Hanging a revolver in a gunbelt/holster for ready access

[SuzieQ]

I considered shoulder holster, but they seem a bit fussy.

 

[ContinentalOp]

I considered shoulder holster, but they seem a bit fussy.

I played around with one several years ago. Not a good one, though. I think it was Uncle Mike's. It does take some fiddling and adjusting, but I think once you've got it adjusted it's just a matter of slipping it on. Mine was for my Beretta 92FS, and although I never went out and about with it (CC was a no-no except for the wealthy and well-connected where I lived at the time), it was reasonably comfortable. I keep playing with the idea of getting a better one to experiment with (the Kramer one is appealing), but it's pretty much down near the bottom of my list of priorities right now.

 

[jaguargolf]

I have my 5" 686+ in a cross draw/chest/ shoulder holster that I hang on a peg in my office when in the house, or in the shed when I'm working in my woods behind the house. I wear it when I hike with the dogs every morning. It will pretty much point muzzle down if my binoculars are adjusted out of the way. It's very easy to get on and off. Love the 686's

 

[lihpster]

I've used a couple of inexpensive shoulder holsters for woods guns. They worked okay if you had pants and a belt to secure them to, but if they were just hanging they flopped and were difficult to draw and reholster. For a bump in the night gun, a holster and pistol belt are better in my opinion. If need be I can strap it on naked. And if you do use it naked and you find out that noise you heard was your drunk buddy and his wife trying to play a prank on you, you can slide the holster over to conceal your "back up gun". Don't ask me how I know.

 

[BAM-BAM]

"inexpensive shoulder holster" = junk

An X-15 or Miami Vice can slip on like a vest or jacket ........ the MV style give you a gun and 2 spare mags....................and hands free..............

 

[3rdgeargrndrr]

One could perhaps keep the said belt , with a flashlight, zip ties and a leatherman in a dresser drawer.
One could possibly use a Police issue belt with snap closure which are very sturdy and very easy to put on in case of things that go bump in the night.
Pure speculation of course

 

[Damol]

I live in the country, and when things go bump in the night I grab a shotgun.

 

[ken158]

First, you should not store a handgun in a leather holster... your finish can be affected. Next, get one of those gun magnets several places are selling and mount it where you would have hung the gun. That way you can point the muzzle in any direction that is preferred. You can still hang your gun belt / holster close should you want to go mobile.

 

[bondjamesbond]

1860 colt army

my family thinks I have a boot problem because I have 12 pairs,

 

[Groo01]

Groo here
Try this on for size
If this is a quick access rig, use a cross body strap[like a bandoleer]
or a chest holster.
I have one from a Australia saddle company made to take most any
belt holster.
Just throw it over your head and drape it across the chest.
the trick is the strap has a 1/2 twist in it that allows the strap and holster to lie flat

 

[Old cop]

I keep my old duty belt w/a holster, double mag pouch & cuffs, on a hook on the back of my bedroom closet door. The M&P 9Compact is loaded in the safe, close by.