5.11 Tactical - Undergear Holster Shirt + XD9 Service(another review with pics)

[jamestx10]

Originally Posted by ghettocruiser

Im gonna try wearing one of my usual printed t-shirts over it today when I get home. See how that goes. If the grip wasnt so long Im sure it would work, but we'll see.
J.

I can't wait to hear back on the T-shirt option. I wear lose fitting T's most of the time and would love if this worked for that.

[ghettocruiser]

I try on a couple different ones... Some loose fitting, and some alittle tighter. See how bad it is. Like I said, if it even half decently conceals my full size....it will easily cover a sub compact.

Ill snap some pics for ya today when I get home and try it out. Ill see how bad access is too and report back.

J.

[basesohc]

Originally Posted by jamestx10

I can't wait to hear back on the T-shirt option. I wear lose fitting T's most of the time and would love if this worked for that.

I tried a few t-shirts on when I got mine and found that (I usually wear a medium T (slightly tighter)):

1. My medium lighter color shirts printed more, to the point that I wouldnt wear them.
2. My darker shirts concealed such that I would wear out in public, but not a first option.
3. The medium shirts made the draw much more lengthy due to the fact that I could not jerk the shirt up and out of the way as readily and had to almost reach up my shirt to the pocket.
4. A large T-shirt was perfect for me, no print, and big enough that when I pulled it up and out of the way with my left hand, the pocket was right there.

[ghettocruiser]

Thats about how I expected it to go today when messing around with it...

J.

[lhcfireman]

I have one of these too in black. I wear nothing but t-shirts over it and you can't tell I have it on at all. My cc is a officer 1911 and I use the other pocket to carry 2 extra mags. The shirt is so tight and comfy that the 2 mags don't rattle together at all. One thing I either didn't see or wasn't mentioned is how itchy it is at first. I think mine took 4-5 washes to get comfortable.

[ghettocruiser]

Mine wasnt itchy at all. While wearing it without a cover shirt, it gave that nice cooling feel that spandex gives you.

Maybe there was something in the "final wash" before packaging that didnt agree with your skin??? Felt like a new t-shirt to me.

J.

[lhcfireman]

What was itchy was the seams on mine. Took some washing to soften them up. Now it is not a problem at all I can wear it for hours and I have.

[ghettocruiser]

Ok...snapped some pics of three more cover shirts.

First...your standard hoodie. Zero printing, fairly easy draw, most comfy of all the shirts I tried over the undergear.







Next is a polo shirt. Its the tightest fitting one I own. I probably wouldnt try to pull this off. MAYBE with a smaller pistol...or a single stack pocket pistol. Might get away with it... Drawing is a pain because of how tight it fits. But...If you needed it, you could get it.





Next up is a semi-loose fitting t-shirt. Its not skin tight, but its not baggy loose. And I gotta say, it hardly shows. Again...the tip of the grip pokes a tiny bit. But I doubt 98% of people that say you would know. In the side pic, that little bump that you see is a wrinkle, not printing... Draw with the t-shirt was cake.







Hope the pics help some of you that are on the fence about getting one of these! Bottom line is they work great for baggy shirts, or dress (button up) shirts. T-shirts are hit or miss... But some are do-able. I will definetly be grabbing an IWB...but this will be nice as an alternative.

J.

[Broadside]

Great photos and review I'll have to pick me up one next month.

[kayl]

Agreed-
Thanks to your reviews, I'm going to have to buy one pretty soon too