Do You Pocket Carry Your J Frame Daily?

[ContinentalOp]

I carry my 642 IWB in a Side Guard Holsters Quick Clip leather holster. I have carried in my pocket using a DeSantis Nemesis, but it was too bulky for my tastes. I've thought about trying one of the kydex pocket holsters for the thinner material, but I prefer IWB carry so the need to try one isn't really there.

FYI, I wear jeans probably 99.9% of the time. The kind of pants/shorts you wear, and what kind of pockets they have, can affect how well pocket carry will work for you, as well as the type of pocket holster used.

 

[629shooter]

The short answer is, yes.

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[oneounceload]

642 in the regular front pocket of cargo shorts in a pocket holster. The round shape blends in better with the human body than the blocky shape of a semi

 

[Det-Sog]

PD 340 eight out of ten times when the weather is warm. Wearing shorts, in the front pocket using a sticky holster.

On days where I just have to wear pants, that means a belt, so I will IWB a SA.

 

[haywood]

I always have a 442 in my pocket. Most of the time I have a second J-Frame AIWB.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

My EDC consists of a Model 638-1 and a Model 38-0. I almost exclusively pocket carry using DeSantis Nemesis holsters. I also carry a fully loaded 8 round speed strip in a small nylon pouch on my belt along with a small folding knife and a good penlight.

Regards,

Dave

 

[BARgunner]

My EDC is a 642 which I carry in a Kramer holster in my front right pocket. I never leave home without it.

 

[JWM]

Since retirement: Bobbed hammer M60 went from back up role to primary EDC. Uncle Mike's pocket holster left from pocket. Two speed strips right from pocket. Works literally from swim trunks at the beach (yes I have done it), to summer shorts, to my Lee blue jeans, to my casual business dockers, to the dead of winter clothing.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Yes..............

 

[PALADIN85020]

I equip my 642 and 442 with Barami Hip-Grips. No holster required. Either is carried in my right front Levi's pocket, and simply disappears when my shirttail is used as cover. No problem sitting down, and the gun is accessible quickly.

John

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I pocket carried a M642 for a very long time. I am not a big J-frame fan, per se, because I think they're awful to shoot, but for concealment they are fabulous. I switched up to a snubby K frame awhile back; they're not all that hard to conceal on a belt if you dress right, they are easier to shoot and far more accurate. Presently, due to what I have been wearing in terms of light clothing this summer, I currently carry a CS-9 IWB.

However, that said, I have carried that M642 a number of times this summer when I was dressed really lightly and needed to carry a gun in my pocket. J frames are just ever so wonderful for that purpose......

 

[wingriderz]

I pocket carry 442 in blackhawk holster

 

[dirty & hairy]

I carry a M642 every day, if not in the pocket then in a inside the waistband holster. It depends on the pants/shorts I'm wearing at the time. Like many I have a box/drawer full of holsters. It seems like I tried them all, always looking for something better.

My two must-have favorites are these:

Pocket holster by Karla Van Horne at Purdy Gear

Stakeout by Ritchie Leather

(Tip - Craig at Lightning Arms Sports has these in stock. Custom leather without the wait. )

 

[HamHands]

I have been known a time or two to carry a NY reload... One "J" frame in my right front pocket and one in a Bianchi OWB holster. But I usually just pocket carry in a Desantis Nemesis strong side with Buffalo Bore's 158grain standard pressure LSWCHP's.

 

[357-RevolverGuy]

Some of you guys must have some really big pockets. I just don't know how you do it. I'm a 34 in pants size and carry my J frame in an IWB holster with a belt clip. Unless I was wearing cargo pants and carrying on pant leg pocket the only gun I could ever comfortably carry in my front pocket would be a 22 derringer.

 

[Donn]

My Model 49's in a pocket holster, in the cargo pocket of my shorts as I type.

 

[forrestinmathews]

Some of you guys must have some really big pockets. I just don't know how you do it. I'm a 34 in pants size and carry my J frame in an IWB holster with a belt clip. Unless I was wearing cargo pants and carrying on pant leg pocket the only gun I could ever comfortably carry in my front pocket would be a 22 derringer.

I'm a 32 and it works for me. Designer jeans are about the only no go for the pocket carry. What works for you...works for you. Too many people have grips that are ridiculous in size and then can't pocket the gun. Crimson Trace LG-105. Problem solved. They just aren't good for max .357 loads. The torque is hilarious.

 

[STCM(SW)]

I pocket carry my M640 & M638 a lot in there summer
Sometimes my ppk clone.

 

[Bill In Texas]

I carry either a 640-1 in a Mika pocket holster or a 637-2 with a bobbed hammer spur in a DeSantis Superfly holster in the front pocket of my cargo shorts or pants. If I wear jeans,(mostly in cooler weather), then the 640 or Model 60 go in a Simply Rugged Pancake owb holster. I usually have either the 640 or 637 or both on me all the time. I'm a believer in the NY reload!

 

[white cloud]

It gets hot down here in S.C. That means lot of sweat so in the summertime I wear shorts and a t-shirt most of the time. A M649 in an UncleMike's pocket holster works nicely with this outfit. So far it seems pretty sweat proof. I carry two speed strips also. One really great thing about pocket carry is you can have a grip on your revolver and no one around you is aware of it. I don't exactly have ninja like reflexes so if a situation looks sketchy....

If I am on the tractor and REALLY getting sweaty I may go to a OWB holster.