Do You Pocket Carry Your J Frame Daily?

[gwpercle]

You bet your bottom dollar !
637 Air-Lite , since 2005 , is what works for me.
Gary

 

[AZretired]

I carry amy 642 or 638 in either a Galco pocket holster or an Uncle Mikes when I pocket carry. I prefer OWB when ever I can but most of the summer its short and T-shirts so its pocket carry.

 

[shooter1911]

Some of you guys must have some really big pockets. I just don't know how you do it. I'm a 34 in pants size and carry my J frame in an IWB holster with a belt clip. Unless I was wearing cargo pants and carrying on pant leg pocket the only gun I could ever comfortably carry in my front pocket would be a 22 derringer.

I'm a size 36 and don't wear baggy clothes, but I have carried a 340PD for many years in my front pocket in a pocket holster. Now that I'm retired I wear jeans in the winter and shorts in the summer and don't have any problem carrying the Jframe when I'm not carrying one of my 1911s. The only issue I have is when I wear Wrangler 20X jeans which, have very short pockets, and dress slacks can be a challenge with some holsters unless they are very thin. From no holster to thin holster there always seems to be a place for a Jframe in a pocket. Yes, Jframes take a lot of practice to be proficient, but I just can't bring myself to carry a .380 which is a very questionable caliber. Small 9mm pistols are easier to shoot, but always seem just a tad too big for pocket carry, and not as reliable under extreme stress situations. Given the choice, I'll always opt for my 1911 45 compact or full size, but when the temperature here in Texas reaches 95 to 100 degrees, you will find me with shorts and my 340 PD in my front pocket with a speed strip in my rear pocket. Cool, comfortable, and fairly well protected with the element of surprise on my side.

 

[haywood]

My Cargo Shorts are Wangler Originals. My Jeans are Wrangler Of some sort and Lee. My Cargo Pants say Classic Edition. I don't know who that is. J-Frames fit in all of them easily. None are slim fit. If anything they are relaxed or for old low rider bodies.

 

[bill2000]

In summer weather if I'm wearing shorts I carry in a Mika pocket holster with Uncle Mikes boot grips. At all other times it's on my belt with Barami Hip Grips.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

I've usually got this 642 on me. Usually in right front pocket in a Wild Bill's horsehide pocket holster.

Bought the 642 new in 1997 and the pocket holster about a month later.

 

[Watchdog]

Do You Pocket Carry Your J Frame Daily?

No. Only in winter. And never in a pocket holster. It fits handily in the pocket of my winter coats and jackets. And a big advantage is that you look normal walking around with your hands in your coat pockets when it's cold outside.

 

[jensb]

M60 in the pocket

 

[oneounceload]

Some of you guys must have some really big pockets. I just don't know how you do it. I'm a 34 in pants size and carry my J frame in an IWB holster with a belt clip. Unless I was wearing cargo pants and carrying on pant leg pocket the only gun I could ever comfortably carry in my front pocket would be a 22 derringer.

You put a 1#+ gun in the floppy side pocket and your knee will get banged up and the gun will turning every which way. MY cargo shorts also have decently sized front pockets and that is where the gun sits in a DeSantis Nemesis

 

[CQB60]

Occasional pocket carry of a j frame but probably to the surprise of many, rear pocket and for short durations and covered by an untucked shirt. I’ve discovered that front pocket doesn’t present fast enough. Prints and is much too uncomfortable. Just me I suspect.

 

[max503]

When I carry a m38, it's in a pocket: no pocket holster.

For me, belt rigs defeat the purpose of a j frame.

Pocket holsters add bulk but nothing more in my experience.

I agree with this 100%. It's the next best thing to carrying a gun around in your hand. Only thing I have a problem with is jeans. The pockets on those are too tight. I've gotten away from wearing them.

 

[fatcat3]

When I carry a J frame, which is more and more often the last couple of years, it is at 3:30 in a Don Hume JTI. For a quick jaunt maybe drop it in the pocket no holster. JMHO pockets, especially jeans pockets are for derringers, Zippo's, slip-joint pocketknives, and change.

 

[murphydog]

Back at the time of the start of this five year old thread () I may have been pocket carrying a J frame. With large enough pockets, a 10-13 shot micro sized 9 mm is just as easy to carry.

 

[Guevera]

Honestly? I gave up on the platform..there are just too many options that are just as easy to conceal and carry, like this Beretta 85.

https://i.imgur.com/5gfAumB.jpg

 

[heeter3]

I pocket carry 95% of the time here in Az,always in cargo shorts and always with a speed loader.I rotate between a 442,36 2in,36 3in,detective special and an old cobra.All except the 3 in 36 ride in desantis nemesis's pocket holsters and the 3 in goes in a generic.All carry very discreetly and all are easy to get to.The 442 is the easiest to carry and the 3 in 36 is the most challenging.

 

[michpatriot]

Well..still carrying the same 340PD everyday in the pocket same as when I first replied to this post years ago.. other than the honest wear and a tritium front sight and a few different holsters, its in the pocket all day every day.

 

[FLJoe]

I pocket carry a 642 all day, nearly every day, in a Desantis Nemesis. The only time it's not in my pocket is if I'm doing something where I'm likely to sweat a lot (yard work in Florida summer, for example) in which case it's on my belt in a Fobus. The only other time is if I'm driving a long distance, and am dressed in a way I can conceal it on my belt in a leather OWB holster.

 

[jack the toad]

Do You Pocket Carry Your J Frame Daily?
Yes, M642 in a Mika pocket (right rear).

 

[haywood]

Good to see this old thread still going. I am still carrying at least one of these J-Frames in my pocket daily, no matter what is on my waist.

 

[10Mad]

I did all summer wearing cargo shorts. Now that it’s jeans weather I’m finding it hard to do. My normal Wranglers don’t seem to be conducive for pocket carry. JIT slide is getting more use now.