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AF13 · 04-04-2007, 05:08 AM

What is your summer carry set up. I'd like to get an idea from your holster to your gun. And if it's not askin to much your body type. I'm a lean 160 and i'm lookin at carry options for this summer. Thanks

**hobocircus** · 04-04-2007, 09:06 AM

I've been licensed for awhile now and for summertime, I can't do much better than my fanny pack. Yeah, I know it's a giveaway to people in the know, but it works for me.
Shorts and a casual T-shirt, no one can tell one geek from another

rrent · 04-04-2007, 11:14 AM

Last few summers I've done the same as winter ----sub-compact Glock in a Kramer leather stongside belt holster. I sell swimming pools so I wear shorts and an untucked polo shirt.

Occasionally in winter (coat weather) --I'll strap on my XD45 compact in a blackhawk holster.

This year I picked up a Walther PPK/s and pocket holster which seems to work well in the cargo pocket of cargo shorts.

The 380 ACP is a bit on the small side ---kind of a balance between "any gun is better than no gun"' and "bring enough gun to the gunfight".

jeepinbanditrider · 04-04-2007, 11:18 AM

You live in NC open carry if you are comftrable doing so. I'm about 5 foot 7 about 155-160 and carry in a nylon holster with a thumb-break retention strap when I carry openly. XD-9 Service by the way. I'll have to post some pics later when I can find my damn camera's USB cable.

the_gunman1 · 04-04-2007, 11:29 AM

I'm 5'10" 235 lbs. In summer I wear the same gun I do in winter. I wear shorts mostly and baggy t-shirts or baggy tank tops. I carry IWB in a Galco Royal guard. I've done this with small and large guns{biggest by far was a 6" Ruger GP100. For your size[how tall?} I would recomend the Royal gaurd with a sub-compact. I don't think Galco has the RG for the XD but it fits perfectly{i do mean perfect!} in one for the Sig 228/229.

monsterdawg725 · 04-04-2007, 12:47 PM

im 5'9 280 pounds and carry my g26 most of the time and every now and then my mil pro 40 in either a fanny pack or an iwb holster usually the latter in summer the less i have to put on and take off the better in the humidity

hellagerms · 04-04-2007, 01:38 PM

Shorts & t-shirt:
PX4 at SOB with Uncle Mikes IWB holster
XD45 tactical with same setup
extra mag in Blackhawk mag carrier

T-shirt with over-shirt unbuttoned:
same as above
XD40 service or XD9 sc in blackhawk OWB holster at 3:00
1911 in shoulder rig
extra mag in Blackhawk mag carrier

When I am unarmed:
Keltec P3at (.380) in pocket holster
S&W Black Ops knife

hiker-guy · 04-04-2007, 03:32 PM

I'm 5'11" 175lbs, slim, fit, broad shouldered. No matter the time of year or weather I carry a XD 45ACP Service in a CompTac CTAC. In the winter I wear jeans with a white undershirt and a button-down shirt untucked. In the summer I wear jeans or jean-shorts and a baggy shirt untucked. I cant the holster further forward to help with the print.

Chewie146 · 04-04-2007, 04:23 PM

I used to be lean...and I like my ankle holster if you can stand pants in the summer. Other than that, buy a smaller gun!

04-04-2007, 04:28 PM

I'm 5'8" & weigh 160 I carry a 45xd service 4" BBL with my shirt tail out in front on my right side. If I'm going some where that I need to have my shirt tail tucked in I wear a light wind breaker with my gun behind my back tucked in my pants with the handle exsposed, in case I had to reach. I hope this was some help

04-04-2007, 05:08 AM	#1
AF13 XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: OKC Posts: 84	Summer Carry Options What is your summer carry set up. I'd like to get an idea from your holster to your gun. And if it's not askin to much your body type. I'm a lean 160 and i'm lookin at carry options for this summer. Thanks __________________ "Courage is bein scared as hell and saddlin up anyway."

