I did try to search this subject as it surely has been covered here, but could not find anything. Sorry. :boese51:
As a new cc'er, trying different holsters and placements, I am interested in how people manage this. Bluntly, I mean, sitting down on a toilet, with waist carried gun out of it's normal place.
Take it out of the holster? Put it where? If not, what type of holster are you using to keep it in there?
Remove holster from belt if clipped? Where do you put it? I am noticing that toilet tank covers are now rounded and sloped. :scruntiny:
How about a good inside the belt holster, with clips. Take the gun out?
I remember I asked about this once before, what seems like a long time ago and I cannot find the thread. Now that I have carried for a while, I have a whole new set of questions. I remember someone saying to fold over underthings to protect the gun from falling. Not really an option for fashionable girls.
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Women especially, how is this done?
Has anyone ever left a gun in the bathroom? :aargh4:
Thanks for your input and again, sorry for the rehash. I just see so much room for error here.
Real world Questions!
The worse part is forgetting you have a firearm and it flipping onto the floor, very dangerous. I keep it attached to pant and fold it over so its resting on my boxers.
There was recently a thread on DC regarding an active duty LEO who left his service weapon in a bathroom.
If you take it off there is always the possibility that you might forget it.
How to explain this? When sitting I remove my holster w/weapon and place inside my pants. Then when I'm ready to leave, I can't forget it because if I don't put it back on the belt it will be very uncomfortable and remind me of my forgetfulness.
If you're going to be in there a while, it's a great time to clean your gun. Just make sure you take your cleaner, patches, cleaning rod, etc into the bathroom with you.
What ever you do, don't use toilet paper as a cleaning patch! DAMHIK!
When belt carrying I do the ol re-fasten the belt after lowering and keep my legs spread apart so as to not let the holster touch the floor. (In the mens restroom you really don't want your cloths touching the floor anyway.)
I strongly discourage removing your gun from its holster.
My gun goes into my pocket prior to beginning the job...then back into the holster after all the administrative paperwork is done.:image035:
Yep, that's what I do...:INBath2Bathroom04:
If I am wearing my Smartcarry I just pull it up around my chest if I have to have a bowel movement. If I'm wearing my Crossbreed IWB I remove it from the holster and rest it on top of my underwear.
Now how I go pee wearing the Smartcarry is just something you get used to. I won't go into details how I do it but it is easy to do with practice, at least my method is.
Now how I go pee wearing the Smartcarry is just something you get used to. I won't go into details how I do it but it is easy to do with practice, at least my method is.
Whowebe - why do you remove your weapon from your Crossbreed holster? I do not see the need for this... Perhaps i ride my pants higher than you do when sitting.. my pants hang on my knees, so my holster and gun are near my calf.
Well I don't have a gun belt. I'm going to get one soon and that might help with the sag but with how I currently wear the holster with my Levi jeans it just feels awkward to have the gun flop to the side. I don't feel in control of the weapon and feel much better with it on top of my underwear.
This is a good question. I normally don't have a problem with this. However, a month or so ago (I think it was at Walmart or Sam's Club), I wasn't careful enough and by belt flopped over dumping my G23 onto the bathroom floor. You can't imagine the noise that makes.
Needless to say, I cranked down the retension on my MTAC as soon as I got home. Good reason to check the retension often.
This will depend on the size and weight of the gun you are carrying. If you carry a heavy full size .45 as I do, it will be top heavy and will flip itself out of the holster as you lower your pants.
Ask me how I know :embarassed:
I have learned to remove the gun from the holster and place it, well, into the pocket formed by my pants which are now below my knees.
If I am not removing my pants a simple unzip will usually do the trick.
iWB @ 3:30 I hold on to my xd9 and lower it to the floor and keep it on the side of my ankle and flip my boxers over the butt of the gun just In case someone peeks to see if the stall is in use,or a curious kid.
I have been doing this for a long time and this technique works with all my guns including my 5" 1911 IWB or OWB. Keeps the gun upright with muzzle pointed at floor. Also helps mask the shape of the gun's outline.
Just my opinion, but unholstering/reholstering a gun is adding unnesessary risk. If I had to remove the gun, I would remove the holster with the gun inside.
PS: Pick a stall where your gun-side is next to a wall if you can.
I carry IWB. I leave the holster and the gun in place. I just don't pull my trousers very far down (like to the knee area only). Besides, who wants their trousers puddling on a nasty public restroom floor?
I'm also one that heavily discourages unholstering.
I'm a chick and I carry a 1911 in an OWB holster.
Like VARob, I lower and re-buckle the belt above the knees.
Never had a retention problem, never had the possibility of "forgetting the gun".
My 2¢
+1...OWB, lower re-buckle. IWB (Crossbreed Super Tuck), lower to knees and keep in holster. Smart-Carry, pull up under..er..um..(.)(.) :embarassed: Did I mention I'm female?.....:wink:
A local LEO left his hanging on a coat hook in the loo. He was very embarrased when he came back and the clerk had already called his boss to retreve it. NO COAT HOOKS THROUGH THE TRIGGER GAURD. It sets you up to forget it or have an accedental discharge.
I just rest mine inside my pants as I sit and think.
When I say this covered on Personal Defense TV the advice they gave was IWB, pants to the knees and apply pressure outward to hold in place. But personally OWB level II SERPA, doesn't budge on the belt loops so as long as the belt is wrapped up and doesn't come undone all together it's fine, and when the paddle is on the SERPA it's even easier between the belt and pants being clipped at the same time.
Try to find a stall on the end next to a wall, preferably with the wall on the side you carry on. That way, no one can grab and go from under the stall.
And then there's the "Standing-Up" mode for guys.
So much simpler and if you print temporarily, no one will see because no guy EVER turns his head while at the urinal.:danceban::aargh4:
IWB Walther .380. I set it on the TP dispenser. Then re-configure when I'm done. Best I can offer. If that is not an option, front pocket and hang on to my drawers so the weight doesn't drag my trousers to the floor. My Walther feels like my wallet now and I check both before proceeding anywhere. Never been tempted to leave it behind.
IWB Walther .380. I set it on the TP dispenser. Then re-configure when I'm done. Best I can offer. If that is not an option, front pocket and hang on to my drawers so the weight doesn't drag my trousers to the floor. My Walther feels like my wallet now and I check both before proceeding anywhere. Never been tempted to leave it behind.
Pretty much guaranteed to fall to the floor at some point in time. If one wears a holster that properly secures the gun, there's no reason to remove it from the holster.
Because my mind is going in so many different directions at work, I have unfortunately left mine sitting on my shelf in my store bathroom a couple times. I wound up getting a small safe that is now next to my work bench that I can stash it in real quick for bathroom breaks. Bonus is that it has 2 levels so it also houses my Glock 22 for easy retrieval. Out in the world though, I leave it in my Supertuck and carefully lower my shorts/pants to the floor, making sure it leans in and not out and of course obviously stalls only.
dont take ur gun out of ur holster. i wouldnt take the holster of your pants either. Just kind of hold on to the outside of the holster to keep it from toppling over if it does that.
if you are wearing jeans and u can kind of have the gun stand up and somewhat lean up against ur leg it should be fairly stable. as others have said, if you can pick an end stall. if you really have a problem with it toppling over you can press ur leg up against the wall to wedge the holster and keep it in place
the important thing is to keep ur gun pointed in a safe direction and in a way where its not going to fall, especially w/o the holster
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