Does anyone Pocket carry the Shield?

[Arizona Gunner]

I pocket carry the Shield in a DeSantis Nemesis in Dockers or the pockets for most of my dress pants with no problem at all... a few dress pants don't have a large enough pocket and then it's back to my LCP in a Nemesis. 6'4", 220, pants 40x34.

 

[Shielded]

I can do pocket carry, but in my jeans I think it prints pretty bad. So I found my Don Hume IWB holster that fits my Glock 33 & it worked. It wasn't perfect, but it rode with me all day today & felt fairly decent.

 

[dts]

I pocket carry the Shield in a Desantis PM-9 holster. I restitched the trigger guard area. It works fine!

People differ in their pistol weight tolerances. I carry a Ed Brown KC on my hip and the Shield in a pocket. The Shield IS a pocket pistol for many of us.

I've pocket carried for 20 years and during that time I've carried a S&W Bodyguard J-frame, Kahr PM-9 and now the Shield. To me, the Shield is a better pistol for the pocket than a PM-9. The Shield is just as quick, more controllable, and it's only 3 onces heavier.

 

[TACC1]

Pocket carry of a 642 works great for me. One day is all it
took to get used to it. That's in one of Mika's creations.
I've also used a DeSantis Nemesis for a Sig P230/Sccy PX-2.
Don't know how close those two come to a Shield, but after
a day of carry, they feel like they belong there.
Maybe Mika will make some pocket holsters for the Shield.
Can't get much better than that, IMHO, TACC1.

 

[Houdini1953]

Being a small man at 140-145 lbs and 5'6" and some one who refuses to wear droopy attire for my weapon I either use a Black IWB or when I have the funds a MTAC from Comp-Tac or the other option is what you see me wearing today which a Black Hawk OWB small of back with a strange cant for about 50 dollars at most LGS's

Now this might be the strangest cant of a pistol it is comfortable in a chair or while driving and is out of the way of pockets and the plus is that you can draw with a natural draw and reholstering is simple, I am still breaking in but I like it a lot and will use it in the morning to work with a cover garment and leave it where it is on my pants (it is a belt holster)!

 

[Will41]

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That looks similar to my DM Bullard holster for my FS. It was not comfortable driving.

I have pocket carried a 642 for a few years in a Mika holster. The Nemesis that I used did not hold up.

In the last couple of weeks, I started to carry my M&P 9mm compact IWB with a Remora holster. I love it.

Sometimes, I carry both. If I have to disarm, I like pocket carry better. I can just put it in the glove box.

I tried to pocket carry the compact in a Desantis Nemesis, but the holster would not stay in my pocket. So, I returned the holster.

 

[Snowman555]

I use a clipdraw and a trigger gard when I carry my sheld . Front pocket or on my belt. Can't see it and it doesn't print. It's my backup.

 

[seldon14]

It works in my lapg or similar pants, but not well in my jeans. The jeans comfortably carry a model 60 though. When in a pocket they are in Boraii pocket holsters. I've tried DeSantis, Blackhawk, and several leather options, the Boraii crushes them in concealment/bulk, retention, and positive release on draw.

 

[Real Old Navy]

50/50 Depends on what I'm wearing, where I'm going, what I'm doing.

 

[hotairjones]

I've got a 9mm Shield, and a G43. No way could I comfortably carry either of these in a pocket. I do have a Ruger LCP and a S&W 340PD airweight that I carry in front pocket of jeans or slacks.

 

[Mildew]

The thinnest pocket holster available is by Blue Force Gear. They have a pocket holster for the Shield (but it's too small for the .45 Shield).

 

[Univibe]

Only way I carry it!

 

[markmiela]

Mine is on my belt I think it is to big for a packet carry. It is in a Tommy Theis kydex iwb holster.

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[kgpcr]

I pocket carry my Shield .40 all the time! I love that gun!

 

[TMan51]

Its not really meant for pocket carry unless you have really big pockets.

I'm thinking, maybe, Captain Kangaroo pockets Or a really big guy with big pockets.

Just came home with a, (new to me), Shield. $279, I couldn't see any wear when I pulled it apart. (The local gun shop is owned by a club member).

I'm not into skinny jeans, and at 5'9"/185lbs, even the relaxed fit jeans are not compatible with pocket carry with my M60, M637 or the Shield. I have a .380 Bodyguard for that. The shield does seem to be a perfect fit for a IWB holster. I snagged a Uncle Mikes for that until I find the perfect option.

 

[swsig]

Okay, if everyone wants to revive this 7-year old zombie thread, I'll join in. I have three M&P semi-autos, a Shield 9, a Shield 45, and a 40 compact. I can pocket carry each of them with no difficulty. The best thing is that I only need a single holster, a DeSantis Nemesis. It's configured to fit all three.

 

[peterGun]

I'm thinking, maybe, Captain Kangaroo pockets Or a really big guy with big pockets.



Just came home with a, (new to me), Shield. $279, I couldn't see any wear when I pulled it apart. (The local gun shop is owned by a club member).



I'm not into skinny jeans, and at 5'9"/185lbs, even the relaxed fit jeans are not compatible with pocket carry with my M60, M637 or the Shield. I have a .380 Bodyguard for that. The shield does seem to be a perfect fit for a IWB holster. I snagged a Uncle Mikes for that until I find the perfect option.

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[shell627]

I sometimes pocket carry a shield with a Mika pocket holster.

 

[jrclen]

Yes I do. In a Desantis pocket holster. I also carry my Bodygard in a Desantis pocket holster. No problem at all carrying either one in my pocket.

 

[Snowman555]

I have the clipdraw on my sheld. With the trigger guard. Very nice in my pocket, the trigger gard has a string attached and you Lupe it around your Belt, when you draw it out the trigger gard come off .