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As P95Carry Chris and a few other forum members expressed serious concerns about being able to gain QUICK Access to their Carry Firearm during COLD (Gloves & Heavy Coat) Winter weather.
This was a problem for me that I recognized years ago. Here is how I solved it (for me)
I had this "Shoot Through" short coat custom made for me (way back when) ~ Made from Genuine Sanded Shark leather.
It has some amazing & practical special "Carry" features.
There is an inside pocket for wallet & License To Carry.
With enough room in there for a Speed Loader also.
Optional gloves can be "stored under one Shoulder snap down epaulet
The inside right pocket is leather & not cloth.
The pocket is horizontally deep & warm & the inside end of the pocket is tailored to fit the muzzle of a S&W J~Frame revolver. I originally had it cut for a S&W BODY GUARD (which was what I carried in it at the time) But, it works with the S&W Centennial (shown) just as well.
The coat (obviously) zips up BUT, it can be also worn Unzipped & just snapped at the bottom.
There is a wide EXTRA FLAP of leather that tucks behind the other side of the coat. That wide flap serves to keep out the frigid colt wind with the coat in the unzipped condition.
The "Gun Pocket" is deep enough that I can walk around with an un~gloved hand inside that pocket & can even hold the revolver with Index/Trigger Finger Forward & out of the trigger guard.
One quick & easy tug on the coat (from inside the pocket unsnaps the bottom of the coat & then due to the multitude of bottom surgical elastic pleats the revolver (still inside the pocket) can be accurately pushed fully forward toward the Aggressor Bad Guy & fired right through the coat.
The coat is VERY WARM & features an internal short sheared sheep inner layer & added wool felt lining.
The outside exotic leather is extremely tough & yet highly pliable.
The leather is called "Sanded Shark" & it is top grain Shark Skin Dyed Deep Black.
Please Don't Ask How Much...the coat was Very Expensive to have made.
I would be embarrassed to say exactly how much I paid to have it constructed.
It has been well worth the dollars that I "forked over" for it though. It is 20 years old & still looks fantastic.
My photo shows the position that the revolver stays in....when inside the "triple stitched holster pocket" (for lack of a better name for it) I cannot turn the pocket "inside out" to photograph it so...you'll just hafta use your imagination. I just LOVE this coat!
I have no idea where you would get one made exactly like it today.
Anyway here it is...my personal answer to PENNSYLVANIA PROTECTIVE WINTER carry.
This was a problem for me that I recognized years ago. Here is how I solved it (for me)
I had this "Shoot Through" short coat custom made for me (way back when) ~ Made from Genuine Sanded Shark leather.
It has some amazing & practical special "Carry" features.
There is an inside pocket for wallet & License To Carry.
With enough room in there for a Speed Loader also.
Optional gloves can be "stored under one Shoulder snap down epaulet
The inside right pocket is leather & not cloth.
The pocket is horizontally deep & warm & the inside end of the pocket is tailored to fit the muzzle of a S&W J~Frame revolver. I originally had it cut for a S&W BODY GUARD (which was what I carried in it at the time) But, it works with the S&W Centennial (shown) just as well.
The coat (obviously) zips up BUT, it can be also worn Unzipped & just snapped at the bottom.
There is a wide EXTRA FLAP of leather that tucks behind the other side of the coat. That wide flap serves to keep out the frigid colt wind with the coat in the unzipped condition.
The "Gun Pocket" is deep enough that I can walk around with an un~gloved hand inside that pocket & can even hold the revolver with Index/Trigger Finger Forward & out of the trigger guard.
One quick & easy tug on the coat (from inside the pocket unsnaps the bottom of the coat & then due to the multitude of bottom surgical elastic pleats the revolver (still inside the pocket) can be accurately pushed fully forward toward the Aggressor Bad Guy & fired right through the coat.
The coat is VERY WARM & features an internal short sheared sheep inner layer & added wool felt lining.
The outside exotic leather is extremely tough & yet highly pliable.
The leather is called "Sanded Shark" & it is top grain Shark Skin Dyed Deep Black.
Please Don't Ask How Much...the coat was Very Expensive to have made.
I would be embarrassed to say exactly how much I paid to have it constructed.
It has been well worth the dollars that I "forked over" for it though. It is 20 years old & still looks fantastic.
My photo shows the position that the revolver stays in....when inside the "triple stitched holster pocket" (for lack of a better name for it) I cannot turn the pocket "inside out" to photograph it so...you'll just hafta use your imagination. I just LOVE this coat!
I have no idea where you would get one made exactly like it today.
Anyway here it is...my personal answer to PENNSYLVANIA PROTECTIVE WINTER carry.
