{"id":84562,"date":"2017-12-26T21:31:37","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T02:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=84562"},"modified":"2017-12-26T21:31:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T13:54:13","slug":"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s Note:<\/strong>\u00a0The following is a post by\u00a0Mark Kakkuri, a nationally published freelance writer who covers guns and gear, 2nd Amendment issues and the outdoors. His writing and photography have appeared in many firearms-related publications, including the USCCA\u2019s Concealed Carry Magazine. You can follow him on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markkakkuri\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">Twitter @markkakkuri.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Read Mark\u2019s previous articles in this \u201cTop Five\u201d series:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/top-five-glock-enhancements\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">The Top Five Glock Enhancements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/top-five-belly-bands\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">Top Five Belly Bands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/top-five-hollywood-gun-handling-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">And Top Five Hollywood Gun Handling Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/top-five-everyday-carry-gun-belts\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">Top Five Everyday Carry Gun Belts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/top-five-newer-guns-i-recommend-you-try\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">Top Five Newer Guns I Recommend You Try<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deep cover concealed carry comes with a bit of a conundrum: the deeper you carry your gun, the longer it may take to access it. And as you know, the whole point of concealed carry is to be able not only to access a defensive tool but also to do so very quickly.<\/p>\n<p>While the shorter the time between you deciding you need to access a gun and you actually accessing your gun the better, exactly how much time is too much time is a bit of an enigma. Moreover, the deeper you carry your gun, the more likely you are to have it on your person, though it will be well-hidden and may require a bit of effort to get to it<\/p>\n<p>Well, we can discuss the nuances and debate the pros and cons for a long time. In the meantime, if you do decide to carry under deep cover, here are my top five options for doing so.<\/p>\n<h2>Ankle Holster<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84563\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gastatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-26-at-8.56.31-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84563\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-26-at-8.56.31-PM-390x300.png\" alt=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\" width=\"390\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-26-at-8.56.31-PM-390x300.png 390w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-26-at-8.56.31-PM-150x115.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-26-at-8.56.31-PM.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-84563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Glaco Ankle Grove Holster retails for $121.95.\u00a0 (<em>Photo: Galco<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I put ankle holster on the list of deep cover carry options more because it requires some extra finesse in order to access a gun carried there. Although covered only by an easily-pulled-up pant leg, getting your hands to the vicinity of your ankle requires either a serious bend at the hips, squatting or dropping to one knee.<\/p>\n<p>Once your hands are there, the next matter is getting the pant leg up and out of the way in order to draw your gun. Depending on the ankle holster, you may have to defeat a retention strap of some kind. So, for the complexity required in accessing an ankle-carried gun, it gets put in the \u201cdeep cover\u201d category.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite ankle holster is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.galcogunleather.com\/ankle-glove-ankle-holster-_8_6_1019.html\" campaign=\"GalcoAnkle\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Galco Ankle Glove Holster ($121.95)<\/a>, a very comfortable and secure means of carrying a small gun. For me, a J-frame is the ideal ankle carry gun, preferably one th<\/p>\n<p>at weighs less than 14 ounces. Since I\u2019m a righty, and dropping to my right knee is a natural motion, I prefer to draw from my inside left ankle. Carried in the Galco, a J-frame hides very well under dress pants but does okay with the right pair of casual pants, too.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>***Shop for your new concealed carry pistol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/pistols.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">on GunsAmerica<\/a>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Integrated Undershirt Holster<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84569\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gastatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/UTUC-Mens-Concealment-Tank-Top_Black-02_grande.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84569\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/UTUC-Mens-Concealment-Tank-Top_Black-02_grande-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/UTUC-Mens-Concealment-Tank-Top_Black-02_grande-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/UTUC-Mens-Concealment-Tank-Top_Black-02_grande-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/UTUC-Mens-Concealment-Tank-Top_Black-02_grande.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-84569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Undertech&#8217;s Concealed Carry Tank retails for $59.99.\u00a0 (<em>Photo: Undertech<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The last several years have seen numerous innovators and manufacturers integrating a carrier or holster into the fabric of an undershirt. It\u2019s sort of like stitching a belly band to the side of a shirt. A stretchy holster carries the gun, sometimes with a retention strap of some kind, putting the gun under the armpit, similar to where a gun resides in a shoulder holster rig.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.undertechundercover.com\/collections\/mens-concealed-carry-shirts\/products\/utuc-mens-concealment-tank-top?variant=30361041478\" campaign=\"UndertucksTeeCCW\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Undertech\u2019s Concealed Carry Tank ($59.99)<\/a> uses a similar design with the shirt material made from a very stretchy and durable micro\/polyester fabric blend. The tank conforms to your torso, fitting very snug, which provides the stability needed to carry a gun in either (or both!) of the holster pockets. Each side also integrates pockets for spare magazines. You can also carry a gun on one side and handcuffs or other gear on the other.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously meant to be an undershirt, another shirt goes over the top, effectively hiding any guns and gear stowed therein. One key advantage to this setup is the ability to carry a gun and gear and wear a tucked-in dress shirt or even a suit and tie. One key disadvantage is that you have to access the gun through the front of your shirt, usually after you defeat at least one button. If I wear a tie, however, I can leave two buttons undone and simply reach in behind the tie to access my gun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>***Shop for your new concealed carry pistol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/pistols.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">on GunsAmerica<\/a>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Tuckable IWB Holster<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84568\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gastatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TuckableIWBHolster.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84568\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TuckableIWBHolster-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"IWB\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TuckableIWBHolster-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TuckableIWBHolster-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/TuckableIWBHolster.