You see, guys? Another smart man that has come to his senses over fashionable undergarments! :p :D

FireMed, a 9MM or a 40 is going to kick significantly more than a 380, if the gun is the same weight.
Light guns kick more than heavy guns, no way around it.

Also not to be a wise guy, there seems to be three major choices:

1. Adopt a gun that will fit your current dress style (you did not say if your shirt tail tucked in or out). There are several options here. It does not necessarily limit you to a "pea-shooter".

2. Decide what firearm is best to stake your life on and then dress around it (it might surprise you when you actually look at your options).

3. Continue to go virtually unarmed. The likelihood of success against today's extremely violent social predators is greatly diminished of course.

I don’t make recommendations, one has to work out their own salvation. I am happy to discuss the field with folks though to help them work through the process given their own peculiar set of circumstances.

I don’t normally wear just the wardrobe you have described but I have on occasion. On those occasions I always have a minimum of 3 sidearms: 1. the primary which is a 1911 .45 about 99% of the time. A backup gun (BUG) which is normally another 1911 or a LW Commander and a "hideout" which is normally a S&W 640 in .357 magnum. Naturally, not being overly large (about 180 lbs) my shirt has to blouse a little and I wear IWB type holsters with that shirt (My normal hot summer dress would be a mesh vest or an open front "Hawaiian" shirt with a dark T-shirt under it.) Or a short sleeve khaki "safari shirt" over the dark T. With those clothes either one or both big guns are carried in OWB holsters.

This is not some sort of "one-upmanship", I came to it over a long period of study and found that I was running across a lot of people who were shot in the gun, hand or gun arm during a fight (in the FBI shootout 2/3 of the participants were hit in one of those).

By no means do I look down my nose at folks who only carry one gun, it is their choice.

When you are new to this sort of thing you tend to feel that a gun is like a hot lump of coal sitting there on your waist and that there are flashing neon lights pointing it out to everyone around you but you will soon learn that if you adopt serious holsters and gear that no one will notice.

Personally, I would find someone who knows what they are doing and go shoot with them. Or, find a reputable instructor and take a class. There is a world of opinion out there - take 3 or 4 classes! By the time you are through, you will have some idea of what to carry.

Best of luck in your quest!
Riposte

Treedoc, is quickdraw a problem with Thunderwear? Ever worry about the safety maybe rubbing against something and coming off? An accidental discharge could be more of a problem that normal due to the weapons location.

What about if you, lets see how to put this, get excited? Has it ever went off?

Im sorry, just curious about this iorn in the toolshed thing. It just dont seem right. I can see too much room for severe error. :eek:

Andy
 

That's why it's called THUNDERWEAR from accidental discharges:D
muledeer