So what to do when picking up kids from school? I can't think of any solution but to unholster and reholster when exiting the vehicle and entering school property (ie: parking lot). In the past I absolutely stopped carrying any glock pistol because of this type situation. If only this state had utah style laws.
How to Reholster in a Car?
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Use a holster that can be removed with the gun still in it. Most kydex IWB holsters work that way. I take my gun on and off several times each day. I do tree service and don't climb with a pistol on. The gun never leaves the holster.
GunnyUSMC
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Where is the member that always points out that the OP has not given enough info for an answer.
Are you over weight?
Are you slim?
How tall are you?
What model car? And what color?
Do you drink your coffee black?
What holster do you have?
What type of cloth do you wear?
Boxers or briefs?
All kidding aside. You need to look at the type of holster you are going to use. Some will allow you to carry in the vehicle and still be comfortable. Also where you where the holster. When seated in a chair or a vehicle I like my holster at 4 o'clock, but I am also a slim guy.
Another option is the gun you carry. If you are carrying a full size gun, you may wish to go to a compact.
I do like a kydex IWB holster when off duty. A big plus on the one I use is that it can be moved on the belt without removing it.
http://www.rmholsters.com/
Are you over weight?
Are you slim?
How tall are you?
What model car? And what color?
Do you drink your coffee black?
What holster do you have?
What type of cloth do you wear?
Boxers or briefs?
All kidding aside. You need to look at the type of holster you are going to use. Some will allow you to carry in the vehicle and still be comfortable. Also where you where the holster. When seated in a chair or a vehicle I like my holster at 4 o'clock, but I am also a slim guy.
Another option is the gun you carry. If you are carrying a full size gun, you may wish to go to a compact.
I do like a kydex IWB holster when off duty. A big plus on the one I use is that it can be moved on the belt without removing it.
http://www.rmholsters.com/
I carry a comfortable gun and kydex OWB holster combination strong side. The gun can be easily reholstered without looking.
I never drive with the firearm unsecured.
MedWheeler
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I do the unholster thing also when entering my daughter's school. But I never drive with the gun unholstered unless it's still in the center console where I stowed it. When I need to reholster, I do so away from the parking lot. Most of the time, the gun goes back in rather easily. If it doesn't, it goes back in the console unless I'm somewhere where I can get out. If I am, then I simply exit the vehicle and re-holster discretely in the open door space.
maxxhavoc
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I always leave the gun in the holster when driving. I tend to carry at 3:30 or 4, with an IWB kydex hybrid. I have found IWBs more flexible with seating, because where the pants go, the gun goes.
With that said, check out the Alien Gear Shapeshift holsters. I have not played with one yet, but one of the features is that the holster shell can be removed from the belt slide while it's on your hip OWB. They sell car mount brackets that you can move gun, holster, and all to be mounted in your car somewhere. Looks like you can unclip, pull holster off, and clip it to the bracket. It also does IWB if you want to switch things up.
With that said, check out the Alien Gear Shapeshift holsters. I have not played with one yet, but one of the features is that the holster shell can be removed from the belt slide while it's on your hip OWB. They sell car mount brackets that you can move gun, holster, and all to be mounted in your car somewhere. Looks like you can unclip, pull holster off, and clip it to the bracket. It also does IWB if you want to switch things up.
jr_watkins
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Here is the setup I use. The holster is an AlienGear OWB and for $14 also bought the mount. The mount positively clips the paddle holster in place, no sliding and the gun is always in the same place and at the ready. Mine is a Glock27, but I am sure they have this set up for most pistols. When ready to put the gun back on your person, the paddle flexes enough to allow you to slide/twist it over your belt. The gun is never out of the holster so you get that safety aspect. I typically drape a towel over the gun if I leave it in the car unattended. Pictures show the setup in my "commute" car.
I have normally carried "primary" at 0300 to 0330, and use holsters that do not collapse when there is no weapon inside the holster. I have been able to draw, and re-holster, when seated inside every vehicle that I have owned, or have been issued, has been compatible with this, from compact cars such as the VW GTI and Honda Civic, to SUVs, to my present Toyota Tundra. Seat belt interference has never been a problem.
If your holster collapses after the weapon is drawn, well, get a better holster.
Unholstered handguns, loose inside a vehcle, become misguided missiles all too easily. Use a holster.
Carrying at 0400, or beyond, seems, to me, to be a tactical blunder. The concealment factor is high, but the accessibility factor is low.
For a specialized driving holster, well, cross-draw. Get a really, really good one, not cheap junk. Another driving rig solution is a shoulder holster. I live where it is tropical-hot/humid most of the year, so my carry time with shoulder rigs is limited, but my Andrews Monarch is excellent, for a secondary/tertiary weapon. Again, one gets what one pays for; cheap shoulder rigs tend to bring dissatisfaction.
If your holster collapses after the weapon is drawn, well, get a better holster.
Unholstered handguns, loose inside a vehcle, become misguided missiles all too easily. Use a holster.
Carrying at 0400, or beyond, seems, to me, to be a tactical blunder. The concealment factor is high, but the accessibility factor is low.
For a specialized driving holster, well, cross-draw. Get a really, really good one, not cheap junk. Another driving rig solution is a shoulder holster. I live where it is tropical-hot/humid most of the year, so my carry time with shoulder rigs is limited, but my Andrews Monarch is excellent, for a secondary/tertiary weapon. Again, one gets what one pays for; cheap shoulder rigs tend to bring dissatisfaction.
Mighty fine advice, that!
The problem is large gun you use. Get small pistol and wear jacket with slanted chest pockets where pistol can be held while driving. It can be easily transferred to side pocket when leaving the car.
Sav .250
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Weapon on your lap.............. No thumbs up from me.
Many of us carry a "large" gun like that regularly both in and out of a vehicle. It can be done, it just requires the right holster and carry position.
Yep, ask those fellows from Miami.
rskent
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Well there’s your problem right there. Dump the uncomfortable car and get something more comfortable.
Unnecessary gun handling in your car is a bad idea for sure.
For a long time, 30 years, I have driven Jeeps. My latest, a 2016 Jeep Cherokee, and at 207lbs, 5'10" and old chap, 81 YOA. My Kydex outside the belt holster is perfect at 3, 3-30. No way I would ever drive in a small sporty type, bucket seat vehicle. My 2008 Jeep Larado, destroyed in an almost head-on collision, nary a scratch. Sorry, hip damage, the problem of stopping quickly.
In Florida, the drivers vary, in skill, a lot! You are way more at risk just driving! Than ever your chance of using your pistol. But the best of both worlds, a more sturdy vehicle, Kydex holster. An opinion.
Above. How can you not love a G19?
Steve
In Florida, the drivers vary, in skill, a lot! You are way more at risk just driving! Than ever your chance of using your pistol. But the best of both worlds, a more sturdy vehicle, Kydex holster. An opinion.
Above. How can you not love a G19?
Steve
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