J frame high rise

[flhr95]

Do they make a high rise OWB holster for the j frame 442 so you don't have to wear really long T shirts.

 

[NCBeagle]

I have definitely seen high riding J frame holsters. Galco probably makes one. Yup, quick Google search led me here: Silhouette High Ride Belt Holster

 

[shawn mccarver]

I don't know, but my thought is that J Frames go in pocket holsters, never on the belt. That said, I think the holster used by Andy in NYPD Blue to carry his two-inch Model 36 rode very high. In case you did not watch the show, Andy is on the left.

 

[pasound]

David Caruso's holster is not low, either. John Kelly in NYPD Blue.

 

[rednichols]

I don't know, but my thought is that J Frames go in pocket holsters, never on the belt. That said, I think the holster used by Andy in NYPD Blue to carry his two-inch Model 36 rode very high. In case you did not watch the show, Andy is on the left.

Curious viewpoint! High riding J frames are as old as J frames, here's the owner of Evaluator Ltd's baby 36, one of the very first ever, in her Berns-Martin 'Lightning' belt holster (cprrection, hers is the Triple Draw with buckles to attach a shoulder harness). March 1951 for her revolver. Another 36 is shown in her holster which is in turnerriver's collection, the revolver itself is owned by another forum member.

 

[turnerriver]

Flora Van Orden’s Chiefs Special holster has been reunited with her revolver, the collector who has her revolver now owns her holster too.
She could have attached her holster to a cotton webbing shoulder strap with the brass buckles but reportedly wore it on her belt. I’ve heard at least one story of her entertaining a visiting FBI agent with her skill.
Here is the Berns-Martin I ordered when I was 16.

Regards,

 

[cmansguns]

S&W J Frame demands genuine S&W leather

Nothing like genuine OEM leather for the gun/leather rig! This one was made by S&W when they had their Lillington, North Carolina factory.

I don't know the year, but I believe the factory was sold to G & G who continued making leather for S&W but branded with their own logo.

You Members who are leather experts can correct me if my above statements are not correct.

This holster has ridden high on my Galco very stiff black gun belt for many, many years with M36, M-60, and M-637-2, at 4 o'clock.

EDC replaced with M&P 2.0 Compact in Kydex a couple years ago, but "ol standby" could still perform duty anytime, anywhere.

 

[Buford57]

A Roy Baker pancake rides high, if you can find one. Mine is not for sale.

 

[rednichols]

Flora Van Orden’s Chiefs Special holster has been reunited with her revolver, the collector who has her revolver now owns her holster too.
She could have attached her holster to a cotton webbing shoulder strap with the brass buckles but reportedly wore it on her belt. I’ve heard at least one story of her entertaining a visiting FBI agent with her skill.
Here is the Berns-Martin I ordered when I was 16.

Regards,

Thanks John, I corrected my post! Hers indeed is a Triple Draw not a Lightning. Still, worn high on the belt with the cylinder coplanar with the belt's width, which is ideal for balance of a revolver.

 

[chief38]

Even when using a high rise holster, it's good to have a bit more T shirt length as insurance that Roscoe won't peek out. There are times you will raise your arms over your head, pick something up from the floor, etc and a little extra length and bagginess is not really a bad thing. When toting, we can not always dress like a fashion designers drawing with tight clothing.

I was a businessman living most of my adult life in the liberal antigun Northeast part of the Country. I carried every day (legally of course) and to the best of my knowledge, no person ever spotted me carrying - at least that I am aware of. I always made sure to wear clothing that would insure it. Pocket carry is excellent for said purposes and for 40+ years I carried a M60 J frame in pockets, angle holsters and OWB holsters when wearing a suit or sports jacket. Shoulder holsters were never my thing as I always found them extremely uncomfortable and precluded me from removing a jacket when hot.

 

[Faulkner]

This OWB pancake from Lobo Gun Leather rides plenty high to be covered by an untucked shirt.

