I remember when there were no pocket holsters for snubbies.
The pocket was the holster.
It was always important not to have anything else but the snubbie in that pocket.
It did create some excessive pocket wear.
Smart folks used to turn the pocket out and get rid of any loose pocket lint with tape.
That is mostly what I remember.
I never heard of anybody having an "in pocket" negligent discharge.

 

I remember when there were no pocket holsters for snubbies.
The pocket was the holster.
It was always important not to have anything else but the snubbie in that pocket.
It did create some excessive pocket wear.
Smart folks used to turn the pocket out and get rid of any loose pocket lint with tape.
That is mostly what I remember.
I never heard of anybody having an "in pocket" negligent discharge.

Used to turn my pocket inside out and stitch the seams with tent thread so the barrel wouldn't wear a hole...back in "the day" when lefties had to pay $5 more and wait another 30 days when we ordered a holster.

 

I'm guilty of doing a whole bunch of stuff prior to the dawning of The Internet Age of Enlightenment.

When all of the world's accrued knowledge was thrown open to the unwashed masses it was way too late for me to reform my wicked ways.
Tactical Gun Gurus now freely roam the Internet putting shame on anyone not carrying the latest and greatest in the prescribed holster set up.

Needless to say, I've not lost sleep....or bodily appendages...to carrying one revolver in my waistband and yet another in my pocket and no holster to be found.

Give yourself a little credit, evident by the fact that you choose to carry a revolver in the first place.

But hey look....I'm not recommending anything to anybody.

 

Pocket holster. Kind of helps disguise that cylinder print. A little more comfortable in the pants.
Im always working. Wouldn’t surprise me to cram a revolver down onto a bolt or something else I’ve forgotten about in a pocket. I don’t care much for pants pocket carry.

 

"Just get a shotgun", Uncle Joe

and no, mine is always in a pocket holster, but it's there (or at 2:30 on the belt) EVERY day.

 

I have a snubbie prototype pocket holster that is just amazing.
Since this exact version never went into production , I won't mention the holster designer or the company. Save to say that they have been in the holster making business forever.
I think that it's possible that this particular design was just too expensive to produce as it is adjustable for any size or style of pocket.
If I ever get an OK to post a photo of it - then I will at some point in the future.

 

was it just me or do I remember a certain gun forum that harped adamantly about always having a firearm in a holster with the trigger guard adequately covered.. Now its perfectly normal to carry a gun with no holster in a pocket? Hmmmm. I pocket carry every day, so I know first hand where that bullet is going if something goes wrong. And I live by Murphy's Law. He was a genus.

 

Revolvers is what this thread started with...and most of us grey-hairs have carried those in pocket...the long DA pull makes it safe...with nothing else in the pocket. Then it strayed off into semiautos...which some of us have done, too...but I wouldn't unless it had a DA pull like a P model Ruger or a Kahr...never a single-action or so-called safe trigger. Depends on the platform.

We know BEST is in a holster with trigger covered...but quite often our DOs DON'T match up with what we know's best...for one reason or another. Mama used to tell us kids "Do as I SAY, not as I DO." This thread's a confessional, not a tutorial.

 

I have no reason to carry anything that small.

"Wear the gun and holster you want, and dress to conceal."--me

 

If you do own a small revolver, is pocket carry without a holster part of your normal routine, or not?

I never carry mine sans holster.

My favorite minimalist holster is the Blackhawk (Sticky) TecGrip.

 

I'm one of those safety nuts who won't carry any handgun without a holster. I get comfortable carrying most guns and end up forgetting about them while doing yard work, fixing things in the garage, rough housing with the kids and dogs, etc. For me the chance of something catching and pulling an exposed trigger in my pocket is too great, even with heavy DA wheelguns, and holsters are a simple answer with few downsides.

Plus holsters keep all the lint, bark, sawdust, plant debris, and other gunk out of the actions and barrels. But that's my life, others live differently, so the risk calculus for others may be significantly different than mine.

 

Why does who wins the election have anything to do with this question?

 

Hello? Gun control under Bilbo/Kalamaty and the elimination of semi auto handguns, i.e. carrying revolvers.

 

For pocket semi autos never, but pocket J-frames and older I-frames I have pocket carried them without a pocket holster, especially the centennial j-frames and their more modern kins.

 

Most camping, fishing, and hunting trips find me with a S&W Model 34 .22LR revolver in a vest pocket and a box of ammo in another vest pocket. I usually have a .357 or .44 revolver along, but the little .22 has taken dozens of quail, grouse, cottontails, snowshoe hares, even a couple of trout over the years. Very handy to have!

Occasionally I will run to the store for a couple of things, or go mail a package at the post office, or other such quick errands. A S&W Model 37 Airweight .38 Special can ride easily in a jacket pocket.

If I really thought I was going to need to defend myself against serious troubles, my first instinct would be to stay home. My second instinct would be to carry the 12-ga. 870, the M1 Carbine, the 1911 .45, the Browning Hi Power, and call a few friends to go with me.

 

Yes, on rare occasions. The wisdom and practicality are dependent upon the dimensions of the pocket, and of the weapon.

More often, I have used a pocket holster, with the weapon.

 

I feel compelled to mention that pocket carry has its situational limitations and hazards, whether or not a pocket holster is part of the equation. Folks often cite the tactical edge that a pocketed weapon can provide, when walking through a hazardous area or situation, with one’s hand casually gripping the weapon, while it remains hidden within the pocket. I agree with this. The problem occurs when one has to get a hand into the pocket, onto then weapon, and then expediently draw the weapon, when a dynamic situation is already in progress.

Hip pockets, for example, will tighten, along with the trousers’ fabric, when one bends at the hip joint. Front pockets may or may not tighten, very much, when one bends at the hip or waist, but getting a hand into the pocket can be blocked by bunched fabric, or by one’s own body. If suddenly attacked, one may have to create distance, to enable access to the pocket.

Some pockets, especially front pockets, may well allow good access to the weapon, but may well dump the weapon, when one bends, squats, or sits. Sadly, a young child recently died, at his own birthday party, in this area, after the child found a handgun that had slipped from a guest’s pocket, while that guest was sitting. (This was according to a statement by local LE.) I do not doubt the story, as I own trousers and shorts that will dump a Seecamp, along with its Kramer pocket holster, almost immediately, and some that will dump a snub revolver that is not inside a pocket holster, or will dump the revolver while the soft synthetic pocket holster remains inside the pocket.

To be clear, I am not against pocket carry. It is rare that my only weapon will be pocketed handgun, if I am out and about.

This is worth a listen, when one has the time:

 

Rexster, all methods of carry have their situational limitations and hazards.

 

True, but, well, I have developed strong feelings about the need to mention specific things, especially safety/survival-related, anytime I discuss pocket carry. If I say anything, I feel compelled to say it all.

The thing about pocket carry, is that it is often done casually, but this is something that can be so very dangerous, if done casually.

 

I don't own pants that guns fall out of or carry guns that go off when dropped but, its good to be aware of the possibility. I also don't pocket carry without another gun on my belt line, usually appendix, that way I have options no matter if I am standing, running,driving or diving for cover.
Two j's can cover a lot of scenarios for me.

 

Have front pocket carried for many years. One thing i discovered early on is that without the holster, the snub will shift around a bit. And without a holster, i would eventually wear a hole in my pocket from the front sight. An uncle mike's No. 3 for the j frame fixed that problem many years back..

i regularly use a nemesis pocket holster nowadays for my LCR..