778628, member: 17769"] Your gun needs to be readily accessible and you need to be able to get a good draw grip on it before you pull it from the holster. You also need a lot of practice doing this so your drawstroke is quick and safe, so using a wide variety of different holsters to accommodate your wardrobe is going to present you with the challenge of becoming proficient in drawing from all of them, not to mention that you won't have the advantage of being able to reach for your gun in the same place every time: you'll have to take a split second to think about where you're hiding it. I hate belts. I can't tell you how much I hate belts. And I don't like loose, baggy clothes, either. But I'm wearing nice, thick Looper belts with my low-rise jeans and patterned shirts or fitted shirts with a second, looser layer (did I mention that I hate layering, too?) because a sturdy belt is a superior tool for keeping your gun and holster snug and making the gun easy to draw (because the holster won't ride up when you draw the gun). I've been reluctant to make wardrobe changes in order to accommodate a gun, but it's sort of a necessary fact of concealed carry as far as I can tell. As for the FlashBang holster, well, sigh. First, bras are expensive and I don't need extra weight hanging off of mine and ruining it prematurely. Second, yanking a gun out of a holster is nothing like drawing a gun out of a holster, and I don't want to use such an inexact motion to draw my weapon. Third, where is that gun pointing when you get your hand on it to draw? At the bad guy? No: it's pointing at anyone standing beside you, and you sweep everyone between that point and the bad guy as you move the gun into firing position. I shudder to think that there are an untold number of women out there carrying in that thing, walking around with muzzles pointed at me and the heads of my children instead of at the ground the way they should be. Purse carry: make sure you have a very solid, reinforced strap that cannot readily be cut with a sharp knife. Make sure you wear it cross body so it cannot be lifted off your shoulder, and keep a hand on it. Don't drape it over the back of the chair when you are seated or ever take it off your body. If someone were to snatch your purse, you've not only lost the best means by which you can defend yourself, but you've put a gun in the bad guy's hands. I couldn't agree more than on-body carry is far better than purse-carry. Best of luck finding what works for you! [/QUOTE]
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