Good pocket carry

[Nalez]

I am starting to look at a firearm for carry - and for my lifestyle a pocket carry makes most sense. Does anyone have any suggestions on a firearm/holster combo that would be minimally viable in the front pocket jeans (not super tight) and easy to "point and shoot" (thinking laser). My thinking is that such a small barrel is not going to be the most accurate thing in the world; so having a laser could help improve the odds a bit.

Thanks!

[rugersol]

Sig P238!

[hunterfreakhd]

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Been carrying one as a bug for over a year now.

[Tommyboyjfd]

My favorite is the S&W Bodyguard 380. The LCP or the Taurus TCP 380 are 2nd runner ups. The PF9 or P3AT are 3rd. The sig price point doesn't really put it in the same field as these guns. Just my opinion tho.

[westhope]

Pocket carried a SW J-frame for over 10 years in a DeSantis pocket holster. Little need for a laser sight. Stock sights can be shot just fine with a little practice.

[Evad]

Another LCP vote...but I don't like it for pocket unless it's a jacket pocket.

[jshuberg]

First, barrel length has nothing to do with accuracy, provided it is long enough for the bullet to accelerate to the velocity needed for the rifling to impart enough spin on the bullet for it to be gyroscopically stabilized. A shorter barrel results in a loss of velocity, which effects the terminal ballistics of the round when it hits the target.

Second, a laser is useful in situations where you are unable to use any other targeting mechanism, such as in confined spaces where you cannot get a proper sight picture, military applications where night vision is being used, or as a training aid. Using a laser as the primary targeting mechanism on a carry gun is a poor idea. The reason is that it takes longer to chase down and reacquire the dot that it does to properly realign iron sights or point shoot. The idea that a laser is a good targeting mechanism on a handgun is an urban myth for all but a few extremely rare circumstances.

In my highly prejudiced and biased opinion, the Sig P938 is about the best pocket gun you can get. While its a little larger than the LCP and friends, it's a 9mm rather than .380, shoots more accurately, is more controllable, has real night sights, and you can put a few hundred rounds through it without excessively fatiguing your hand. Plus it's a Sig! Whether your going to carry it in a pocket or in the waistband, a Remora holster works really well.

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[XDM45]

Another LCP vote...but I don't like it for pocket unless it's a jacket pocket.

+1 on the LCP for pocket carry.

[Deputyhiro]

I've pocket carried an lcp with CT laser for a few years now. Got a cheap pocket holster and I carry it in my back pocket like a wallet. Doesn't bother me a bit, and it's always there.

[Erud]

In my experience, I have never found front jeans pocket carry to be practical, though I wish it were. I have a Kahr P380 for CC in the lightest summer clothes and it is tiny - considerably smaller and flatter than the LCP. Even it is too big for front pocket carry in jeans. It will fit, but getting it out is not going to be quick or easy. It will also look very strange in your pocket. I have occasionally carried a J-frame in dress pants, but had to be pretty careful how I sat or stood, as it is definitely not subtle. Heavy canvas cargo pants or something similar might be a better option. Coat pocket carry is definitely doable though, and I do sometimes carry in my back pants pocket. There are some decent pocket holsters that will make it look (sort of) like a wallet. This is also not completely ideal, as then I need to find somewhere else to carry my wallet or switch to a money clip - it just changes the routine. I can't tell you how many times I have went to reach for my wallet to pay for a purchase and accidentally ended up shooting a store clerk, waitress, etc....

I always go with strong-side IWB unless there is some reason I can't.

The above are my opinions only.

Good luck.

[liferefugee]

I use a tcp with crimson. Someone on the forum was selling a lcp with crimson that is worth a look.

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[wrench]

Some of you guys have waaaaaaaaay bigger pockets than me...
A Ruger LCP all the way as a summertime pocket carry. Tried the SIG P238, no way is that gun a pocket carry for me. Maybe a coat pocket, but if I'm wearing a coat, I can carry something else.

[Hoot]

.45 AMT Backup, tuned and running 160gr Federal PDs. Can't find them anymore so I practice with reloads that shoot to the same POI. Full loads are not very enjoyable in it.

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[hunterfreakhd]

Almost forgot about the new lcp called the LC380. Much better sight picture.

[rugersol]

FWIW, here's my P238, fully loaded ... in a holster, of my own design, a buddy made fer me ... is it 100% invisible?...absolutely not! ...could anyone ever be remotely sure it's a gun? ... you decide!



I ain't got one, and don't know if I will ... but, I got no reason to believe a P938'd look a whole lot different!

It obviously comes down to a comfort level! ... if yer new to carrying, and/or carrying in more sensitive areas ... and/or yer not wearin the best clothes fer it ... ya'd probly be more interested in a P3-AT in yer sock, than much else!

Fer myself, fer such situations, I'm far more concerned with peeking! ... if fer whatever reason, I gotta reach fer somethin, and I absolutely cannot afford fer someone to actually get a glimpse of so much as the butt of my pistol peekin out, it's goin in my pocket! That said, I can actually hit somethin at 25yd with it! ... moreover, I'm confident with it! ... and it ain't gonna fall out! ... and without diggin into my pockets, no one's ever gonna know (fer sure, er even otherwise) it's there!

YMMV