Farmer Carry

I know a farmer in E WA. that carries an AR in his PU and on his tractors. It's pretty beat up and has no optics. Says he doesn't need them. ;)

I suppose a sidearm of some sort would be handier but my preference would be a carbine when the shooting starts. I suck past 15 yds with a pistol. I can ring steel at 200 yds using nothing but iron sights on a carbine. I like the range advantage.

I suppose it's what you're comfortable with.

This is from iron sights on a pistol at 220 yards.
 

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Holes in your Shirt

A similar story to the OPs, just not agriculturally related.

On a couple of overseas assignments, I often had to carry my 1911A1 and later M9 while wearing civilian clothing. In the tropics, I wore a polo shirt outside my trousers to cover up the but of the pistol in a strong side kidney carry. I generally came home with holes in the shirts where the pistol butt wore through while traveling on Third World rutted and bumpy dirt roads and trails.

My wife always asked me when I got back from those assignments: "Why do you always have a hole in your shirt there?" I just always told her that it was due to the seat belt mechanism in our contract vehicles.
 
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Not a PIA. I farm. I wear a variety of handguns. A holster that holds the gun gun close to the body works for me. And it doesn't get in the way. Never know when you might run up on a rattler or coyote. It' a gun of opportunity. Best shot I ever made while on the tractor was a crow at about 70 yards in my corn. He lit and I stopped an propped my 2" mdl. 63 across the steering wheel. At the shot he fell over.......Best shot I ever made with a 2" .22.

A crow at 70 yards with a 2" revolver.
That's bragging rights in my book...
 
I could just click "like" but I just have to say I love that somebody just went with the "it's an American tradition and it deserves to be embraced and honored" angle of the thing, even if or perhaps especially because it's a little ridiculous. Well done that man!

A big ol' leather flap holster is surprisingly practical for keeping your iron handy yet fairly well protected.

It's fascinating how folks interpret my words, especially when I typically take a lot of time choosing my words as carefully and precisely as possible so that it's as tangible as possible, yet everyone seems to interpret the message differently.

Honestly, I've experimented speaking in as few words as possible and with taking my time in order to be as clear as possible, but in the end, everyone seems to see something different in my posts.

It's remarkable how people can all read the same message, written with the same exact words, yet arrive at different conclusions when it comes to the message they've received. Scientists say that everyone literally views the world a little differently, that even what people see can appear differently in each individual's mind as their brain decodes and processes the data received by their senses, and based on the ways I have seen people respond to my posts on the internet, what they say appears to be undeniably true.
 
Lost in the ozone, if it makes you feel any better, my
“Ignore” list has increased by 50%. 😁. What is it that
Guy in the beer ads says? “I don’t always ignore posters,
but when I do, it’s because they’re jerks.” Have a good
evening, and maintain a happy attitude — THAT’ll irritate
‘em, for sure! 😃 👍
 
Lost in the ozone, if it makes you feel any better, my
“Ignore” list has increased by 50%. 😁. What is it that
Guy in the beer ads says? “I don’t always ignore posters,
but when I do, it’s because they’re jerks.” Have a good
evening, and maintain a happy attitude — THAT’ll irritate
‘em, for sure! 😃 👍

So far I haven't put anyone here on ignore. It's a pretty decent website. I can take a little ribbing but some new members seem to think it's a place to brawl. Not someplace I want to hang out at.
 
I know a farmer in E WA. that carries an AR in his PU and on his tractors. It's pretty beat up and has no optics. Says he doesn't need them. ;)

I suppose a sidearm of some sort would be handier but my preference would be a carbine when the shooting starts. I suck past 15 yds with a pistol. I can ring steel at 200 yds using nothing but iron sights on a carbine. I like the range advantage.

I suppose it's what you're comfortable with.

Anything within 100 yards is in a heap o trouble with my handguns......Sometimes ever farther than that.
 
One nice thing about owning & working a farm is you're basically out in the middle of where no one pays attention to what you're doing. (No. I'm not a farmer, but I've known many.) So some ne'er-do-well comes up on you. Bad move! Farmers have a lot of land, a lot of power digging equipment. Think about it. I'll hang up and listen!
 
So, just a couple of things I wanted to say here about a few comments others have made, and for the record, I'm trying to joke around and be funny here, but as previously stated, folks seem to make of my posts whatever they will, so I'm sure that someone will be along shortly to tell me how arrogant and condescending I'm being...

