Farmer Carry

[roundgun]

I IWB when farming not to conceal but having my shirt tucked in over the gun keeps it free of dirt, grease, and getting hung up on machinery. I end up ruining work shirts due to the butt off my gun wearing small holes in them. I have also trashed a few holsters by standing up and getting the butt caught on tire treads. I balance out the weight on my belt by OWBing a pair of pliers and flashlight on my weak hand side. My kids call it my "nerd belt", but I refuse to be shamed by it.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

Eminently sensible methinks.

 

[Onomea]

I've heard of the fireman carry, but the farmer carry was a new one on me!

 

[John F.]

I once read of a .32 S&W HE for sale that had belonged to the seller's
grandfather. IIRC, it was an I-frame with a 3" barrel. I do recall it wasn't a snubbie. He said his grandfather, a farmer, carried it every day in the chest pocket of his overalls. Sounded very practical to me!
John

 

[LostintheOzone]

I thought farming was pretty safe without a carry. If I was a farmer and had a need to carry I would just put a carbine in the tractor or ATV and remove it when I was finished. Working with a side arm strapped is a PIA when a carbine can be a few seconds away.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I thought farming was pretty safe without a carry. If I was a farmer and had a need to carry I would just put a carbine in the tractor or ATV and remove it when I was finished. Working with a side arm strapped is a PIA when a carbine can be a few seconds away.

Not a PIA. I farm. I wear a variety of handguns. A holster that holds the gun gun close to the body works for me. And it doesn't get in the way. Never know when you might run up on a rattler or coyote. It' a gun of opportunity. Best shot I ever made while on the tractor was a crow at about 70 yards in my corn. He lit and I stopped an propped my 2" mdl. 63 across the steering wheel. At the shot he fell over.......Best shot I ever made with a 2" .22.

 

[roundgun]

SC Hunter, I have also have ran into several rattlers as well as rabid skunks. Some meth heads slow rolled me at 10:00 pm one night while I was running a tractor. Where I'm at it's gonna be a least 20 min before back up/ambulance will show up.


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[Birdhunter6]

That makes perfect sense to me. No longer farming myself but on and off tractor, skid loader and utv daily doing maintenance and management of 200 acre family farm.

EDC is a 640P in a pocket holster strong side hip pocket. Slow, but secure, well concealed, comfortable and ALWAYS there for working around the farm and quick trips to the village for groceries, hardware store, tractor parts etc.

When I am required to go into the city I carry a G43X IWB and the 640P moves over to the support side hip pocket as a bug.

 

[tops]

I thought farming was pretty safe without a carry. If I was a farmer and had a need to carry I would just put a carbine in the tractor or ATV and remove it when I was finished. Working with a side arm strapped is a PIA when a carbine can be a few seconds away.

I carry a 4 in. M19 OWB and it's not any trouble. One day a group of people drove up on me and wanted me to give them some gas. Another day a person got in the truck that was parked about 200 yds. from me but when I started toward the truck they jumped out and ran. Both days that M19 was mighty comforting. There are also varmints that are not conducive for farming and even though there is a 30-06 in a rack on the tractor sometimes there's not time enough to get it out of the rack. Larry

 

[LostintheOzone]

I know a farmer in E WA. that carries an AR in his PU and on his tractors. It's pretty beat up and has no optics. Says he doesn't need them.

I suppose a sidearm of some sort would be handier but my preference would be a carbine when the shooting starts. I suck past 15 yds with a pistol. I can ring steel at 200 yds using nothing but iron sights on a carbine. I like the range advantage.

I suppose it's what you're comfortable with.

 

[Echo40]

I entered this thread thinking of Elmer Keith, that like him, you were going to be carrying a pair of Single Action Army Revolvers or maybe S&W Model 29s.

Come to think of it, that would probably be a great way to keep the carry weight of your belt balanced, and it would look stylish too!
Seriously, get yourself a pair of cheap SAA Clones that you won't lose any sleep over getting dirty/scratched up, then carry those around the farm looking like a proper cowboy!

 

[Doug M.]

I thought farming was pretty safe without a carry. If I was a farmer and had a need to carry I would just put a carbine in the tractor or ATV and remove it when I was finished. Working with a side arm strapped is a PIA when a carbine can be a few seconds away.

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1) One cannot assume that any occupation or location is "safe" without being armed. This is a fatal flaw in the thought process.
2) "A few seconds" is far too long when one needs a firearm. The research from the folks at WSU indicates that .25 second is a potentially fatal delay when it is appropriate to shoot.
3) One carries a pistol because it is convenient and does not have any specific reason to expect a problem. As Clint Smith says, one carries because it is comforting, not because it is comfortable.
4) If there is reason to expect a problem and you can't be somewhere else, that's when you need a rifle.

 

[Tennessee Cattleman]

I farm and raise cattle. Usually carry a 2" revolver just in case if needed, under a jacket if cool enough, but outside of my tucked in shirt. Usually rides in a cheap cordura nylon, thumb-break Barsony holster (cheaply replaced). When fencing or in brush country gun usually rides in a leather flap holster and when in the tractor for extended periods it's usually in a pelican case, still in a holster in case it needs to be carried. Carrying a handgun on a remote farm is just good business, we deal with all kinds of varmints and predators.

 

[teletech]

I could just click "like" but I just have to say I love that somebody just went with the "it's an American tradition and it deserves to be embraced and honored" angle of the thing, even if or perhaps especially because it's a little ridiculous. Well done that man!

A big ol' leather flap holster is surprisingly practical for keeping your iron handy yet fairly well protected.

I entered this thread thinking of Elmer Keith, that like him, you were going to be carrying a pair of Single Action Army Revolvers or maybe S&W Model 29s.

Come to think of it, that would probably be a great way to keep the carry weight of your belt balanced, and it would look stylish too!
Seriously, get yourself a pair of cheap SAA Clones that you won't lose any sleep over getting dirty/scratched up, then carry those around the farm looking like a proper cowboy!

 

[SAFireman]

NAA 22 Mag (or 22 LR) in the front top pocket of the coveralls. A 38/357 mag J frame in front pocket. 22 Mag, 30-30, 308, or 30-06 in the truck (and sometimes a 12 ga just for fun).

Not much of a farmer, but still have to help cut & rake hay, fix fence, chase cows, and occasionally repair a cattle guard.

ETA - When it is actually cold, I carry the 38/357 in the inside wallet pocket of my Carhartt Jacket.

 

[Trooper224]

I thought farming was pretty safe without a carry. If I was a farmer and had a need to carry I would just put a carbine in the tractor or ATV and remove it when I was finished. Working with a side arm strapped is a PIA when a carbine can be a few seconds away.

Apparently you've never spent any time in agricultural regions.

 

[max503]

I thought farming was pretty safe without a carry. If I was a farmer and had a need to carry I would just put a carbine in the tractor or ATV and remove it when I was finished. Working with a side arm strapped is a PIA when a carbine can be a few seconds away.

What if you need it unexpectedly? I once came across two snakes in the outhouse.

 

[tops]

What if you need it unexpectedly? I once came across two snakes in the outhouse.

Then you didn't need the outhouse. Larry

 

[LostintheOzone]

Apparently you've never spent any time in agricultural regions.

I grew up on a farm in AZ in the 60's. Does that count?

I know, that was in a different galaxy a long time ago.

 

[Claymore33]

Ranch Carry

I carry Les Baer 1911 .45 cal in OWB on tractor and horseback
unless I am carrying MOD 29 in flapper cowboy rig. we have wild hogs, wild dogs and occasional trespassers/poachers.