A 4" model 629-5 in a Bianchi 111 Cyclone, usually in crossdraw configuration, but on occasion as the strongside rig. Or a 6" model 629-1 in a IWB rig. I really have no problem hiding either of these revolvers, as in winter I usually have on a coat, and in summer I am usually wearing a short-sleeve shirt loose and unbuttoned over some sort of T-shirt. Don't have any pictures of these on my photo account yet.
Sometimes, I wear my model 10-6 in my own handstitched leather:
Sometimes I feel nostalgic and put on a SAA in my own handstitched crossdraw leather. The 1st Generation 4.75" Colt SAA in .38WCF:
or the 3.5" barreled Cimarron Thunderer in .45LC:
But no matter where I go, this is always in the truck:
In Tennessee, if you hold a valid Handgun Carry Permit (we are not required to go concealed, even though it is probably wiser to do so), you can carry a long arm in your vehicle provided there is no round in the chamber. Doesn't matter if it is a semi-auto rifle or shotgun, a bolt rifle, a pump shotgun, a lever action, or a single shot shotgun. Magazines can be fully loaded - just no round in the chamber... The long arm can be within reach of the permit holder... So my little 18.25" barreled 1902 Iver Johnson Champion single shot (purchased for $25 at an antique store) rides between my seat and the trucks center console, with the first round sitting in the cup holder. Since I can't take the shotgun out to go with me when I leave the truck, I cover it up with a towel. If it gets stolen, I'm out $25 plus the cost of my ammo in the handstitched butt cuff.
People may laugh at my carrying a Single Action for defense... But I can shoot them accurately and can do so from the hip (just as fast as I can with any of my other pistols or revolvers). They are natural "pointers", and I was taught at an early age how to "point shoot" a single action by my father. It has turned out to be a pretty appreciated skill, especially when I am teaching "force on force" drills to our LE folks. They really don't like the fact that I am "burning" them with those 30 grain airsoft pellets at 350FPS from 7-10 feet when we do the "interview gone wrong" drills. But you train like you fight, or you'll fight like you train...
Regards,
Mike
