USAF385
US Veteran
Let's say it was her first "real" outing while carrying. She's carried outside while walking the dog, and had twice carried when going over to her aunts to dog sit.... but never in public.
Some back story:
I had spent a few years with my wife in her search for a carry gun.
The first gun she got was a gift from her dad... a Bersa .380. She fired it once, didn't like it, and ended up giving it back to her dad. Since he got it for her as a gift, he gave her the money for it so she could get something else.
A Walther P22 was the replacement. It fired OK, never reliable enough in my opinion, but was too large for her to carry so it sat in her drawer.
When we got married, the gun still sat in her drawer, but at least there were other more reliable and potent options for her to grab in an emergency. But she still had no good carry option.
She tried my LCP and BG380... liked the size but hated the triggers. She didn't want a revolver.
Finally one day she came shooting with me and brought her Walther. Too many issues. Mostly with feeding. She decided then that she might as well get rid of the Walther since it was so unreliable.
By this time I knew what she wanted, so I was able to make some suggestions. She liked my Sig P938, and was very interested to learn they had the p238 in .380.
When she said she wanted a Rainbow Titanium P238, I had one for her within the week.
She shot it, liked it, shot it some more, loved it. Plus, there hasn't been a single issue with it.
Now back to the carrying concealed story:
She did her research and read up on concealed carry for women. None of my holsters were a fit.... lady hips and a thin waist make for weird bulges.
She came across an option she was interested in. A Dene Adams corset holster. It doesn't add any bulges around the waist, and a belt isn't needed.
Dene Adams Corset Holster
I got it for her for Christmas, and I was thrilled when we discovered it actually works. It conceals great and she's comfortable wearing it. It's a little on the deep cover - slow draw side, but that's something she's working on.
Yesterday, we braved the snow to do some grocery shopping. We made two stops and then came home. After we unloaded the groceries, she turned to me and said "so could you tell I was carrying?!".
I in fact could not. She was comfortable and said she didn't feel at all awkward while carrying. I'm so proud of her, especially since so much of the decision makin was all her own.
Some back story:
I had spent a few years with my wife in her search for a carry gun.
The first gun she got was a gift from her dad... a Bersa .380. She fired it once, didn't like it, and ended up giving it back to her dad. Since he got it for her as a gift, he gave her the money for it so she could get something else.
A Walther P22 was the replacement. It fired OK, never reliable enough in my opinion, but was too large for her to carry so it sat in her drawer.
When we got married, the gun still sat in her drawer, but at least there were other more reliable and potent options for her to grab in an emergency. But she still had no good carry option.
She tried my LCP and BG380... liked the size but hated the triggers. She didn't want a revolver.
Finally one day she came shooting with me and brought her Walther. Too many issues. Mostly with feeding. She decided then that she might as well get rid of the Walther since it was so unreliable.
By this time I knew what she wanted, so I was able to make some suggestions. She liked my Sig P938, and was very interested to learn they had the p238 in .380.
When she said she wanted a Rainbow Titanium P238, I had one for her within the week.
She shot it, liked it, shot it some more, loved it. Plus, there hasn't been a single issue with it.
Now back to the carrying concealed story:
She did her research and read up on concealed carry for women. None of my holsters were a fit.... lady hips and a thin waist make for weird bulges.
She came across an option she was interested in. A Dene Adams corset holster. It doesn't add any bulges around the waist, and a belt isn't needed.
Dene Adams Corset Holster
I got it for her for Christmas, and I was thrilled when we discovered it actually works. It conceals great and she's comfortable wearing it. It's a little on the deep cover - slow draw side, but that's something she's working on.
Yesterday, we braved the snow to do some grocery shopping. We made two stops and then came home. After we unloaded the groceries, she turned to me and said "so could you tell I was carrying?!".
I in fact could not. She was comfortable and said she didn't feel at all awkward while carrying. I'm so proud of her, especially since so much of the decision makin was all her own.
