Secondary weapon on vest?

[Mr. Goodtimes]

Does anybody run a handgun on their vest such as pictured below? This is how I've been running my handgun lately and while a little slower (about half a second on a timer) I've found that I prefer it to carrying in a hip holster.

Unlike most people I prefer to keep stuff off my waste. I've tried the war belt thing and hated it. I've worn this setup at all day trips to the range and found it to be quite comfortable; my favorite aspect of it being that I can keep my belt clean of gear as well as keeping everything together in one package.

I have a RCS phantom on order so, I may go back to running just a pistol and one spare mag for each weapon on my belt but so far I'm liking this. It's very lightweight, cool (it gets hot as hell in FL), low profile, maneuverable, and convenient as everything I need is right there.

I'd like to hear what some thoughts as I'm likely going to run this setup in some future classes unless somebody can point out some major issues with it.

[Serpico1985]

Mr. Goodtimes,

I second your curiosity as to what others say. I gonna try to use the Safariland MLS on a Eagle M4 FB chest rig and see how it goes. The Safariland seems like it would be if not faster, more secure and familiar than sticking the gun in a pouch (but with no experience with either I woldn't know).

Also, I found this with a little searching. Military Moron did a great write up on it and it looks pretty cool.

I wold be interested to see how they compare to your set up. I too don't like stuff on my hips.

[NavyDavy55]

Are you left handed?

I'm wondering how you draw from that placement on your chest rig?

[Ironman8]

Two problems with the vest mounted holster:

1) You will have to deal with dirt/sand/grass/ect. getting into the holster and gun when you go prone.

2) Do you carry concealed on your chest from a day to day basis? If not, then I know that I like to keep things as consistent as possible. If I carry on my hip daily, then that is how I want my "battle load-out". Also one of the reasons I don't care for drop-leg holsters either.

[CoryCop25]

I have always thought of putting a Phantom with some kind of drop system on the cumber-bun of my plate carrier. The problem with that is that I use a low ride holster at work and I think it would screw me up a bit.

[Ak44]

Not my cup of tea but if you like it and it works for you go for it. There is a thread almost similar to this topic, but it covers more along the lines of a kydex holster for your vest as oppose to a nylon one. Let me see if I can find it...


Here it is...
http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=80266

[rero360]

When I was over in Iraq I carried my pistol on my chest, horizontally just below my name tape on my IBA, mainly because I started out as a gunner and it was easier to access it while in the turret and later it kept the gun from getting trashed by the humvee door.

This time around I think I'm going to play around some more and try both on the belt and on the side of the PC, kind of like how you have yours in the pic.