Patrick
MSI Executive Member
The few occasions when I have felt a need to carry, I have used a Remorra at IWB/4-5 o'clock. It holds pretty good, but in the heat it can slick out. I have a Super-tuck and it also works IWB. The problem with the super-tuck is it doesn't work with me and board-shorts.
For pocket carry, it's baggy pockets and the Sig P238. It works just fine with with anything that covers the trigger, and the safety adds a measure of reassurance. I will drop that .380 into the lower pockets of my shorts. It bangs around every now and then, but generally I can ignore it.
There is a Remorra clone out there called "Sticky" or something. Got one of those, too. Don't like it as much as the Remorra, but it's cheaper and more available in the stores. It works OK.
I know, I just demonstrated how uncool I am by only occasionally carrying a .380 with a safety. Whatever. I don't carry much, but when I do it's at a family place in Florida and frankly I only do it when I leave the immediate area. The house is at the beach, so carrying a gun gets in the way of the "tactical gulf dip" you feel like taking for the hell of it, at random times.
Everything is a compromise when you have to carry. If I am in pants and plan ahead, I'll go super-tuck. Otherwise it's the Remorra or a pocket rig. I really don't put much thought into this when I go out. It's usually a case of, "Damn. I gotta go into that ugly city next door to pick up yet more shit my wife bought on Craigslist...I guess I'll pack a gun and because of what I am wearing it'll be with this holster/whatever."
In other words, my advice is geared towards someone like me who doesn't plan this stuff out in advance. I don't pick clothes based on carry. There are people who make carry a lifestyle choice, so their advice might fit better if you are also in that mold. They could help with perfect clothing/holster fits better than me.
Good luck.
For pocket carry, it's baggy pockets and the Sig P238. It works just fine with with anything that covers the trigger, and the safety adds a measure of reassurance. I will drop that .380 into the lower pockets of my shorts. It bangs around every now and then, but generally I can ignore it.
There is a Remorra clone out there called "Sticky" or something. Got one of those, too. Don't like it as much as the Remorra, but it's cheaper and more available in the stores. It works OK.
I know, I just demonstrated how uncool I am by only occasionally carrying a .380 with a safety. Whatever. I don't carry much, but when I do it's at a family place in Florida and frankly I only do it when I leave the immediate area. The house is at the beach, so carrying a gun gets in the way of the "tactical gulf dip" you feel like taking for the hell of it, at random times.
Everything is a compromise when you have to carry. If I am in pants and plan ahead, I'll go super-tuck. Otherwise it's the Remorra or a pocket rig. I really don't put much thought into this when I go out. It's usually a case of, "Damn. I gotta go into that ugly city next door to pick up yet more shit my wife bought on Craigslist...I guess I'll pack a gun and because of what I am wearing it'll be with this holster/whatever."
In other words, my advice is geared towards someone like me who doesn't plan this stuff out in advance. I don't pick clothes based on carry. There are people who make carry a lifestyle choice, so their advice might fit better if you are also in that mold. They could help with perfect clothing/holster fits better than me.
Good luck.
