OT - Who carries a single action concealed?
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OT - Who carries a single action concealed?
What gun, caliber, configuration, grips, leather?
I'm having repeated visions of a 4", .44 Spl. Vaquero, birdshead, SBH hammer, in this Mernickle PS6A.
I'm having repeated visions of a 4", .44 Spl. Vaquero, birdshead, SBH hammer, in this Mernickle PS6A.
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I sometimes carry my old model Blackhawk in a nylon Uncle Mikes holster.
4 3/4, stock grips, 357 mag. I just stick the whole rig in my front jeans locket, and let my zippered sweater or long flannel shirt hang over it.
I'm thinking of ditching my 9mm, getting a nice holster for the BH, and carrying it more often. i would like to get another mini revolver for pocket carry backup. have though about getting a Bearcat, and converting it to 22 mag as a pocket gun.
I shoot S/A revolvers best, sometimes, in the terrain I frequent, a longer shot could present itself, and limited practice time makes the familiar more attractive.
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4 3/4, stock grips, 357 mag. I just stick the whole rig in my front jeans locket, and let my zippered sweater or long flannel shirt hang over it.
I'm thinking of ditching my 9mm, getting a nice holster for the BH, and carrying it more often. i would like to get another mini revolver for pocket carry backup. have though about getting a Bearcat, and converting it to 22 mag as a pocket gun.
I shoot S/A revolvers best, sometimes, in the terrain I frequent, a longer shot could present itself, and limited practice time makes the familiar more attractive.
take care,
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I have carried my SBH and Flat Top cross draw in an Uncle Mikes sidekick, on one of their nylon belts. I then cover up with a large/long button up shirt if it's fall or spring like or if colder I put a long coat on that does not give much away. I can pull up the bottom of my coat and get at it fairly quick, though I'm sure there are better rigs for the job.
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JReed wrote:Nice looking rig. I have been wondering if I could find a rig to carry my Bisley Vaquero 4 5/8 .45colt that wouldnt be to noticable.
Check out http://www.simplyrugged.com I carry my 38 in one of their pancake holsters 90% or more of the time. A bisquero would carry as well and Rob does good work at good prices.
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homefront,I carry a Colt SAA 5 1/2 inch .45 in a Mernickle PS6A. It carries high and feels real good. I am new at posting pictures and will try to put a couple on,it is the plain version of the one you posted.
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Presently, not often; my chief says no single action sixguns for "off-duty" and back-up. I can legally tote the SA, but have to also carry a DA sixgun or an auto, and it would not be a good idea to shoot a bad guy with the SA. I do have a Milt SParks Summer Special like ScottT's, and perhaps in another four years or so, it might see more regular use.
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Not here. Single Action would just require too much manual action to get in a ready condition on the bad guy FOR ME. I carry either a DA revolver or striker type (Glock in my case) auto. Both are point and shoot and 100% reliable and I feel in a high intesity, high stress ecounter with a bad guy I'd rather not have the manual steps to go through.
I live in VA, and when it's T-shirt/Shorts/Flip Flop weather, meaning dang hot, it's a J-frame in a pocket holster. Any other time it's a Glock & IWB holster when I have cover to conceal it. I usually wear those "bowlin" type shirts not meant to be tucked in.
However that said, I firmly agree, CARRY DAILY, Apply Sparingly!
I live in VA, and when it's T-shirt/Shorts/Flip Flop weather, meaning dang hot, it's a J-frame in a pocket holster. Any other time it's a Glock & IWB holster when I have cover to conceal it. I usually wear those "bowlin" type shirts not meant to be tucked in.
However that said, I firmly agree, CARRY DAILY, Apply Sparingly!
Can you explain that in a little more detail as to the reason why.Rexster wrote:Presently, not often; my chief says no single action sixguns for "off-duty" and back-up. I can legally tote the SA, but have to also carry a DA sixgun or an auto, and it would not be a good idea to shoot a bad guy with the SA. I do have a Milt SParks Summer Special like ScottT's, and perhaps in another four years or so, it might see more regular use.
