Posted: 7/31/2016 2:10:43 PM EDT
| I can not, for the life of me, find a company that makes shoulder holsters for a 5" 1911 with a weapon light, specifically a S&W 1911 with an x300u. If any of you have suggestions or know of a place, I am all ears! |
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OP ever use a shoulder holster ? I have years ago and they suck big hairy balls. They sound like a good idea but it's the most uncomfortable way to carry ever. I have used horizontal and vertical shoulder holsters for 1911's, Sig 226 and other pistols and actually have them in a duffel bag in my closet where they have been sitting for the last 30 years. TV and movies make them look great but it is a medieval torture device. When I first started to CCW in the 1980's my first gun was a S&W 6" 686 revolver that I carried in a Bianchi shoulder holster. As soon as I could afford it I got a Officers 1911 and a belt holster and never looked back. Why do you think they are not a popular method of carry? They pretty much went extinct because they suck. |
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OP ever use a shoulder holster ? I have years ago and they suck big hairy balls.They sound like a good idea but it's the most uncomfortable way to carry ever. I have used horizontal and vertical shoulder holsters for 1911's, Sig 226 and other pistols and actually have them in a duffel bag in my closet where they have been sitting for the last 30 years. TV and movies make them look great but it is a medieval torture device. When I first started to CCW in the 1980's my first gun was a S&W 6" 686 revolver that I carried in a Bianchi shoulder holster. As soon as I could afford it I got a Officers 1911 and a belt holster and never looked back. Why do you think they are not a popular method of carry? They pretty much went extinct because they suck. But Lethal Weapon and Miami Vice......... 
I tried my friends on once it it was terrible I would honestly rather have a drop leg holster before a shoulder. No matter what the weight is not balanced, draw sucks, and the constant flippity floppity of the handgun feels weird. It might be better if the handgun was something along the lines of a Ruger LCP but anything with weight is terrible. |
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You guys all bring up fantastic points.
In all honesty, I only want it for the Miami Vice aspect. This will be worn exclusively underneath my suit jacket for nights out. I hate tuckable IWB, so this is the only other route I see going, and i'll just keep my suit jacket on...
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You guys all bring up fantastic points. In all honesty, I only want it for the Miami Vice aspect. This will be worn exclusively underneath my suit jacket for nights out. I hate tuckable IWB, so this is the only other route I see going, and i'll just keep my suit jacket on...If you have no prolem just leaving a jacket on to cover a holster, why not consider a nice OWB leather holster? I would imagine it would be much more comfortable to carry that way. Just saying. Either way, good luck with the search. |
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I carried in one for 12-15 years and loved them. Get it adjusted right, it might take several tries over a period of days. Don't drop it low and connect it to your belt, it's not a pair of suspenders. Raise it up under your armpit and it won't swing around if you're not doing cartwheels. Don't go cheap. I much prefer horizontal types, but I've carried in a number of vertical holsters. The only reason I stopped using them is I moved to a place where it's too hot for 8 months out of the year for a cover garment. |