Carry Options For CM9

[JFootin]

Bawanna -

Have you and JFootin considered Concealed CrossDraw holsters? Bob Mernickle makes them. Considering the necessity of sitting most of the time, aging body habitus and arthritis, crossdraw may be the easiest move. I carry full time in pocket holsters but I know that I am compromised for time if I had to draw while in a car seat. However, pocket carry is my only option because of work and going-to town dress requirements that are mandated by extreme muscle atrophy from spinal surgeries. The gun also stays cleaner with pocket carry when working in the vineyard. Packing 24/7 is mandatory down here being 10 miles north of the Mexican Border.

I am extremely happy with my Pocket Concealment Systems, Inc. (www.pcsholsters.com) for a S&W 642. My Kahr CM9 is on order as is a Harpoon PCS pocket holster for this gun. The late Lou Alessi helped Michael Meredith during his design phase.

Harpoon page: http://pcsholsters.com/catalog_item_HPN.html

Thanks, Jon......

Thanks, Jon. Bawanna has mentioned Mernickle Holsters to me. He wears a PS6 high rise belt holster, I think.

I attained something very similar from Tagua for half the price ($45 shipped), and it is fully lined at that price.



I'll let Bawanna speak for himself, but crossdraw doesn't work for me because of my belly. (I do have a sleeveless T-shirt holster that holds the gun crossdraw up on my side.) The above holster does very well for me at about 8:30 (I'm a lefty), as will the Silent Thunder IWB that I just ordered. My spare tire disappears behind my hips and I have good shoulders, so the gun rides close and is easy to draw from that location.

I already have a pocket holster that works surprisingly well at minimizing the bulk and printing. It looks large in the pic, but it is very thin because it is horsehide, and the way it comes together to thin edges front and back really smooths the outline. It moves a little bit when I draw, but it doesn't come out of the pocket, so I have learned to ignore the movement. It is the El Paso Pocket Max and I got a real good price on it at Holsters Unlimited. Here it is...



There is no printing at all in my jeans when I'm standing. There's a bulge there when I'm sitting, but not too distinguishable as a gun. It's very comfortable and pretty easy to draw from, even when sitting. It is also easy to re-holster the gun, too, because the stiff horsehide stays open.

[Bawanna]

Strangely perhaps back in my vertical walking days I carried cross draw alot. Clear back at about 7 or 8 oclock and I'm right handed so I had plenty of reach around. (done Dietrich). Since sitting my arms have apparently shortened or shrunk somehow and it's difficult to access the cross draw rig. I did buy a cross draw rig for my 45 Colt awhile back but haven't even tried it yet.
I did like cross draw because if my gun was showing I would see it very early on. I think my Mernickle PS6 hides strong side much better even than my old IWB cross draws. Maybe it's just me but it seems like it.

One thing about being in a chair alot of stuff just doesn't show up, other stuff to attract the eye, stuff from 3 to 9 seems to blend into the seat back. Also lots of places to hang stuff. I prefer not to hang guns and knives on the chair if avoidable but sometimes I don't have a choice.

[jlaudio29]

Yah the website is being worked on, my gf is a web programmer so im at her mercy on when she works on my site since im getting it for free (we all know its not really free hahaha)

For something like that with no exotic its $70 shipped. the exotic band is $10 extra.

here is a picture of my pocket holsters i make.




Anti print on one side and has two hooks to help catch and stay in the pocket. thats only $30

That's a beautiful holster, JD! I looked at the website (still under construction), and I perused your Facebook page, but I couldn't find any pricing anywhere. I am not so well off that it doesn't matter. How much would one like that with plain leather band at the top go for?

[JFootin]

Strangely perhaps back in my vertical walking days I carried cross draw alot. Clear back at about 7 or 8 oclock and I'm right handed so I had plenty of reach around. (done Dietrich). Since sitting my arms have apparently shortened or shrunk somehow and it's difficult to access the cross draw rig. I did buy a cross draw rig for my 45 Colt awhile back but haven't even tried it yet.
I did like cross draw because if my gun was showing I would see it very early on. I think my Mernickle PS6 hides strong side much better even than my old IWB cross draws. Maybe it's just me but it seems like it.

