How do you carry when you drive in your car

[9MM Owner]

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Landpimp wrote:

as someone who was a victim of an attmptedcar jacking 20 years ago, I dont mess around anymore, I have a j frame on my steering colume on my DD, its not a carry gun.....its my car gun

I really like your setup. But what do you thinka LEOwould do if you got pulled over or if one walked by as youwere parked?

 

[McX]

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[9MM Owner]

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McX wrote:

I can't carry in my car. 'Cause my state allows no rights. I will go off and cry unto myself now.

Just be glad you don't live in the Communist State of Maryland!

 

[simmonsjoe]

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Just ordered www.gumcreekcustoms.com rig for my pickup, Along with a Desantis N87 ambi holster with N99 thumb break, so I can use lefty holster clip with righty thumb break.

 

[McX]

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is that dealer option available in Wisconsin yet?

 

[got to have guns]

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if i wear the sholder harness ill leave it holster because i can shoot it still under my arm out the window or it becomes a cross draw for the pass side if i wear hip holster i just leave it holster as long as you keep your eyes moving you should be able to see some thing happen i have lived and worked in bagdad for a little bit and i was in the traingle of death that was where i lived and i did not have a gun i whish i did i have been shot at a bunch of times and morter its not a good feeling but some way you do get use to it and you real can tell when the rounds get close and you get so use to it you can sleep through it too i didnt wear my kev and plates ether too HOT

 

[since9]

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A firearm in a side holster cannot be considered concealed, even if it's difficult to see by casual observation.

On the other hand, an unholstered weapon may be considered to be a threat, not quite brandishing, to be sure, but getting close to it.

A quick roll to the left and I can easily unholster my sidearm.

Food for thought...

 

[BBJCaptain]

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I just leave it in the holster, sense I carry a Compact XD40 the seat belt goes right under my holster. I have a lot of room to get to it if I need it in a hurry.
(I drive an F-250)

 

[ABNinfantryman]

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I'm surprised no one has mentioned putting it under your left leg. Secure and easy to get to.

 

[AbNo]

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I figure since I posted these in another thread, they would be relevant here...

 

[younggun20]

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I personally keep it holstered, I carry at about 3:30-4:00 and it does become somewhat covered by my seat belt. But I feel the more a firearm is played with the more likely it is to go off.

 

[slabside]

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Great topic...

I typically keep my pistol holstered. I, too have leather seats, but have never felt that my sidearm would cause a problem.

Rough parts of town I'll lap it. But if I'm wearing my horizontal shoulder rig, my full frame 1911 is pretty visible, because I have a long drive to work and don't like being in a coat that long

 

[Nikki_Black]

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Normally, I keep it holstered. I have a cubby in my truck that fits my holstered BUG pretty well, I have a holster that I rigged up just for this reason. I simply got some velcro and put it in the cubby, and on the holster. Works pretty good. It's the only way I get to pack my BUG around anyways, since it's too small to OC, and I'm not old enough to get a CC permit.

 

[AbNo]

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younggun20 wrote:

I personally keep it holstered, I carry at about 3:30-4:00 and it does become somewhat covered by my seat belt. But I feel the more a firearm is played with the more likely it is to go off.

You shouldn't be playing with it in public, anyway.

 

[Grapeshot]

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ABNinfantryman wrote:

I'm surprised no one has mentioned putting it under your left leg. Secure and easy to get to.

I'm right handed, so tuck my bug between the seat edges, grip up - its then directly beside my leg and under my right hand when my arm rests on my right leg in my RAM pick-up.

Yata hey

 

[ABNinfantryman]

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Grapeshot wrote:

ABNinfantryman wrote:

I'm surprised no one has mentioned putting it under your left leg. Secure and easy to get to.

I'm right handed, so tuck my bug between the seat edges, grip up - its then directly beside my leg and under my right hand when my arm rests on my right leg in my RAM pick-up.

Yata hey

I'd have to give up my armrest in my Honda FIT. Oh, wait,that gave me an idea for an OC holster rig on the armrest itself....

 

[VASR9]

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I own a 2005 Jetta, so it has a compartment in the door panel that my holster and SR9 fit in very well.

 

[since9]

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okboomer wrote:

When firing from the driver side as a righty, how far out do you need to lean to get a good aim?

Same as if you're a lefty, if your ambi. One of the reasons I own a CZ 85 B.

If you don't know or can't shoot one-armed from both hands equally well, LEARN. It really sucks to have one's right arm nerve severed by a lucky shot only to be totally defenseless despite a perfectly good firearm and a perfectly good left arm/hand, but totally useless due to lack of training.

 

[younggun20]

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AbNo wrote:

younggun20 wrote:

I personally keep it holstered, I carry at about 3:30-4:00 and it does become somewhat covered by my seat belt. But I feel the more a firearm is played with the more likely it is to go off.

You shouldn't be playing with it in public, anyway.

I like the :what:looks i get when I play with it in public

 

[Neo]

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Alwayspacking wrote:

When you drive your car do you take you gun out of the holster and place it in a spot to have quick access to it?I am asking because I feel I can't pull out quickly enough if Iever needed my gunas I sit in my car. I am thinking of making a rig to place my gun under my leg in a holster as I sit. How do you carry when you driveyour car?

This has been a great thread to get me thinking more about in-car carry options. (I did vote, by the way.) Most times, I leave my gun holstered. However, I really like the holster in this thread that clips underneath the steering column, although I'd want to make sure it had a reliable thumb-break.

With that said, I also maintain situational awareness while in the car and leave room between myself and the car ahead of me for a quick getaway if necessary. I keep a small can of pepper spray in the side door pocket and usually have it in hand when stopped at traffic lights in the Spring & Fall when my windows are rolled down. I also don't rule out using the car as a bludgeon.