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-84568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cooks Tuckable IWB holster sells for $49.95.\u00a0 (<em>Photo: Cooks Holsters<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve got plenty of tuckable inside-the-waistband holsters available to us today. The majority of which provide a deep cover carry option that results in only one or maybe two black clips being visible. When the clips are hanging on to a black belt, they\u2019re barely visible (but a trained eye can spot them).<\/p>\n<p>Even in 21st Century America, plenty of people still dress up &#8212; meaning they wear a tucked-in shirt &#8212; for work or whatever else. As with most of the deep cover carry options here, the smaller the gun the easier it is to hide it. Same with a tuckable IWB such as the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cooksholsters.com\/tuckable-iwb-holster\/\" campaign=\"CooksTuckableIWBHolster\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\"> Cooks Tuckable IWB Holster ($49.00)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/\" campaign=\"CAMPAIGN_NAME_HERE\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\"><\/a>. In fact, the Cooks holster can be adjusted to cant forward or backward, which makes it more versatile and able to be carried in a variety of locations on body.<\/p>\n<p>Set up for a straight drop or just a slight backward cant, you can carry the Cooks at 1 o\u2019clock (appendix) and tuck it in. Depending on your build and how you dress, you now have the ability to more easily hide the single exposed clip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>***Shop for your new concealed carry pistol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/pistols.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">on GunsAmerica<\/a>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Integrated Pants Pocket Holster<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84567\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gastatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-26-at-9.15.48-PM.png\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84567\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\" class=\"wp-image-84567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-26-at-9.15.48-PM.png\" alt=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\" width=\"369\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-26-at-9.15.48-PM.png 369w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-26-at-9.15.48-PM-150x118.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-84567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The concealment pants from CCW Breakaways start around $69.99.\u00a0 (<em>Photo: CCW Breakaways<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to the myriad innovative holsters available today, some are also designing clothing to better accommodate a concealed handgun. The concealment pants offered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccwbreakaways.com\/dark-navy-khaki\/\" campaign=\"CCWBreakAways\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">CCW Breakaways (pants $69.99 to $79.99)<\/a> provides a deep carry solution that puts your gun in a pocket below your waistline, out of any pinch zones, and able to be quickly drawn using a natural motion. But the gun is completely hidden and doesn\u2019t print.<\/p>\n<p>The pockets are not typical, of course; they\u2019re meant to house a gun while concealing it from view. But the gun resides more on the inner thigh than you\u2019d think. You can insert your hand into your pocket, get a full combat grip on your gun, and draw it in virtually no time at all. This is probably the fastest way to access a deeply carried gun but it also requires the purchase not of a holster but of actual articles of clothing with a form of holstering designed therein. CCW Breakaways offers casual khaki pants, cargo pants and jeans with the integrated holster\/pocket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>***Shop for your new concealed carry pistol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/pistols.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">on GunsAmerica<\/a>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Integrated Shirt\/Jacket\/Vest Pocket Holster<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84566\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gastatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lightweight-Concealment-Vest_2_Black-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84566\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lightweight-Concealment-Vest_2_Black-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lightweight-Concealment-Vest_2_Black-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lightweight-Concealment-Vest_2_Black-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lightweight-Concealment-Vest_2_Black-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lightweight-Concealment-Vest_2_Black-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-84566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lightweight Concealment Vest available at the Glock Store retails for $109.99.\u00a0 (<em>Photo: Glock Store<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen plenty of articles of clothing come with hidden pockets or pockets with integrated holsters. The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.glockstore.com\/Lightweight-Concealment-Vest_2\" campaign=\"LightweightConcealmentVestGlock\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\"> Lightweight Concealment Vest ($109.99)<\/a> found at Glockstore.com provides not only two zippered concealment pockets, but also a holster system that attaches via hook-and-loop closure to the inside of the pockets. This allows you to carry whatever size handgun you want (within reason) on whatever side of the vest you want.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, the smaller the gun, the better the carry, and your build may affect concealment as well. But it is no problem to carry a J-frame or a small, single-stack nine in the zippered pocket. Just keep in mind that you have to defeat either the pocket zipper or the vest zipper (or neither, but the vest just works better when you use both of the zippers).<\/p>\n<p>Note also that both concealment zippers can be locked. Overall, it\u2019s a good-looking vest, very subtle, and suitable for a variety of environments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>***Shop for your new concealed carry pistol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/pistols.htm\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"top-five-deep-cover-carry-options\" title=\"Top Five Deep Cover Carry Options\">on GunsAmerica<\/a>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>What are your preferred deep concealment methods?<\/h2>\n<p><em>Discover how you can join more than 200,000 responsibly armed Americans who already rely on the USCCA to protect their families, futures and freedoms: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscca.com\/GunsAmerica\" campaign=\"USCCATop5\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">USCCA.com\/gunsamerica<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deep cover concealed carry comes with a bit of a conundrum: the deeper you carry your gun, the longer it may take to access it. And as you know, the whole point of concealed carry is to be able not only to access a defensive tool but also to do so very quickly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,234,340],"tags":[110,132,586,127,626,544],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-84562","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-columns","9":"category-columns-ccw-edc","10":"tag-accessories-2","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-column","13":"tag-concealed-carry","14":"tag-opinion","15":"tag-top-5"},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Lightweight-Concealment-Vest_2_Black-2-150x150.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183396,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84562\/revisions\/183396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84562"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=84562"},{"taxonomy":"hunt365","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hunt365?post=84562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}