Who Conceal Carries N-Frame S&W Revolvers?

[YkcorCal]

Who Conceal Carries N-Frame S&W Revolvers?

What do you carry, how do you carry it and do you have any tricks to share with those new to concealed carry as how best to carry concealed?

 

[tops]

Shoulder holsters are hard too beat. 3 1/2-6 1/2 inches. If I carry on my pants belt I need suspenders and nothing over 4 inches. Larry

 

[JDBoardman]

I sometimes carry a 4" model 58. As has been stated, a shoulder holster is the way to go. I use a Galco "Miami Classic" rig, with speedloaders to help balance the revolver. Yes, it is heavy, but as has been said, "a concealed gun is to be comforting, not comfortable".

 

[Shark Bait]

Shoulder holster or a good pancake, like Simply Rugged, for belt carry. A good quality belt is a must.

 

[JDBoardman]

Sorry, double post

 

[YkcorCal]

Here is my N-Frame S&W.

Custom worked 625-8: Full trigger and action job consisting of the Apex Evolution IV parts kit and a level IV ICORE action work.

I am looking at these two holsters from Tucker Gun Leather.

"Texas Heritage Revolver" Holster

HF3 Revolver Holster

 

[YkcorCal]

I am surprised more people are not posting about conceal carrying the shorter barrel N-frame S&W revolver like the S&W 627 8-shot and the many shorter barreled S&W big bore revolvers. Interesting.

 

[CH4]

90% of the time use a shoulder rig to ccw N frame revolvers.

 

[reccpd101]

Not currently, but when revolvers were duty gear, I sometimes carried a model 28 4" in a Roy Baker original Pancake. I still have the Model 28 and the RB holster but not the slim waist line. LOL

The Model 28 mostly gets used to test a new bunch of reloads. Not many 357s are built as heavy duty.

 

[Kurusu]

Big guys?

 

[StrawHat]

I have been carrying an N frame ACP revolver of some sort for nearly four decades. Started out with a Bianchi 5BH, then a Safariland Model 29 holster, and finally went fancy with various copies of the Brill Sunday holster. I wear a 1 3/4" Ranger belt and have my holsters built to fit that belt. A properly built holster doesn't need anything special in a belt. It needs to fit the belt.

I am not particularly huge, 6'0", and under 200 lbs.

Kevin

 

[AlHunt]

Who Conceal Carries N-Frame S&W Revolvers?

The Jolly Green Giant, Paul Bunyan, The Colossus of Rhodes.

 

[Kurusu]

I must say that in my Country concealed carry really means concealed. If your gun is reported as showing you will loose your permit.

 

[ars1876]

When I carry my 3" 629-2 I use my "Simply Rugged" pancake or a Galco "Combat Master" both work very well.

 

[MP-5]

YkcorCal,
Nice 625. What kind of grips? And is there a screw missing on the gun? Just asking...

 

[squidsix]

4" N-frame in an El Paso Saddlery IWB holster.
6 feet, 200 pounds.
Never met a shoulder holster that worked for me.

 

[SuperMan]

Don't often but when I do it is either a 58 or a 3-4" 57/657 in a DeSantis Speed Scabbard...keeps the gun high and tight.

For IWB carry I just just tuck the gun butt forward behind my left hip....usually no holster at all but did buy a REMORA IWB clipless holster... Not fast but very secure and with the butt forward doesn't print hardly at all...

Speed Scabbard...Don Hume J.I.T. .....Brewer Special made by a friend.

Bob

 

[steelslaver]

I carry a 325 in a pancake outboard. If someone in this state reported someone else for carrying a gun, they would get told to mind their own business. Now they don't even need a permit that anyone can take away, concealed, printing or wide open.

 

[LPD256]

If I carry an N-Frame it is my 325 Night Guard. Size isn't an issue. But weight certainly can be uncomfortable. The NG weighs a full pound less than my 1911. So it gets carried. I use a DM Bullard Belt Slide holster which is an open bottom pancake style.

 

[Hair Trigger]

I'm not that big. A K-frame snub works as well for me, same amount of firepower.