Superior Concealment By Phlster
Most experts acknowledge that small revolvers still have a place in law enforcement as dependable backup guns. Revolvers also excel as deep-cover guns for officers working in undercover capacities. The rounded shape lends itself to effective concealment on the human body, and the long double-action trigger increases safety margins when carried thusly. Well-designed holsters increase security and aid with concealment and comfort. Phlster provides some of the best holsters available for this purpose. Initial Exposure [...]
Cover That Thing Up…
The key word in concealed carry is concealed. In many jurisdictions, if you accidentally expose your firearm and someone reports a man with a gun, it’s a good bet you’ll lose the right to carry your gun, at least for the short term. The wrong concealment attire is almost as [...]
Safariland: Way More Than Kydex
When it comes to holsters Kydex has dominated the synthetic arena. But Kydex (a thermoplastic material of acrylic-polyvinyl chloride, aka acrylic PVC) is to laminate holsters as Xerox is to photocopy machines — it’s a brand. Technology behind these laminate materials gives them the strength to stand up to the [...]
Leather Designs By Jason Winnie
There was a time when cops referred to their duty belts as “leather gear,” but as plastics and other high-tech materials have evolved; much of the “leather” gear is slowly disappearing. It seems a little weird to call it leather gear anymore. Plastic holsters and leather-like belts are great, but [...]
Cop-Friendly Carry Options
Nearly A Dozen Ways To Tote Or Stow Your Roscoe. Many us of have little say in what gun or holster we use while working uniformed patrol. However, when it comes to off-duty concealed carry or detective work, things are usually a little different. Suddenly there’s a world of holsters [...]
Off-Duty Carry
Pockets And Purses. When I started my career, the fanny pack was all the rage. Though the man-purse was convenient, it wasn’t exactly fashionable. More importantly, unless you were on vacation at an amusement park, it simply screamed COP! Then firearms companies got smarter and started making quality handguns smaller [...]
Carry Options For Girls
— And Yeah... Guys Too. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know it’s more important than ever to carry on- and off-duty. Why you carry is easy — how you carry is another story. You can’t protect your loved ones with a gun you left at home or [...]
Survival Go Bag
Echo-Sigma. I’m not sure when it officially started, but the concept of the “go bag” has been around for a while. I remember having one and using the term in the 1990s when I was a patrol officer and a sniper on SWAT. It was a shoulder bag, and I [...]
Simple Elegance
The right to carry a concealed firearm is a great honor and privilege, but it can also be a bit uncomfortable. This is especially true if you are wearing your gun inside your pants. The inside the waistband (IWB) holster has come a long way in recent years with great [...]
Quick Access Gun Safe
Phoenix Gun Locker As cops, we’re constantly reminded to protect our sidearm, and are given hours of defensive-tactics training, learning how to maintain possession of our guns in a fight. We continually upgrade to new higher-retention holsters to help ensure our gun stays where it belongs, but what happens when [...]
Carry Options
American COP's Compendium Of Gun Toting Tips. While we have a regular column called Carry Options every other month, we expanded on the concept this issue to bring a broad cross-section of goodies we’ve laid our hands on and checked out. We’ve worked with each of these pieces of gear, [...]