Skinny man problems

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Precision
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Re: Skinny man problems

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I probably have a little more meat although I weigh less. 5"9 (on a good day) and 150# right now.

I wear a paddle holster version of a serpa II (3:30) with a full sized Glock -22. Completely comfortable. I wear a slightly oversized shirt untucked. I print a bit, but most people think it is my cell phone. Gun on strong side, phone on weak side, sometimes extra mag on belt behind cell phone.

That particular set up has been on person for multiple days in a row with 16 hours of contact time with no discomfort.

IWB is not usually comfortable for me for the reasons you state.

I have been considering buying one of these.

http://kangaroocarry.com/products/air-marshal3

Damn firing put that on hold.
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blackeagle603
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I've had one of those Kangaroos 5 or 6 years now and wear it around the place a lot since (this being SoCal); usually with my 2" Taurus 85UL. I pretty much live in gym shorts year round from the time I get home.

Works good as a drive rig too.

More comfortable than a belly band, esp in warm weather. A tee or wife beater under it works better but that's a mixed blessing when it gets hot out.
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JKosprey
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Hmmm....really like the look of the wilderness belts...and the zero concealment holster. I might have to give both of those a try. Looks like the zero's are on hiatus for a bit though.
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blackeagle603 wrote:I've had one of those Kangaroos 5 or 6 years now and wear it around the place a lot since (this being SoCal); usually with my 2" Taurus 85UL. I pretty much live in gym shorts year round from the time I get home.

Works good as a drive rig too.

More comfortable than a belly band, esp in warm weather. A tee or wife beater under it works better but that's a mixed blessing when it gets hot out.
What do you wear over it?
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And back to the original post... Did we ever get a later range report on Doc Russia's JJ Racaza (sp?) rig? That looked like it could be promising.
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snap western shirt or polo shirt (can reach in the unbuttoned neck).

SmartCarry tonight/at the moment. The workout t-shirt I'm wearing with gymshorts is bit tight/undersize for either the kangaroo or a bellly band.
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blackeagle603 wrote:SmartCarry tonight/at the moment. The workout t-shirt I'm wearing with gymshorts is bit tight/undersize for either the kangaroo or a bellly band.
I have one of those I got at a flea market (I've washed it!) that I've not tried yet. What's the largest firearm you can comfortably carry in that?
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depends on the pants. this one is sized for my 1911/BHP. Put my 38 in it around the house in gym shorts. A bit oversize/sits a bit deep for that but works.
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