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just passed cwp....question- how do you conceal carry if you are wearing a shirt that must be tucked in- as in wearing a coat and tie. If the gun is inside waist band won't it still show if shirt is tucked in-how would you conceal it?
 
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I always tuck my shirt.

I have a Lobo Leathers offset clip that I can easily tuck around, blouse the shirt and I'm good to go. AIWB

There are a lot of 'tuckable' holsters out there, just need to look around.
 
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Your inquiry is confusing. No need to tuck if wearing a 'coat and tie.' The coat obviously conceals.

That said, a Remora or a j-hook IWB holster will answer your question.

A Remora/gun is utterly invisible if worn properly...with a shirt tucked in around it.

Be safe.

just passed cwp....question- how do you conceal carry if you are wearing a shirt that must be tucked in- as in wearing a coat and tie. If the gun is inside waist band won't it still show if shirt is tucked in-how would you conceal it?
 
I carry IWB under an untucked shirt. In the event I can't wear an untucked shirt but am not prohibited from carrying a gun, I pocket carry (chances are if I have to wear a tucked-in shirt I'm also somewhere that prohibits carrying a gun). The biggest drawback is drawing while sitting, which can be awkward at best, or drawing while moving.

Tuckable IWB holsters are an option. I've never used one, though. If I were to use one, I would probably lean towards ones that use velcro to stick to the inside of your belt for a lower profile than clips or loops, but most people probably wouldn't notice or care.

Another option would be a belly band holster worn under a tucked-in shirt. A Kangaroo holster or even a shoulder holster, like one made by Ken Null, worn under the shirt may work, too.

With either option, you should probably pay attention to the color and fabric weight of your shirt as the gun might show through. Others with more experience may be able to chime in on that topic.

You could always use a fanny pack, but that might draw unwanted attention. I use one, but only for jogging.

Some people use Smart Carry, but I don't have any experience with that. It's not a method of carry that interests me. I have concerns about accessibility.

Ankle carry is an option. It can be a good choice if you spend much of your time sitting. Otherwise it can be slow and difficult to draw.

Some people use off-body carry, in a backpack, shoulder bag, purse, notebook, etc., but it's generally not recommended unless you never let it out of your sight and can maintain control of the bag at all times. I don't recommend it unless there's just no other way to carry a gun.

As far as suit-and-coat carry, that only works if you never take off your coat.
 
Easy answer since it was a concern of mine. Alien Gear Cloke Tuck 3. I have 5 of them and can Tuck my shirt over them with no problem. Not expensive, a money back guarantee and they will trade you the shell if you sell your gun and get another. Can't get hurt.
 
just passed cwp....question- how do you conceal carry if you are wearing a shirt that must be tucked in- as in wearing a coat and tie. If the gun is inside waist band won't it still show if shirt is tucked in-how would you conceal it?

Concealing wearing coat and tie is easy. Virtually anything will work.

I carry a Colt Commander iwb most of the time when I'm wearing coat and tie.

I often wear a cardigan sweater under the coat or by itself in cooler weather. Concealment is no trick.

I suspect you have the very common self consciousness of a beginning concealed carry guy: you think everyone is looking and will notice. Don't worry: they won't.

Your self-consciousness will fade with experience.
 
Dealing with CC in different dress modes is a royal pain in you no where especially if you carry a larger gun or even a modern compact gun. The tucked in shirt with no jacket presents problems because no matter how much you blouse the shirt to will increase as you wear it from body motion. Or, if hiddent the gun can be exposed if you reach up or out. The only way to assure CC in such a case is wearing a jacket. If the jacket becomes uncomfortable due to weather or temperature taking it off presents the problem of not being CC anymore.

When I carry CC I have three options. Keep in mind that my EDC is a Remington 380 pocket pistol. When I am at an affair that calls for a jacket I go IWB. If I want to remove the jacket I put the pistol in my back pants pocket and the holster into a jacket pocket. If I am limited to slacks and a polo or tee shirt in warm weather I do not tuck the shirt. I carry IWB with the shirt over the gun. If I am hiking which I do all year round I carry OWB, but in very cold weather I wear an outer coat over the rig and count on quickly opening the coat or lifting the bottom edge if need be.

