The past couple of days I have accidently exposed my pistol twice, and both times it was in a very public place. No one seems to have noticed, but that does not reduce my concern about it.
I typically carry a small 9mm single stack with a belt slide holster, T-shirt tucked in to my trousers (denim shorts), and a Hawaiian shirt as a cover garment. I buy my cover garment shirts extra big and long, and I can raise my arms straight up and not expose even the bottom of my holster. The only thing more effective would be a trench coat. !!!
Nonetheless, I have exposed the pistol twice in 3 days. The first time I was at the grocery store buying ice for our weekend outings. In the front of the stores, facing a dozen checkout lines, the ice coolers. I reach into the bottom of the cooler, pull out two 20 lb bags of ice, and hoist them over my right shoulder. I can't carry heavy loads on my left shoulder (old injury). I stand up and start walking towards the door, while feeling with my left hand to make shore my pistol was still concealed. It was not possible to look down. I could tell by feel that the shirt was wrapped up above the gun. I turned away from the cash registers and the 25+ people waiting in line, and awkwardly adjusted the shirt. I had probably taken 10 or more steps with the gun fully exposed.
The second time I was loading some plywood and hardwood into my truck, and it was windy. A gust of wind blew the shirt up over my gun as I was loading and maneuvering the timber. There was no way to correct the clothing problem until the wood was loaded in. An employee of the yard was helping me, and he had one side and I had the other. We got the load in, and I readjusted my shirt... This was in a parking lot full of people. I was exposed for a good 10 seconds.
Anyone else have problems like this? Or am I just getting dumb as I get older?
Jim
I typically carry a small 9mm single stack with a belt slide holster, T-shirt tucked in to my trousers (denim shorts), and a Hawaiian shirt as a cover garment. I buy my cover garment shirts extra big and long, and I can raise my arms straight up and not expose even the bottom of my holster. The only thing more effective would be a trench coat. !!!
Nonetheless, I have exposed the pistol twice in 3 days. The first time I was at the grocery store buying ice for our weekend outings. In the front of the stores, facing a dozen checkout lines, the ice coolers. I reach into the bottom of the cooler, pull out two 20 lb bags of ice, and hoist them over my right shoulder. I can't carry heavy loads on my left shoulder (old injury). I stand up and start walking towards the door, while feeling with my left hand to make shore my pistol was still concealed. It was not possible to look down. I could tell by feel that the shirt was wrapped up above the gun. I turned away from the cash registers and the 25+ people waiting in line, and awkwardly adjusted the shirt. I had probably taken 10 or more steps with the gun fully exposed.
The second time I was loading some plywood and hardwood into my truck, and it was windy. A gust of wind blew the shirt up over my gun as I was loading and maneuvering the timber. There was no way to correct the clothing problem until the wood was loaded in. An employee of the yard was helping me, and he had one side and I had the other. We got the load in, and I readjusted my shirt... This was in a parking lot full of people. I was exposed for a good 10 seconds.
Anyone else have problems like this? Or am I just getting dumb as I get older?
Jim
