Interesting attire choice for concealed carry...

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I'm not trying to be too judgmental here, but I found this individual's choice of attire to be interesting to say the least..... Perhaps those new to concealed carry can take something away from this.

I stopped by the gun shop today for some browsing. Not too long after I arrived, some guys came walking in and went over to the AR accessories. Almost as soon as they walked in, I heard one proclaim "Yeah I'm carrying an xyz gun" (the actual gun name was muffled).

As he said this, my eyes drifted over and I immediately saw the gun printed obviously on his hip. No, that's not what my thread title is about. Yeah I make sure to never print but if you don't care, that's fine.

Soon after, however, anyone could have seen he was carrying because as started to move around, his gun was exposed. Over and over again. OC is legal so there's no issue there.

He kept adjusting the gun and pulling his shirt back over it. I don't think a minute went by that his hand didn't go to his gun. At one point, he was squatted down right next to me with the gun exposed. It was in an Alien Gear holster, so I easily could have had possession of the gun in less than a second.

My observations on this....Mainly a poor shirt choice. His shirt was too short and possibly didn't have enough room around the waist. Carrying a larger handgun IWB at 4:00 generally requires a shirt with more room, if not for eliminating printing than at least to keep it covered.

All also, a better belt. His pants were nearly hanging off on his right side. This probably contributed to the constant exposures. Getting it through all the loops is an added bonus.

The other thing was he was very loud and animated.... really drew attention to himself. I'm wondering if he was perhaps new to concealed carry.

Here's a picture I snuck while pretending to be on the phone...
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Finding the right rig for your body type and the right attire to conceal (if you desire to conceal) is a bit of trial and error, but it's not difficult.

I would guess the man in the photograph doesn't have a lot of self discipline and does things half-donkey.
 
Best case scenario - someone he knows and respects tells him about his (un)CC situation and he fixes it. Any LE officer would do as well.

Worst case - see the recent news story about the (large national retailer) bathroom incident, where a handgun was stolen from the carrier.
 
Looks like a poor belt choice, something heavy in the lower pocket on the right side maybe pulling the pants down some, and a poor choice in shirts. But if OC is legal...

My guess would be a person new to CC. To each their own I guess.
 
I would have been tempted to ask homeboy how long he's been open carrying.
 
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That's okay, all the bad guys will be focused on him while you either sneak away or save the day, your choice.:D
 
The hell with his gun hanging out. Someone needs to do that boy a big favor and let him know that anyone with legs as skinny as his should never be seen in public in shorts.

Anyone want to bet he's got on black shoes and socks.
 
Looking at the pic again. ..it's not the shirt that's wrong, it's the belt. Pants are way too low. That looks like a 1911 and should be 5 inches higher or so, going into his waist where it narrows. That way the shirt would be fine
 
Yup. That belt's way too skimpy to properly support a sidearm that heavy. A longer, looser shirt would also probably help.

Hopefully, he doesn't learn about his mistakes the hard way.
 
You can tell by the way that the belt itself is sagging that the belt is an ordinary belt and not a "gun belt".
Real gun belts are stiffer, and if simply fitted correctly, they won't allow the rig to pull you pants down on one side like that.

The guy is a dufus, plain and simple, and I doubt if he carries for self defense. He's probably more into self-aggrandizing than anything else.
 
His goal was for every one in the vicinity to know that he's carrying. ;) Before the gun was visible he'd already made that obvious with his statement.

Most likelly he is new to ccw, and I'll wager that in a year or less he won't be carrying that full size gun either.
 
i1afli said:
He needs to hike those pants and cinch that belt a few notches.
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Yup. Even a "regular" belt will do a better job than that if you get it up around your waist and cinch it up enough that it can't slide down over your pelvis.

Obviously a noob - and an immature one at that to be sure. Some people just have to run around "screaming look at me!" all the time.
 
IT'S A MEDICAL CONDITION.

White boy booty (AKA no booty). I suffer from it myself. At 300#'s ya think there would be something back there to help hold your pants up. Suspenders and or thumbtacks required. You can bet Nicki Minaj don't have that problem. Add to the fact that belts are rarely worn around the belly button anymore, and I now wear a belt about as often as I did a tie. If you are gonna wear a belt make it a good/stiff one. A pancake type owb at appendix position with the holster outside of the pants but the belt threaded on the outside of the holster holds it close to the body, the holster is sandwiched between the belt & pants. Ya gotta get creative when Mother nature throws you some curves.
 
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He may be doing his Wallyworld walk at the gunstore.
 
Depending on what jurisdictional your in here in the peoples republic of NY you could get in a lot of trouble.

Yes I know the OPs story concerns a gun shop, but showing on the street or in a business could end up with you losing your hard to get permit. I noted this in another thread a few days ago on here!

There are only 3 places in my state I open carry or get no concerned about if I might be printing a bit. My own property, a gun club or afield.

When going out I work hard at doing a very good concealment of whatever it is I'm carrying. I used a full sized 1911 for years and have used a Jay frame (Model 60) and a PPK type for many yeas also but have experimented with a gun as big as a 29 4'' and keep well hidden.

We have many people in this state that plainly stated hate guns and if they see something will call the police. They have been doing this since I was a kid and now with cell phones they can and will call you in fast.

So a smart person here learns to carry well and lose the self conscious thing about reassuring yourself often that yes your gun is secure and on you.
 
Protected One said:
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Most likelly he is new to ccw, and I'll wager that in a year or less he won't be carrying that full size gun either.
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+1 I know people do it, probably some reading this who will roll their eyes, but lugging that size gun around gets old fast. Particularly if you don't have the right rig. Before long all his friends will have seen his cool big gun and he'll quit bothering to bring it out with him.
 
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