Regarding Construction Workers, I know that they're extremely hard-working individuals with tough jobs who have to work under some very harsh conditions, but I swear that whenever someone else is looking at them, they find a way to make it look like they're just standing around doing nothing. Seriously, they must get all of their work done while onlookers are blinking because I've stared at Construction Workers while stuck in traffic while road work is being done, yet the whole time they just look like their standing around, talking amongst each other, and occasionally gesturing at whatever it is that they're supposed to be working on. However, eventually the work gets done, so evidently they must be working, but I can only conclude that they must be doing so secretly when nobody is looking, because I have honestly never seen a Construction Worker who was visibly working in my entire life, yet whenever I'm not looking I can hear the sounds of jackhammers, trucks backing up, and the engins of heavy machinery.

As for Ignore Lists, the only users I have ever placed on my Ignore Lists were either blatant trolls (most of whom have either been banned or just quit posting here) or folks with a personal vendetta against me who seemingly were so angered by things that I said (or at least their interpretation of things I said) that they felt the need to follow me around, constantly putting words in my mouth, arguing with everything I said, and tossing around petty ad hominem insults regarding posts that I had made. It's a useful tool too, because after awhile of receiving absolutely no acknowledgement from me, they seem to have stopped replying to every single post I make, because they know that I'm not going to respond, and no one else is going to bother quoting their posts which are directly solely towards me either, so I'll never even see them.

On Topic: (and again, for the record...) I would never suggest that anyone do something that I would not, so if I were a Farmer, then you'd better believe that I would be working around my farm with a couple six-shooters strapped to my belt. It may sound funny, but it ain't no joke, and don't laugh, because my donkey is very sensitive and he might think you're laughin' at him.
 
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For the past several years I've worn a Ruger LCR in an Uncle Mike's shoulder holster over a t shirt with a worn out work shirt over it. Keeps it out of the way, protected and doesn't interfere with what I'm doing. That same holster also fits a Ruger Wrangler and a 2.5 inch 66 S&W.
 
Back to the OP's comments...

You didn't mention what you carry? If keeping it out of harm's way at waist level is an issue, a simple shoulder holster (like a WW II - Vietnam US military version, one shoulder strap and a belt loop) would get it up and out of the way, and more accessible than tucked under a shirt.

As far as wearing through shirts, depending on the gun a set of less abrasive (smooth) grips or stocks might help lessen this.

And we need a photo of your carry rig, nerd belt and all. ;)
 
One farmer I know has a pocket inside his bib overalls. Pretty much a chest carry rig in effect. He can stand and look like he is only keeping his hands warm.

Years ago Pap and I were out and about and stopped at a country store where he knew the owner. It was a dry county but there was a man in there wearing bib overalls and drinking beer and at that time there was no legal concealed carry. We talked awhile to everyone and the guy drinking the beer had a K22 underneath his bibs.
I was in a restaurant one time and the table next too me were talking about an old man they knew that wore a belt underneath his bibs with a .45 auto stuck in it. That was also before legal concealed carry.
There are times when one doesn't know who or what is standing next to them. Larry
 
When I’m “tractoring” I carry an M&P .22 compact in a crossdraw holster.
Not in the way and easy to get to when seated. So light that I barely notice it.
 
mini 14 in the pickup and a model 351 S&W .22 WMR usually OWB or in a pocket holster, loaded half with solid rounds and half shot shells. perfect snake gun.
 
I once read of a .32 S&W HE for sale that had belonged to the seller's
grandfather. IIRC, it was an I-frame with a 3" barrel. I do recall it wasn’t a snubbie. He said his grandfather, a farmer, carried it every day in the chest pocket of his overalls. Sounded very practical to me!
John

I know from personal experience that method of carry works well if, and only if, the pocket has a zipper or good flap closure ( and you remember to check it for full closure periodically ) so the gun does not fall out when you drop the front down to use the restroom (#2).
 
Not a PIA. I farm. I wear a variety of handguns. A holster that holds the gun gun close to the body works for me. And it doesn't get in the way. Never know when you might run up on a rattler or coyote. It' a gun of opportunity. Best shot I ever made while on the tractor was a crow at about 70 yards in my corn. He lit and I stopped an propped my 2" mdl. 63 across the steering wheel. At the shot he fell over.......Best shot I ever made with a 2" .22.

It also matters how fat you are. Skinny people have an easier time sliding in and out of tractor and vehicle seats wearing a holster without catching it on something or everything. Being somewhat of a fat person myself, I know that of which I speak.
 
Back to the OP's comments...

You didn't mention what you carry? If keeping it out of harm's way at waist level is an issue, a simple shoulder holster (like a WW II - Vietnam US military version, one shoulder strap and a belt loop) would get it up and out of the way, and more accessible than tucked under a shirt.

As far as wearing through shirts, depending on the gun a set of less abrasive (smooth) grips or stocks might help lessen this.

And we need a photo of your carry rig, nerd belt and all. ;)
Nerd belt. The pliers holster is new, but I've had the pliers for 15+ years.
 

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