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That is one sweet lookin SA there Hobiecasastahle wrote:
But as I recently posted to a brother on the Single-Action Revolvers forum.
“Now for a little forum, brother to brother agitation.â€
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I have a Colt Peacemaker replica (EMF Dakota) in 45 Colt with a 5 1/2 inch barrel that I carry sometimes. I like it because it has plenty of knockdown power, and it's more compact then a Doubleaction revolver of simular power, and 100% reliable. And it shoots the aluminum cased Blazer hollowpoints to point of aim. Another thing I like about the Blazers is that the ammo is lighter, and you can really tell the difference.
I also carry lots of other weapons as I feel the need, but since I am not a cop, I don't have too much worry about fire power, and frankly I can get that single action on target just as fast and accurate as about anything else, at least for the first shot. But a single action Colt is a thinking man's gun, not a spray and pray wonder nine.
Of course it's not in the same class as a 1911 or Browning High Power for multiple assailants, etc. but I would much rather have it then a model 60 smith and wesson .38 special or anything smaller like the little Kel-tec, or other hide out guns, all of which I occasionally carry.
I also carry lots of other weapons as I feel the need, but since I am not a cop, I don't have too much worry about fire power, and frankly I can get that single action on target just as fast and accurate as about anything else, at least for the first shot. But a single action Colt is a thinking man's gun, not a spray and pray wonder nine.
Of course it's not in the same class as a 1911 or Browning High Power for multiple assailants, etc. but I would much rather have it then a model 60 smith and wesson .38 special or anything smaller like the little Kel-tec, or other hide out guns, all of which I occasionally carry.
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When it comes to more recent production, I'm hearing that Colt no longer tops the list...(No matter how you dress her up she’s still not a Colt Wink )
It doesn't top mine, anyway!
Ruger for now, custom built USFA pretty soon. Colt? No time soon...unless I could score an oder one reasonable.
Like I said, no time soon!
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On my home place (since no CCW yet, but soon) Like JReed, I carry my Bisley Vaquero except mine has 5.5" barrel instead of 4 3/4. Like Hobie, I use a SimplyRugged Holster cross draw with the holster positioned on my left hip. I'm experimenting with a new shoulder rig for the holster which will pull the muzzle end up up about 3-4" for better concealed position for average shirt tail length.
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I don't believe that I'm the first to make the remark...
I carry a single-action. It's just not a single action revolver.
I love my Blackhawk, but I don't have a clue how one would conceal a side-arm of such dimensions.
I carry a single-action. It's just not a single action revolver.
I love my Blackhawk, but I don't have a clue how one would conceal a side-arm of such dimensions.
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Sure. Part of wearing a Texas peace officer badge is that one is subject to duty at all times. Any firearm used for police purposes, according to the state, should be one with which one has fired a qualification course. My agency sees armed self-defense as falling within the line of duty, at least if within the state lines. I can plea that I used a "weapon of opportunity" if I use a weapon with which I have not qualed, but generally speaking, I can expect some degree of disciplinary scrutiny if I use an unauthorized weapon to defend myself or someone else. If I am hunting, or target shooting, and just happen to use the weapon already at hand, that is one thing. Carrying an SA sixgun in CCW mode is another.casastahle wrote:Can you explain that in a little more detail as to the reason why.Rexster wrote:Presently, not often; my chief says no single action sixguns for "off-duty" and back-up. I can legally tote the SA, but have to also carry a DA sixgun or an auto, and it would not be a good idea to shoot a bad guy with the SA. I do have a Milt SParks Summer Special like ScottT's, and perhaps in another four years or so, it might see more regular use.
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Hmmm.... and the Captain won't let you qualify with a single action? Bummer!Rexster wrote:Sure. Part of wearing a Texas peace officer badge is that one is subject to duty at all times. Any firearm used for police purposes, according to the state, should be one with which one has fired a qualification course. My agency sees armed self-defense as falling within the line of duty, at least if within the state lines. I can plea that I used a "weapon of opportunity" if I use a weapon with which I have not qualed, but generally speaking, I can expect some degree of disciplinary scrutiny if I use an unauthorized weapon to defend myself or someone else. If I am hunting, or target shooting, and just happen to use the weapon already at hand, that is one thing. Carrying an SA sixgun in CCW mode is another.
