Back pocket carry

[Cal44]

I'm considering starting to carry a small semiautomatic in my back pocket.

In my case, it will be my Sig P238 380. But the same possibility would be there for M&P 380s or LCPs etc.

What are the plusses and minuses of back pocket carry?

Does anyone here do it?

What holsters are best?

 

[jimmyj]

Bad idea ! try drawing while seated.
Hard to reach in a hurry.
At one time I carried a AMT Backup .380 in my right rear pocket (1970s era) However this was a last ditch carry as I was carrying three S&W Revolvers in other areas. (Plainclothes assignment).

*** I worked for a patrol sergeant who was over weight. His "BUG" was a High Standard .22 Magnum Derringer. At three yards one cound not hit a B-27 target with either barrel. I think with all that extra weight it must have sprung the frame ?

 

[ladder13]

I don’t even have a handkerchief in my back pocket. I was told years ago by physical therapists never to use my back pockets, as it was not good for spinal alignment.

 

[bigwheelzip]

Our P238 came with a SIG wallet holster, which hubby has used to back pocket carry on occasion. It's not his EDC, but he likes it as an option.

 

[CH4]

You’ll shoot your eye out

 

[Charlie Foxtrott]

I do it on occasion.

But only in very specific sets of circumstances. I would not recommend it for general use.

 

[haywood]

I tried it. Some pants were ok, others positioned the gun so I sat on it(ouch).I do front off hand pocket and waistband now. I can get at a gun with both hands and it’s more comfortable for me. I know a retired cop that carried a J-Frame in his back pocket at all times. It never bothered him.

 

[fredj338]

Biggest issue is you are sitting or lying on your gun when you might need it. Same issue I have against pocket carry or small ob.

 

[ExRanger714]

Back in the day when only the good guys (read badges) and the bad guys (real desperados or, more often, wannabee punks) ) were armed consistently I heard the following, or a variation of it, more than once.

DA: "Mister Officer could you please tell the Court just what aroused your suspicions that the defendant might be in possession of a handgun?"

Officer: "As I observed him from the rear I quickly noticed the almost perfect outline of an object worn shiny in the right-hand rear pocket of his pants. The outline of a small handgun was unmistakable and there were places where sharp corners of the weapon had abraded through the material. It was obvious to any reasonable person that he was accustomed to carrying an object of that shape in that pocket."

BTW IIRC shoot-through wallet holsters (to prevent printing and unusual wear as outlined above) are (still) AOWs but I never saw it charged. I never worked a wallet-holster involved homicide either but AOW might well have been charged in the throw-the-book-at-'em phase of an investigation had it been part of the evidence.

 

[Delta Rose]

Bear Creek Holsters makes excellent back-pocket holsters:
Handcrafted Back / Front Pocket, Inside / Outside Waist Band Holsters | Bear Creek Holsters

A small gun such as my Seecamp .32 is about the same size as my large wallet. My Kahr PM9 was a bit too large IMHO. The biggest downside to this type of holster is that getting a proper shooting grip is difficult unless the back panel is left off (easily done with the Chicago screw attachment used by Bear Creek), but as noted above, the gun will print through the pocket.




I gave up on this carry method and prefer the DeSantis Nemesis in my front pocket for both my PM9 and Ruger LCR. This holster allows me a proper firing grip before I even draw out of my pocket.

 

[OLDSTER]

Back pocket ?? Can't think of any pluses to that. Please enlighten

 

[pmosley]

Years ago during a deer hunting Hardees breakfast run, my buddy and I were treated to the spectacle of an elderly man with no visible signs of actually having buttocks, precariously carrying a J-frame, holsterless, in one of his jean's rear pockets.

It looked so ridiculous and thoughtless that I cannot fathom ever trying it myself........

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[dr. mordo]

I don’t even have a handkerchief in my back pocket. I was told years ago by physical therapists never to use my back pockets, as it was not good for spinal alignment.

I SECOND THIS POST.

I don't keep anything in my back pockets and haven't for several years.

 

[Rushing1]

I don’t even have a handkerchief in my back pocket. I was told years ago by physical therapists never to use my back pockets, as it was not good for spinal alignment.

When I was on patrol, i wouldn't carry a wallet in my back pocket, as I would be sitting on it all day. It irritated my Sciatic nerve, and then it was really a pain in the butt.

A pistol in my back pocket? No way!

 

[4896worker]

Have used desantis superfly for a lcp as a rear pocket holster and front pocket . The outside flap breaks up the outline of the pistol .

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I don't second the nothing in the back pockets because I carry wallets in my back pockets routinely, always have, and my spine has no issues therefrom. I will note, however, that when I travel I do NOT carry my wallets anywhere but in front pockets. But that's to prevent theft, not to do with spinal anything.

I had an old Bersa .380 (pre-Thunderer) that fit nicely into my back pocket but I simply did not like doing it. I have however, carried this in my back pocket, although it's been awhile since I did it:

BTW IIRC shoot-through wallet holsters (to prevent printing and unusual wear as outlined above) are (still) AOWs but I never saw it charged. I never worked a wallet-holster involved homicide either but AOW might well have been charged in the throw-the-book-at-'em phase of an investigation had it been part of the evidence.

AOW violations are Federal crimes so I can't imagine a local gendarme wasting his or her time with it.

For a $5.00 silly tax you can avoid the problem altogether.

 

[DeplorabusUnum]

^^^Tried it. Didn't like it for all the reasons listed above ^^^

 

[Spajohn]

What you need to do is go old school pocket carry and use a S&W Safety Hammerless.

 

[Rudi]

You’ll shoot your eye out

You'll shoot your cheek off.

 

[jcs266]

The back pocket just isn't practical or comfortable for all day. When taking the trash out really quick? That I've done yes - dropped my gun in right rear pocket for a few minutes, but not for anything beyond that.

My right front pocket I have carried many times like that - my SP101 or G26 slip into my right front pocket no problem.