One thing about being in a chair alot of stuff just doesn't show up, other stuff to attract the eye, stuff from 3 to 9 seems to blend into the seat back. Also lots of places to hang stuff. I prefer not to hang guns and knives on the chair if avoidable but sometimes I don't have a choice.

I like my belt holster, too. Hides OK, but I am confident that the Silent Thunder IWB will hide much better (you can even tuck your shirt over it). And if my recent experiment with a Kydex IWB is any indication, the holster and the gun will literally seem to vanish as far as feeling anything there at all, not the weight of the gun, not anything.

I like to wear strong side, just behind the hip (8:30 for me). That position reduces printing for me, yet it is close enough to the hip that it doesn't interfere or get pinched when I am seated. If I were seated all the time like you are, I would probably get to wearing at 9:00 in order to make the gun easier to draw.

[JFootin]

... For something like that with no exotic its $70 shipped. the exotic band is $10 extra.

... thats only $30

Those are good prices, JD. I have been thinking about a belt holster like that with snap loops for easy on and off. I'll have to talk to you soon about that.

The pocket holster is shaped like mine, except mine is in horsehide and yours is leather.

[jlaudio29]

Yep, i can do horsehide too, just never had a request for it.

Just send me a pm whenever your ready for something.

[e5i5o]

BEARDOG, I did go with a high ride belt holster - the Tagua Open Top Lined Belt Holster. In all of my holster shopping over the last 3 months, this is the best value on the market today: $45 with free shipping for a well made holster that is fully lined with smooth leather. Here is my CM9 in it:



For this small gun, the holster is not canted nearly as much as I expected based on the picture on their website of the holster made for a 1911, but it works great like this. I have found the real sweet spot to be at 9:00, straddling the belt loop right on my hip. It is perfectly comfortable standing or sitting, and easy to draw and return the gun at that location. The holster keeps the gun tight against my body, and my spare tire helps to disguise it. A loose shirt makes it disappear.

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JFootin,

I really like this holster.
Thanks for the information and website.
I have one question.
Is your a photo of that holster for a 1911 model with a pm9 in it or is the holster for a PM9 model?

Thanks.

[JFootin]

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JFootin,

I really like this holster.
Thanks for the information and website.
I have one question.
Is your a photo of that holster for a 1911 model with a pm9 in it or is the holster for a PM9 model?

Thanks.

That is my CM9 in the holster that I ordered for it. If you look on the website, they picture the holster fitted to a 1911 and it has an FBI cant. I was surprised at the super high rise and lack of cant in my holster when I got it. It doesn't hardly look like the same model holster, does it? It is still quite comfortable and easy on my gun's custom finish. But it is too high to draw effortlessly and super quickly from. The gun rides up high and close, so it is good for CCW. You might like it. It is a well made holster. Are your shoulder and elbow flexible and pain free? Then you might get along fine with this holster.

I should have gone about $30 more and gotten the El Paso Suede Lined "Street Combat" holster at $70 plus shipping. If you look at their Web page, you can see one pictured with a PM9 in it, and it has the FBI cant and is lower rise. It actually looks more like what I thought I would get from Tagua, except it is lower cut and exposes more of the gun. But it is designed for "street combat" and a very fast draw. I would still recommend the Tagua for larger pistols, but the El Paso for the small guns. I may end up getting one myself anyway. Alas, it looks like the Tagua is another addition to the seldom used holsters box.

[Unythios]

I dunno how you guys pocket carry the cm/pm9 my CM9 is way too heavy in my pocket no matter what I wear...

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[TucsonMTB]

Works for me 99% of the time. For the remaining 1%, there is either a Remora in the waist band or a P-3AT in the pocket.