Mine is next to me, between the center console and the passenger seat. Its a Rossi m68 revolver. Can't carry at work, so it stays in the truck.
But if I'm carrying, my gun is on my right hip. Easy to access if need be, God forbid.
I am totally against off body carry this is a BACK UP. I am right handed as most of the world is and to make it worse I carry at 4 oclock with a in the pants so drawing from the car is much slower than my secondary Glock 26
Mine is on the hip.
Matter of fact, the style of carry that you posted in the pic would not be legal in SC. It has to be on you or in the glove compartment here.
I carry on my right hip virtually all the time. (Yes, I am a lefty, but I am complicated; let's just say I am functionally ambidextrous with pistols.) There may well be a second gun in a Safepacker, which I prefer to attach to myself via a shoulder strap. I have a computer bag which I use to carry other items, which may include yet more handguns, but that is more for transportation and/or security purposes than carry, per se.
I have considered mounting a holster to the rigid door pocket of one of my vehicles. Yes, it does help to be a lefty, sometimes. :smile:
I have a safe in the center console of the vehicle (SUV). I cannot carry at work, so its there for the "road". When I enter the car to go to work, I remove it from the safe and have it in the console on top of the safe, and readily accessible. When arriving, I put it back in the safe and lock it. Same for going home. Note: under Fl law, you don't need a CWP to do it this way, just keep the console door closed.
When riding with my CC gun on me, IWB at 3:30, the other one is in the safe, locked up.
I will not mount a holster in plain view. Not legal in Fl, and an empty holster says theres something worth stealing somewhere in the car.
Best case: the gun is not in the car and you lost a side window for the BG to find that out. Worst case: he now has your gun.
My firearm stays on me in the car...either OWB at 4:00 or IWB/SOB at 5:00. There are techniques to practice to move the seatbelt and draw.
If I think I'm going to be in a 'problem' place, I either take a backup pistol and it goes either between the seat and console or under my thigh.:comeandgetsome:
Hands goes down front seat belt and right hand disengages the belt. Left hand clears the belt as the right hand goes to the pistol which should have no cover garment concealing it in the car, draws, rounds the top of the stiring wheel and gun is brought up on to target. This has got to be practiced alot.
Back up guns are great to have stashed but a big lesson learned from the '86 Miami shootout is not to off body carry a primary in a car.:nono:
Kel-Tec P-11, holstered, clipped and hidden inside drivers-side door pouch with properly-positioned and loaded spare magazine inside plastic handgrip above. Don't tell anybody. Let's just keep this between us. Okay?
Thank god I live in Texas all I need to do is cover that up with that cap and I am covered under castle doctrine. As for leaving it in my car my car is within sight of me most of the day, it is alarmed and, with a camera on it at both spots I park it.
I always carry my primary weapon on my right/strong side hip plus I have a G36 in the glove box with two spare mags. That is my backup plus my passenger weapon. If I ever need to get out to change a flat, or anything else gets me out of the vehicle, I'm carrying plus the wife/passenger has my back. If I'm feeling uncomfortable for whatever reason, the G36 is out of the glovebox and either in my hand or on the seat next to me, covered with a small towel. It's nice to have options.
Mine is always on my belt in its holster. I adjust my jacket and/or shirt and seatbelt when I first get into my truck to allow for a quicker draw if necessary.
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