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Concealing a Blackhawk

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Serious now. I just got a Ruger Blackhawk, .357, 6 1/2 barrel. I would like to make this my woods carry. Today is the date CCW carriers are allowed to carry in the National Parks. So, I need a hoster for this gun, but the Wilderness Safepacker is not big enough. If I got a flap holster, is that "concealed" or will someone squeal on me to the rangers? What is concealed? Can't see the gun, but can the holster show?

Or should I save the Blackhawk for the National Forests and bring the SP101 snubbie to the National Parks?
 
You answered your own question. If the holster shows then the gun is not concealed, at least in the states where I have a CCW permit. Go with the SP 101 for the parks.
 
Cowboy, get yourself one of these Trail Dusters and you'll be just fine...

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Heck, it's not that hard. I can think of a few options right off the top of my head. Here they are in order of Deep Cover Status, from barely concealed, to "where'd it go?" You can probably read the list backwards, and get a fair approximation of comfort factor, from least to most.

  • Sourdough Pancake from Simply Rugged, rigged crossdraw
  • Mernickle's PS6 high ride hip holster
  • Sourdough Pancake, rigged IWB. Careful sitting down, though.
  • El Paso Saddlery's Tombstone Speed Rig, shoulder rig.

~~~Mat
 
Is open carry not allowed in the National Parks? I thought the new ruling basically allowed state laws to apply. Since open carry is allowed in National Forests in Washington, I thought it would apply to parks too. Does anyone have a link to the new ruling?

As for the original question, I bought a concealed carry bag/hip pack for hiking. It has one shoulder strap and a waist belt and works great, since I always have a pack with me anyway.
 
someone on this board has posted a pic of his 4-5/8" blackhawk in a IWB holster. Yours is probably too long for that, so cut it down. :)

-Daizee
 
Easy to do. I use a itch Rosen "Sport" that he made specifically for my Blackhawk and it is absolutely perfect. Excellant retention yet allows an easy smooth draw. Holds the revolver close and comfortable to the body. That helps in the set-up not printing at all. Proberly costs more than waht you'll want to spend and the wait is proberly longer than you want but the end result is what's importnat and I cannot see one being dissappointed in his stuff. Have a few of his holsters, belts and accessories and have yet to be dissappointed.
 
+1 on the Simply Rugged pancake. I have a 5" GP100 that it does a great job of concealing. It really flattens out the sharp edges and displaces the weight of the gun over a large area. Very comfortable, very um, rugged... And the option of IWB, strongside, and crossdraw in the same holster is great.
 
+2 on the simplyrugged pancake. Do it with my 6" Colt Peacekeeper rigged IWB. When I sit down, I just unsnap the straps and let the gun slip up. Ready to walk, slide it down and snap the straps. In the truck, I don't even have to unsnap the IWB straps.
 
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I'm liking the Simply Rugged holsters. So you can fit a Blackhawk in a Sourdough Pancake? Looks like the Long Hunter would be good too, but if the Pancake has worked for so many, can't argue with it.

Thanks for the tips everybody.
 
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The Old Fuff isn't laughing...

I know a bounty hunter (bail bondsman) that carried a 6 1/2" .357 Blackhawk in southeast Arizona, and he was no one to fool with.

Used a crossdraw IWB holater that rode high, and I think only his friends knew it was there. He reloaded by switching cylinders. It wasn't my cup of tea, but it worked well for him.
 
Another one for the Simply Rugged Pancake. I can conceal my Vaquero (4 5/8'' bbl) under a light coat and I'm only 5'6'' and rather thin. With a longer coat I'd imagine you could haul around an 8'' S+W 500 if you wanted to.
 
To my knowledge, ANY carry is not allowed in national parks.

I've toted my .357 6.5" blackhawk all over the Guadalupe mountains north of the NM border (national FOREST) while scouting hunting grounds there. It gets a little heavy, but it's a good outdoor carry. I prefer a medium frame gun, though, for extended hikes, lighter on the hip. When I've hiked Big Bend and Guadalupe Mtns National Parks, I was unarmed. I could carry a pocket gun there if I went again, don't ask, don't tell. But, I don't think there's a real problem with vegetarians getting ate by bears and mountain lions in those parks. Not something I really fret over. I suppose in Denali NP, I'd want SOMEthing, but something bigger than a pocket gun would be desirable. Of course, up there, concealment is a lot easier than Big Bend in September. LOL A Ruger Alaskan would almost make sense in that situation.
 
New rule, just enacted...

The poster is correct about National Park concealed carry. The rule was changed by the Secretary of the Interior Kempthorne, and it has just taken effect:

New carry rule in National Parks

The interesting question is how long it will take Obama's new Interior Secretary to change it back again.
 
BH

Carry a Blackhawk? Come on guys you have to manualy cock the hammer before the gun can even be fired! :rolleyes: Doesn't a carry gun need to be 8 ounces or less, have a 20 plus round magazine and have some type of laser attatched to it? :D Hope you can tell I'm BS'n, I have two and have been known to tote one from time to time myself.

J.B.
 
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