lets see your in car setup

[evnash]

just curious to see how you guys carry in your car.

I used an old belt clip holster and figured i could just clip in on the map pocket. I covered the metal clip in black felt as to not cut the vinyl. My acuras map pocket fold out so its easy to just reach for the gun and pull it and flip the map pocket out in one motion.

(stuck the glock in there as a test, XD fits as well)

I have 30% tint on my car so it would be hard to see it anyway but if you did lean up to the window for a look you wouldnt see much.

(view from the pass. window)

 

[mgjohn]

 

[The Big D]

just curious to see how you guys carry in your car.

I used an old belt clip holster and figured i could just clip in on the map pocket. I covered the metal clip in black felt as to not cut the vinyl. My acuras map pocket fold out so its easy to just reach for the gun and pull it and flip the map pocket out in one motion.

(stuck the glock in there as a test, XD fits as well)

I have 30% tint on my car so it would be hard to see it anyway but if you did lean up to the window for a look you wouldnt see much.

(view from the pass. window)

Real bad idea. (The 30% tint, too.)

Guns belong on one's person. No reason whatsover to have one "attached" to a car part. Nothing good can happen/be associated with such a set up. Don't believe me? Google "Firefight."

Be safe.

 

[flop-shank]

My weakside front pocket gun goes under my left leg while driving for a right hand draw.

A gun situated for left hand use such as in post #1 is slow defending the driver's side. The driver should use the gun right handed. When I'm a passenger I put the gun under my right leg and use the gun left handed.

 

[USAF385]

My in car setup: in the holster. I always keep my carry gun on me. I'll rearrange the holster as needed, but I never take it off.

 

[mlk18]

Actually, I follow the same procedures as USAF385.

 

[NE450No2]

Also with your gun in the door pocket, if you are say carjacked, or for any reason the threat is at your drivers door, you will most likely lean away from the window, thus leaning away from your gun.

And if you door is jerked open, then the gun will be father from you still.

If you think you might need to access your handgun while driving, look into holsters designed and sold as Anti carjacking rigs.

Usually they mount crossdraw in the very front of your body. They are designed to fit over your belt with out undooing your belt.

When you get in the vehicle you ut the holster on hyour belt then remove your handgun from its regular holster and put it in the car jacking rig.

Before you exit the vehicle you put your gun back in your normal carry rig and remove the holster.

Sounds like a Pain in the .... But it is the most secure way to carry a gun, seated, behind a steering wheel, while driving, and be able to access your gun.

For American left hand drive vehicles, even if I was left handed I would want a right handers cross draw rig. That way when you draw the gun it is facing the drivers door, or you can just "swing" over to the other side of the vehicle.

 

[sipowicz]

 

[Pasifikawv]

I leave it in my holster - strong side carry. I just make sure that my jacket is cleared (above the seat belt, not trapped under it) so I can present my firearm in a hurry if need be.

 

[38-44HD45]

I leave it in my holster - strong side carry. I just make sure that my jacket is cleared (above the seat belt, not trapped under it) so I can present my firearm in a hurry if need be.

That's the right way to do it. Remember, drive or draw, not both! Clint said so, so it's gotta be right!

 

[oldman45]

The holster worn on the side is my way of carry.

Side note: The FBI discourages agents from holding a handgun under the leg while in a vehicle as it will go flying loose in the event of a moderate impact and may not be readily located later, if needed.

 

[flop-shank]

Side note: The FBI discourages agents from holding a handgun under the leg while in a vehicle as it will go flying loose in the event of a moderate impact and may not be readily located later, if needed.

It would take a heck of a hit, in which case that's what BUGs are for.

 

[oldman45]

It would take a heck of a hit, in which case that's what BUGs are for.

If you read the story of the now famous Miami shootout that left several FBI agents dead or crippled, you will find that two of the agents lost their guns in this exact fashion.

As with seat belt ads, the weight of something multiplies with force. A 10mph barrier impact can cause a gun to fly from under a leg. I saw a Nissan this week that was involved in a 15mph crash and the impact knocked the radio totally out of the dash.