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Whilst living in Florida my usual carry gun was a Kimber 1911A1 (Not the type of single action we're discussing here, but, heck, it's a single action, right ?
Anyway, from time to time, I did carry a sixgun, much tot he chagrin of my fellow RO's. Sometimes, even a sixgun of the single action persuasion.
Mostly, a Cimarron Thunderer, .45 Colt/.45ACP 3 1/2" in a El Paso #88 BAsketweave holster. Yeah, only five rounds, but five rounds of 230 Grain Ranger SXT's is nothing to laugh at.
There was a period in 2005 when a rogue gator was in our park, one that unfortunately killed a young woman. (Details were broadcast on a Discovery Channel Special.)
For that week while the gator was being sought, I carried one of my Bisley Vaqueros, 4 5/8" barrel, .45 Colt, with a 250 Keith bullet over 9.0 Gr of Universal Clays. In my truck rack was a Rossi 92 Carbine, 300 Gr Lyman FNGC over 21.5 gr of H110. Just a little peace of mind !
I carried the Bisley Vaquero in an El Paso Threepersons rig. Got a few stares and snide comments from the tactical types, but I'd rather have faced a gotor with that then a .40 Glock !
(BTW, the gator was killed by Seminole Animal Control folks. App. 13 feet long. Turns out the young lady was napping--read, passed out on xanax--next to the edge of a canal when the gator saw her arm dangling in the water and couldn't pass up a free meal. One of three gator kills in Florida that summer.)
Anyway, from time to time, I did carry a sixgun, much tot he chagrin of my fellow RO's. Sometimes, even a sixgun of the single action persuasion.
Mostly, a Cimarron Thunderer, .45 Colt/.45ACP 3 1/2" in a El Paso #88 BAsketweave holster. Yeah, only five rounds, but five rounds of 230 Grain Ranger SXT's is nothing to laugh at.
There was a period in 2005 when a rogue gator was in our park, one that unfortunately killed a young woman. (Details were broadcast on a Discovery Channel Special.)
For that week while the gator was being sought, I carried one of my Bisley Vaqueros, 4 5/8" barrel, .45 Colt, with a 250 Keith bullet over 9.0 Gr of Universal Clays. In my truck rack was a Rossi 92 Carbine, 300 Gr Lyman FNGC over 21.5 gr of H110. Just a little peace of mind !
I carried the Bisley Vaquero in an El Paso Threepersons rig. Got a few stares and snide comments from the tactical types, but I'd rather have faced a gotor with that then a .40 Glock !
(BTW, the gator was killed by Seminole Animal Control folks. App. 13 feet long. Turns out the young lady was napping--read, passed out on xanax--next to the edge of a canal when the gator saw her arm dangling in the water and couldn't pass up a free meal. One of three gator kills in Florida that summer.)
Okay, just for the fun of it, here is something I have carried from time to time, with a .45 acp AMT Backup.
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In GA, we are allowed to have a loaded gun in the glove box or on the seat and it's nt considered concealed. I have carried this gun in a front pants pocket, (in holster,) with a jacket over it.
'Tis a mite large for concealed carry, but I can shoot it well, and pity the fool who tries to fire wildy in my direction. Line it up and BLAM!
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'Tis a mite large for concealed carry, but I can shoot it well, and pity the fool who tries to fire wildy in my direction. Line it up and BLAM!
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Hi Bill,bogus bill wrote:I really havent tried to carry this cimmeron thunder yet concealed, but it looks like it should work.
Go for it. My everyday carry is an old Glock 22 that looks like it's been drug behind the truck but as one of my dress up Bar-B-Q guns I carry this one in a speed bucket style shoulder rig. Has to be cool out for a jacket but I don't feel naked at all with 5 round of 45lc Win Silver tips.
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