Downsizing my tactical carry

[SA1911a1]

I am damn tired of lugging around a 1911, so I have decided to downsize. I needed a new tactical holster so I whipped one out yesterday from some scrap. Pocket carry or belt carry. No retention strap so it is ready for my fast draw. Baby Browning.

[Junk Yard Dog]

If you empty your pocket of other items then you don't need the holster for stuff that small. Pocket pistols, nice that you can just wrap your hands around the piece and fire it right through the material of the pants in an emergency. just be aware you may set yourself on fire doing it.

[SA1911a1]

If you empty your pocket of other items then you don't need the holster for stuff that small. Pocket pistols, nice that you can just wrap your hands around the piece and fire it right through the material of the pants in an emergency. just be aware you may set yourself on fire doing it.

Speaking of setting your pants on fire. When I was in High School, I worked part time for the State in a big office building. Back then butane lighters were the refillable kind. I would have on a coat with big pockets. I would wait until I encountered one of the old women in the hallway, fluff the pocket open to its full volume and then fill the cavity with butane, keeping my hand on the striker. As we were about to pass, I would touch it off with a satisfying flash and whoosh and go on like nothing had happened. The double takes that I got were priceless. I didn't have any hair on my hand and arm the whole summer. ;)

[SA1911a1]

If you empty your pocket of other items then you don't need the holster for stuff that small. Pocket pistols, nice that you can just wrap your hands around the piece and fire it right through the material of the pants in an emergency. just be aware you may set yourself on fire doing it.

The Baby Browning would dang near fit inside a cigarette pack, I need to try it. That would be an interesting way to carry concealed. I am not going to buy a six dollar pack of smokes to try it, but the next time I see an empty box in the trash, I am going to try it. The Marlboro surprise. ;)

[millman]

Looks good, but the bottom "hook" should stick out further to catch on your pocket when you draw it.

[Tula44]

Nice. I also like a leather holster for my handgun, I purchase mine from Don Hume Holsters. They're affordable and reliable.

[Junk Yard Dog]

If you empty your pocket of other items then you don't need the holster for stuff that small. Pocket pistols, nice that you can just wrap your hands around the piece and fire it right through the material of the pants in an emergency. just be aware you may set yourself on fire doing it.

Speaking of setting your pants on fire. When I was in High School, I worked part time for the State in a big office building. Back then butane lighters were the refillable kind. I would have on a coat with big pockets. I would wait until I encountered one of the old women in the hallway, fluff the pocket open to its full volume and then fill the cavity with butane, keeping my hand on the striker. As we were about to pass, I would touch it off with a satisfying flash and whoosh and go on like nothing had happened. The double takes that I got were priceless. I didn't have any hair on my hand and arm the whole summer. ;)

All fun and games until the day you forget you have a cherry bomb sitting in the bottom of the pocket

[SA1911a1]

Looks good, but the bottom "hook" should stick out further to catch on your pocket when you draw it.

I made it as a belt holster for quick draw! Marshall Dillon wouldn't stand a chance! Truth of the matter is, I would never depend on a .25 to defend anything. For me, minimum defense is 9MM. The Baby Browning came home with me because it was a Baby Browning and the price was right. It was one of those, "I just want it" purchases with no practical value.