bestseller92
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After posting on a board or two that I sometimes carry my Ruger P97 "Mexican style" while walking my dog in the evening, I've gotten some replies that suggest that this is not a good thing to do. Some of them have even suggested that it's a good way to shoot off a certain part of my anatomy, which of course, would not be a desirable outcome.
I disagree, though. First of all, my idea of "Mexican carry" is to carry the gun in my waistband behind my right hipbone. Here, the muzzle doesn't come anywhere near my, um, groin area, and I feel that, with the right gun, this type of carry is perfectly safe, as safe as it would be in a holster.
I only carry DA autos in this manner (revolver cylinders make Mexican carry uncomfortable for me, and guns with short trigger pulls -- Glocks, etc. -- I don't feel are safe for this type of carry), and in fact I only carry my P97 this way, since it's stainless and won't rust because of me sweating on it. (I'm not saying that SA autos cannot be carried safely this way -- my first exposure to "Mexican carry" came from reading Skeeter Skelton's tales of carrying his 1911 that way -- I simply don't own one.) And I find that the gun is very secure with this manner of carry -- I can even run without it moving around.
I do not, of course, carry in this manner in "public" (yes, it's a public road, but we're in the country), because the gun sometimes "prints" under my shirttail. But, for walking the dog in the evening on our semi rural road, I find it ideal.
What do you good folks think of "Mexican carry"?
I disagree, though. First of all, my idea of "Mexican carry" is to carry the gun in my waistband behind my right hipbone. Here, the muzzle doesn't come anywhere near my, um, groin area, and I feel that, with the right gun, this type of carry is perfectly safe, as safe as it would be in a holster.
I only carry DA autos in this manner (revolver cylinders make Mexican carry uncomfortable for me, and guns with short trigger pulls -- Glocks, etc. -- I don't feel are safe for this type of carry), and in fact I only carry my P97 this way, since it's stainless and won't rust because of me sweating on it. (I'm not saying that SA autos cannot be carried safely this way -- my first exposure to "Mexican carry" came from reading Skeeter Skelton's tales of carrying his 1911 that way -- I simply don't own one.) And I find that the gun is very secure with this manner of carry -- I can even run without it moving around.
I do not, of course, carry in this manner in "public" (yes, it's a public road, but we're in the country), because the gun sometimes "prints" under my shirttail. But, for walking the dog in the evening on our semi rural road, I find it ideal.
What do you good folks think of "Mexican carry"?