Carry a 4"?

[canoe on the yukon]

I have not read every post,so my apologies go to anyone who's already said this but something that's very often overlooked is the belt.It's as important as the holster.

If the belt is visible,you don't want it to scream "gun" but it also needs to be thick and stiff enough that it won't allow the holstered gun to sag.A flimsy belt just won't do.The heavier the gun,the more important this is.

 

[JJFlash]

Canoe is dead on right. I carry a 5" full underlug N frame all the time and I'm a mid size guy. When I carry a 4" 586 it is so easy to hide, it's almost a joke. I have no doubt that my 4'7" 90 lb. wife could hide a 4" K frame if she really wanted to. Remember your best friend when you're hiding a full size gun is a good, sturdy, real gunbelt. www.thebeltman.net

Thanks for a terrific link.......Being a bit on the large size, I'm always looking for good, sturdy belts.

 

[TheKySharpshooter]

I've not really thought about a belt yet, I better start checking into one. Hopefully I'll get the ok from the wife to order my FIST holster tonight. I believe the order form said 6-8 weeks though. That sucks because I'll have to borrow a holster for the IDPA match a little over a week away.

 

[Hendel]

Can't really expand on what others have said, but I've recently been making the switch from autos to wheelies (maybe it's a "getting older" thing).

I've been carrying a 4" 586 in an old Bianchi #7 and am very surprised at how conealable it is. I've been carrying autos for about 18 years now, but they have always been full size frames. I find that a 4" wheelgun is no harder to conceal than a 5" 1911, or a Beretta 92.

I still use the Target stocks, but at 6'2" and 300#, they sort of "disappear".

 

[vytoland]

i have a S&W model 64 NY-1 (bobbed hammer)

what are some of the better holsters (comfort and concealability) for this type of revolver?

 

[NE450No2]

In the mid 1970's my first duty gun was a 4" Mod 29.
many people Mexican carried back then.
Early on, I discovered a 6.5" Mod 29 was more secure, Mexican carry, than a 4", and more comfortable as well.

With the 6.5" the barrel was "in your pants" with the cylinder above the belt. Very comfortable, fairly secure...

Later when the Summer Special holsters became avialable off duty carry security was greatly improved...

PS, IF you carry inside your waist band, just buy ALL your pants 2" bigger in the waist.

When you get a suit fitted, wear your carry gun, and ammo when being fitted...

 

[Krayzie]

i carry my sigma 40 all the time, i use a blackhawk serpa if im wearing a coat or a cheap iwb, normally behind the back, when only wearing a t-shirt.

 

[Evil One]

Model 21-4 TR in a Galco Silhouette.
Carries great.

Jim