 

[bnkrtstk]

I have one on each side of the front seats. One is my holster the other is in my wife's. Sometimes when we go to dinner with friends there are guns in the back seat too.

When I started carrying I thought of ways to access my pistol quickly, I tried the map pocket but couldn't reach it in a hurry, under my leg but it jarred loose on a Philadelphia pothole, it moved too much in the center console. Then a friend of mine was carjacked. He used to unholster and put the pistol on the tray of his center console. Needless to say he didn't have time to get to it. Lucky for him the offender decided to carjack him as an unmarked police car was sitting behind him at a stoplight.

Ever since then I keep it holstered, and practiced drawing from the driver's seat.

 

[flop-shank]

If you read the story of the now famous Miami shootout that left several FBI agents dead or crippled, you will find that two of the agents lost their guns in this exact fashion.

Oldman, my understanding is that they had the gun sitting on the seat next to them, but I could be wrong.

As with seat belt ads, the weight of something multiplies with force. A 10mph barrier impact can cause a gun to fly from under a leg. I saw a Nissan this week that was involved in a 15mph crash and the impact knocked the radio totally out of the dash.

Add this to the list or reasons for multi-gun carry I posted in another thread. I realize that in the event of a serious crash the gun can be lost, even from under the leg. Usually my "under the leg" gun is a snubby or P3AT. If it's lost in a collision, as often as not my second gun is a 5" N frame, so it's not likely I'll be left with less gun. All that said, since I'm not a cop, a car crash would probably be a routine accident and a firearm not needed.

I don't like putting a gun in a car holster primarily because I'm often juggling different task as I exit a vehicle and the under the leg gun has proven unforgetable. I also drive a company vehicle sometimes, so a holster, or forgetting the gun are definately not any kind of an option when using that vehicle and I need a system that puts the gun in the same place every time. Yes it is not a perfect system, but there is nothing else that I've found that is as workable. All of our lives and circumstances are different, so what works best for me might not for you.

 

[sipowicz]

MY dad has carried a Colt DS for past 55 years and as far back as I could remember, he always had it on his person...I intend to keep following in that tradition.

 

[Dregg]

If I go on a long trip, i'll opt for an ankle carry rig for my J-frame. The gun is very close to your hand due to the way you sit in a car.
Sometimes i'll wedge my Sig 239 between the drivers seat and center console when it's holstered in a IWB holster. The gun is pretty damn secure in that location in my car.

 

[George W]

The cupholder on top of the center console works for me.

 

[oldman45]

One of the things my instructor suggested I do back in the late 60's has stuck with me. He said to leave the gun in a holster but practice drawing from the holster when certain ques are given. For me, it was each time the name of my city was mentioned on the radio while I was sitting in the car. It helped me be ready for action many times. I spend a lot of time sitting in a car today and I still watch the rear mirrors (all three of them) and still practice drawing on que.

Yes, the odds of needing two guns is rare, even for police officers. The odds of having one stolen is higher. Examples: Back about 1969, a police officer had a wreck chasing a DWI driver. He was fatally injured and someone that was on the scene early own got his badge and gun. Three years ago, a man in the local area was a legal holder of a CCW. He was walking across the street when a left turning motorist struck him. His gun was never recovered and it was a nice brand and type. He never went under and still does not know when he lost the gun.

There are many things that can happen to someone such as heart attacks, MVA or other things. It is better to lose one gun that two. This also applies to added guns in vehicles as well. After an accident, the car is inventoried on the report but the trunk is not opened. Wrecking yards are not responsible for what is lost on their property.

On the back of my DL is a notation that should something happen to me, my gun should be seized and released to one of two named PD officers or one of two named Troopers. I do not even trust all those in law enforcement. Many are those I do not want to go through a door with and if I have to do such, I want in the back of them.

 

[Hotcoley]

I live in rural PA and very close to the NY state border. I do most of my shopping in New York state and unfortunately cannot take my firearm across state lines. My only defense is my awareness of surrondings, a knife in my pocket, and some pepper spray.