Conclusions:

1. The larger the pistol the harder to conceal.
2. No method works in all cases, except
3. Pocket carry of a mouse gun.
 
Easy answer since it was a concern of mine. Alien Gear Cloke Tuck 3. I have 5 of them and can Tuck my shirt over them with no problem. Not expensive, a money back guarantee and they will trade you the shell if you sell your gun and get another. Can't get hurt.

That's what I use also. Great company
 
Ken Null upside down shoulder holster with airweight 38 sp. Worn under buttoned down shirt. This allows me to take off the jacket, in the extremely rare instance I would wear one. It was the first cc rig I used at work, when absolute concealment was priority with tucked in shirt. Way back before untucked shirts were "passable".
 
Check out the Kel-Tec line. They have a waistband clip that mounts on their weapons. The clip is a wonderful accessory.
I have one on all of my Kel-Tec pistols.
 
Googling Dress to Conceal will get you numerous good links.

There are many very good 'Tuckable' holsters out there. Once you find the one that's most comfortable to you, 'Blousing' your dress shirt conceals (as jimmyjones wrote). Blousing is basically letting your shirt be baggy at the bottom, rather than tightly tucked... letting your shirt muffin-top. :)

It's too bad that your cwp class didn't touch on Dressing to Conceal.
 
Getting ready to go to church now, tucked shirt, jacket. Gun is a P229 Legion in a Tucker HF-I OWB belt holster, spare magazines on the off side. The jacket conceals it just fine. I have a fleece vest I can swap out if I really want to conceal later.

I do not carry in a pocket (off duty cop at church does; it isn't concealed and isn't a substantial gun in a substantial caliber) and I do not carry IWB except on very rare occasions.

Concealed means obscured from view; it does not mean undetectable or invisible. Once you get past that misconception concealed is easy.
 
I have been carrying since 07, and I love the aliengear holster. I am a bigger guy and I carry mine in the normal police strong side. In the video he kept saying the plastic shell was kydex, it isn't, it is injection molded. They also come with a bag of hardware, grommets, screws and all. So you can adjust it up and down, forward and back. There is room under the belt clips to tuck in your shirt. All you end up seeing is the black belt clips.
 
Getting ready to go to church now, tucked shirt, jacket. Gun is a P229 Legion in a Tucker HF-I OWB belt holster, spare magazines on the off side. The jacket conceals it just fine. I have a fleece vest I can swap out if I really want to conceal later.

I do not carry in a pocket (off duty cop at church does; it isn't concealed and isn't a substantial gun in a substantial caliber) and I do not carry IWB except on very rare occasions.

Concealed means obscured from view; it does not mean undetectable or invisible.
Once you get past that misconception concealed is easy.

Well MY own definition of concealed is not noticeable unless patted down or wanded as I live in the peoples republic of NY.

With a lot of people in this state they spot a gun or even think they see one a call will be made to the cop shop and your in a bit/lot of trouble. You can easily loose your permit and quite possibly have your guns confiscated so I tend to conceal very well. I base my choice of weapon and where carried based on the weather and the clothes worn and the threat of where I'm going.

Under a jacket, suit or weather type you can carry just about anything practice. No jacket and or warm I carry on ankle, most times I just pocket carry a J frame size revolver or a body guard .380. To the best of my knowledge no one has ever noticed my pocket carry, including asking my cop friends that know I carry do I have a gun with me and if so where is it. With my large build it hides very well!:)

Different weather and problem area I will go to a XDs.45,with a ISWB and leave the shirt loose If I'm not wearing a jacket or sweater but for the most part if possible I try to stay out of situations like that.
 
If I have to tuck my shirt it's pocket carry for sure and since I normally carry Two J-Frames, the second gun goes in a belly band worn low like a Smart Cary.
 

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