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Carrying discreetly in business casual
« on: February 18, 2013, 01:57:28 PM »
I am having a hard time finding an effective way to carry my baby Glock. For the work I'm doing we have are business casual. Typically khakis and a tucked polo or button up shirt. I'd thought about a tuckable holster but that doesn't seem all that reliable. So now I'm looking at ankle carry. Thought? Recommendations? I know this is a real broad question with no right answer but I'm curious, for those with similar restrictions, what has been tried and worked.
I thought about going smaller gun but for now that's not an option. Neither is a concealment vest. I can't pull off a Michael bane.
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Re: Carrying discreetly in business casual
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2013, 02:47:28 PM »
i carry a snubby in a holster in the back pocket.  Granted its not a glock, but know one gives it a second look.
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Re: Carrying discreetly in business casual
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2013, 02:50:38 PM »
I know it is not what you want to hear but my solution is pocket carry which in your case would probably mean a smaller gun.

Don't forget to consider off body carry as well.  There are some options that look like business organizers that I think might work well.

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Re: Carrying discreetly in business casual
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2013, 02:52:25 PM »
I've never felt an ankle holster was a good idea.  It's pretty obvious what you're doing if you need to get the gun, and is a lot slower to present.
Some of the IWBs basically suck, but others are pretty effective and stay put.  Glocks are definately NOT (front) pocket guns, although some have gotten away with it.
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Re: Carrying discreetly in business casual
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2013, 03:03:10 PM »
Kel tec P-32 or P 3AT (both the same size) or Ruger LCP pocket carry , invisible.

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Re: Carrying discreetly in business casual
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Re: Carrying discreetly in business casual
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2013, 05:22:48 PM »
As long as you stick to the button up, look at 5.11 button ups designed for concealed carry with a shoulder rig. I have used this effectively with my Sig 229 in a sherpa rig. These shirts look like they button normally, but have concealed "snaps" that can be pulled open and your gun accessed very quickly.

http://www.511tactical.com/All-Products/Shirts/Concealed-Carry/Covert-Shirt-Performance.html#679

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Re: Carrying discreetly in business casual
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2013, 05:31:33 PM »
Business casual is jeans and a t-shirt without holes for me!  Maybe a hoodie as well this time of year..

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We're a C-TPAT facility so no firearms allowed in the building.  We even have very scary signs on all the doors that announce that we're a "GUN FREE ZONE"!  The LCR stays in the console of the car with a holster and speed strips...

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Re: Carrying discreetly in business casual
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2013, 05:38:33 PM »
I usually wear jeans or khakis with either a t-shirt/pullover combo or a collared shirt.  I carry an XDM 4.5 in 45 in a Concealment Solutions IWB everyday.  If I have to crawl around a machine I'll put it in my backpack but other than that I have it on whether I'm sitting at the desk running Solidworks, making parts on a mill or lathe, working on process improvement or sitting a meeting.

Drawing from an IWB even with a tucked shirt (I wore a button down shirt to church last week tucked in around the holster) the draw isn't that slow but you need to practice.  I try to get 10 a day in, usually at night before I get undressed.
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Re: Carrying discreetly in business casual
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2013, 06:56:35 PM »
I used a SmartCarry for a Glock 21 while at work.   It needs a pair of pants that are just baggy enough that it won't bulge.  Your smaller gun would need less.  While not as quick as a belt carry, it would be faster than an ankle holster and close to a pocket holster, but it needs two hands.

http://www.smartcarry.com/

It also eliminates the problem of what do do with a belt and maybe pocket gun when you need to sit in the restroom.  Pull up up onto your belly. 

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Re: Carrying discreetly in business casual
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2013, 07:32:35 AM »
I am having a hard time finding an effective way to carry my baby Glock. For the work I'm doing we have are business casual.

If jeans are an option, try these. Big front pockets. My G26 fits nicely. I took Rob Pincus' Combat Focus Shooting class drawing from my right front pocket.

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/cb.aspx?a=641185
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