 

[Malysh]

Curious viewpoint! High riding J frames are as old as J frames, here's the owner of Evaluator Ltd's baby 36, one of the very first ever, in her Berns-Martin 'Lightning' belt holster (cprrection, hers is the Triple Draw with buckles to attach a shoulder harness). March 1951 for her revolver. Another 36 is shown in her holster which is in turnerriver's collection, the revolver itself is owned by another forum member.

Since the Chief's Special is that early, the hammer was replaced at some time.

 

[hardluk1]

Why a OWB as it will never conceal as well as a many IWB or Aiwb holsters . I can conceal a lw commander under a relaxed fit Carhartt tshirt that fits well and I not a slim guy . I'm 5-9 and a fuzz and 210 . I carry at 3:00 wearing a very adjustable hybrid holster thats 18 years old but also have the same companies newer design hybrid for a m&p full size .

Just know that picking a holster that fills your needs well can be far harder than picking a handgun to carry and why most old CC folks have at least a small box of trial and error holsters . Good luck ! Nope I will not give you a name of the company .

 

[WCCPHD]

Nothing like genuine OEM leather for the gun/leather rig! This one was made by S&W when they had their Lillington, North Carolina factory.

I don't know the year, but I believe the factory was sold to G & G who continued making leather for S&W but branded with their own logo.

You Members who are leather experts can correct me if my above statements are not correct.

This holster has ridden high on my Galco very stiff black gun belt for many, many years with M36, M-60, and M-637-2, at 4 o'clock.

EDC replaced with M&P 2.0 Compact in Kydex a couple years ago, but "ol standby" could still perform duty anytime, anywhere.

Gould and Goodrich (G&G) is still open for business in Lillington, NC. Bob Gould sold it several years ago. It is now owned by Point Blank Enterprises.

If they make revolver holsters, I can't find them on their website. They may still make them and I'm just not good enough at navigating the website to find them.

 

[CH4]

For when I OWB, I find that the Galco Combat Master and Concealable ride plenty high to keep a 2” barrel from peaking out. However, 99% of the time I carry in a shoulder rig - can’t get a much higher ride than that. A light Hawaiian type shirt works great.

 

[dirty & hairy]

The Ritchie Leather Co. Inc. vertical speed scabbard is a really nice unit for j-frames. High and tight.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

I don't know, but my thought is that J Frames go in pocket holsters, never on the belt. That said, I think the holster used by Andy in NYPD Blue to carry his two-inch Model 36 rode very high. In case you did not watch the show, Andy is on the left.

For Uniformed Officers it went in the pocket as a BUG. Detectives wore it on the belt. Detectives sometimes carried two revolvers back when only revolvers were approved.

 

[heeter3]

flhr95 Don Humes 721 might work for you.

 

[BC38]

...99% of the time I carry in a shoulder rig - can’t get a much higher ride than that. A light Hawaiian type shirt works great.

I envy you. I have yet to find a shoulder rig that fits my body shape - and I've tried a BUNCH of them.
I'm VERY barrel-chested - and by that I mean my chest is almost as "deep" as it is wide.
That means my shoulders are relatively narrow, compared to the width of my chest and hips.
For you lucky guys with the classic "wedge" shape - shoulders wider than hips and a chest that is significantly wider than it is deep, a shoulder rig works.
For guys built like me - not so much.

 

[stansdds]

I envy you. I have yet to find a shoulder rig that fits my body shape - and I've tried a BUNCH of them.
I'm VERY barrel-chested - and by that I mean my chest is almost as "deep" as it is wide.
That means my shoulders are relatively narrow, compared to the width of my chest and hips.
For you lucky guys with the classic "wedge" shape - shoulders wider than hips and a chest that is significantly wider than it is deep, a shoulder rig works.
For guys built like me - not so much.

You are not the only one. I am somewhat barrel-chested and I have found that strong side, belt carry is the most convenient and fastest access form of carry.