So, while I'm waiting on my 608 revolver to return from it's warranty repairs in Miami, I thought I'd ask if anybody ever used one as their carry gun.
I'm kinda medium in size, currently 6' and low 200s for weight (and getting lower as we speak...but that's a whole different subject).
I haven't been anywhere in years that requires dressing up in a suit, so I figure IWB would be preferable. I think I would like to be able to tuck the shirt in, but it wouldn't be impossible to just wear the shirts outside the belt. Just not sure if I can get that cylinder bulge covered up adequately. I've found some nice pancake holsters that look like they'd be best on the belt OWB, and I think I like the Kholster and Crossbreed for IWB. My bigger concern with wearing the shirt over the outside as opposed to being tucked in is having the gun exposed if I stretch, like while reaching up, or if I move the wrong way so it shows. I've heard stories about the SuperTuck being used to successfully conceal a pretty large revolver (one story was supposedly a CCW instructor using a 500 S & W to demonstrate that you really can hide a huge gun in one)...which I can neither confirm or debunk. (On edit, I found the reference to the S&W 500...it was a SmartCarry, not a Crossbreed holster, that a certain CCW instructor uses for this demo.)
I know it would probably be simpler to just go with something much smaller, but this one happens to be the only handgun I own, and at this time I don't have a budget to support having a different one for each day of the week!
Thanks for your input,
Doug
I'm kinda medium in size, currently 6' and low 200s for weight (and getting lower as we speak...but that's a whole different subject).
I haven't been anywhere in years that requires dressing up in a suit, so I figure IWB would be preferable. I think I would like to be able to tuck the shirt in, but it wouldn't be impossible to just wear the shirts outside the belt. Just not sure if I can get that cylinder bulge covered up adequately. I've found some nice pancake holsters that look like they'd be best on the belt OWB, and I think I like the Kholster and Crossbreed for IWB. My bigger concern with wearing the shirt over the outside as opposed to being tucked in is having the gun exposed if I stretch, like while reaching up, or if I move the wrong way so it shows. I've heard stories about the SuperTuck being used to successfully conceal a pretty large revolver (one story was supposedly a CCW instructor using a 500 S & W to demonstrate that you really can hide a huge gun in one)...which I can neither confirm or debunk. (On edit, I found the reference to the S&W 500...it was a SmartCarry, not a Crossbreed holster, that a certain CCW instructor uses for this demo.)
I know it would probably be simpler to just go with something much smaller, but this one happens to be the only handgun I own, and at this time I don't have a budget to support having a different one for each day of the week!
Thanks for your input,
Doug