04-04-2007, 09:06 AM	#2
hobocircus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Nevada Desert on a Dry Lakebed. Living in a trailer with thunderstorms looming in the distance. Posts: 3,344	I've been licensed for awhile now and for summertime, I can't do much better than my fanny pack. Yeah, I know it's a giveaway to people in the know, but it works for me. Shorts and a casual T-shirt, no one can tell one geek from another __________________ Ported V-10 XD9 Service SOLD Tactical XD9 in Basic Black I like to shoot Wolf ammo out of my Hi-Point pistol and rifle.

04-04-2007, 11:18 AM	#4
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,836	You live in NC open carry if you are comftrable doing so. I'm about 5 foot 7 about 155-160 and carry in a nylon holster with a thumb-break retention strap when I carry openly. XD-9 Service by the way. I'll have to post some pics later when I can find my damn camera's USB cable. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201 Last edited by jeepinbanditrider; 04-04-2007 at 12:53 PM.

04-04-2007, 11:29 AM	#5
the_gunman1 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,019	I'm 5'10" 235 lbs. In summer I wear the same gun I do in winter. I wear shorts mostly and baggy t-shirts or baggy tank tops. I carry IWB in a Galco Royal guard. I've done this with small and large guns{biggest by far was a 6" Ruger GP100. For your size[how tall?} I would recomend the Royal gaurd with a sub-compact. I don't think Galco has the RG for the XD but it fits perfectly{i do mean perfect!} in one for the Sig 228/229. __________________ Brian Freedom is expensive...pay up or shut up. "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

04-04-2007, 12:47 PM	#6
monsterdawg725 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: chattanooga area TN Posts: 703	im 5'9 280 pounds and carry my g26 most of the time and every now and then my mil pro 40 in either a fanny pack or an iwb holster usually the latter in summer the less i have to put on and take off the better in the humidity __________________ well hell yes its dangerous if it wasnt i wouldnt have no need to carry it ! XD-9 sc bi-tone , ,Keltec p3aT,,Glock 19 9mm , Glock 23 40 s&w, Sig Mosquito 22 . surefire g2,Streamlite Thunder Ranch tl2 ,Streamlight Scorpion Glock tac light.

04-04-2007, 11:14 AM	#3
rrent XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 74	Last few summers I've done the same as winter ----sub-compact Glock in a Kramer leather stongside belt holster. I sell swimming pools so I wear shorts and an untucked polo shirt. Occasionally in winter (coat weather) --I'll strap on my XD45 compact in a blackhawk holster. This year I picked up a Walther PPK/s and pocket holster which seems to work well in the cargo pocket of cargo shorts. The 380 ACP is a bit on the small side ---kind of a balance between "any gun is better than no gun"' and "bring enough gun to the gunfight".

04-04-2007, 01:38 PM	#7
hellagerms XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In orbitals Posts: 4,252	Shorts & t-shirt: PX4 at SOB with Uncle Mikes IWB holster XD45 tactical with same setup extra mag in Blackhawk mag carrier T-shirt with over-shirt unbuttoned: same as above XD40 service or XD9 sc in blackhawk OWB holster at 3:00 1911 in shoulder rig extra mag in Blackhawk mag carrier When I am unarmed: Keltec P3at (.380) in pocket holster S&W Black Ops knife

04-04-2007, 03:32 PM	#8
hiker-guy XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 61	I'm 5'11" 175lbs, slim, fit, broad shouldered. No matter the time of year or weather I carry a XD 45ACP Service in a CompTac CTAC. In the winter I wear jeans with a white undershirt and a button-down shirt untucked. In the summer I wear jeans or jean-shorts and a baggy shirt untucked. I cant the holster further forward to help with the print. __________________ Hiker Guy "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." -Edmund Burke

04-04-2007, 04:23 PM	#9
Chewie146 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Alamos Posts: 727	I used to be lean...and I like my ankle holster if you can stand pants in the summer. Other than that, buy a smaller gun! __________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- "Beware the man with one gun..." Befriend the man with 30?

04-04-2007, 04:28 PM	#10
pookie Guest Posts: n/a	I'm 5'8" & weigh 160 I carry a 45xd service 4" BBL with my shirt tail out in front on my right side. If I'm going some where that I need to have my shirt tail tucked in I wear a light wind breaker with my gun behind my back tucked in my pants with the handle exsposed, in case I had to reach. I hope this was some help Last edited by pookie; 04-04-2007 at 04:31 PM.

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