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    Default Re: Can you OC in the winter?

    If you really want to make it a point to OC with a coat, then wear a short coat that doesn't go past your waist. I never really worried about it though.
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    Default Re: Can you OC in the winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by brsims View Post
    Sure. Get a webbing belt that will support the weight of your weapon and strap it over your coat. Or go with a leg holster, wear your weapon on your thigh. Or tuck your coat behind your weapon in your usual wear position.
    No. Don't do either of the above things. Don't wear a gun belt on the outside of your coat. Don't wear a high holster. Just get a shorter coat.

    Seriously. I open carry more often in the winter because, as a rather thin guy, I"m usually dressed in multiple layers. Burying a carry gun under all that clothing doesn't work for me. So I just wear one of a few coats that stops just below the waist and use a level II holster, out in the open.

    Just do what works best for you and feels comfortable.

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    Default Re: Can you OC in the winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mirlen View Post
    If I wanted to OC I'd use the side zippers on my jacket to expose the firearm. There are special 'duty' type jackets that have this, picked one up before I had my LTCF/CCDW...
    5.11 has a few of them. I usually wear the 'tactical' fleece. (put tactical in the name of any product and people will buy it. I might try to market a new line of tactical tile/sink/toilet cleaner. any takers?)

    It has 5 or 6 inch zippers on either side, with an elastic strap the goes underneath the holster. It works great. Black gun, black holster against a black fleece and I bet not many people even notice.

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    Default Re: Can you OC in the winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by Gun View Post
    Guns don't like being cold. Don't OC in the winter.
    Shhh... Don't let that get out, or they'll know all that "guns don't have free will" and "guns don't kill people, people kill people" crap we've been spewing is all lies!
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    Default Re: Can you OC in the winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by Remington788 View Post
    Another thread regarding OC and a coat made me wonder.
    As a practical matter, can one OC in the winter?
    Long time ago a wise man named Anthony Herbert issued advice to soldiers. "You use your protective clothing to protect your weapon, it stays dry then you".

    I'd be concerned about moisture making the item slippery. You have to come in from cold - I'd be concerned about condensation attracting moisture to the item. Lastly, have you done your homework about the lubricants in your firearm? I'd feel pretty bad if I had a jam because the cold made the lubricant too viscous for proper energy budget.

    Can you do it? Police and soldiers routinely open carry. They prepare for it.

    I am not an expert on open carry. We'll need others to chime in.

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    Default Re: Can you OC in the winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by fuzz View Post
    5.11 has a few of them. I usually wear the 'tactical' fleece. (put tactical in the name of any product and people will buy it. I might try to market a new line of tactical tile/sink/toilet cleaner. any takers?)
    Ain't sure that I want to suspend my pink behind over something that has been cleaned "tactically". There may be those who would like the challenge.

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    Default Re: Can you OC in the winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by GeneCC View Post
    Long time ago a wise man named Anthony Herbert issued advice to soldiers. "You use your protective clothing to protect your weapon, it stays dry then you".

    I'd be concerned about moisture making the item slippery. You have to come in from cold - I'd be concerned about condensation attracting moisture to the item. Lastly, have you done your homework about the lubricants in your firearm? I'd feel pretty bad if I had a jam because the cold made the lubricant too viscous for proper energy budget.

    Can you do it? Police and soldiers routinely open carry. They prepare for it.

    I am not an expert on open carry. We'll need others to chime in.
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    Default Re: Can you OC in the winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by raxar View Post
    8 year old thread.
    LOL 2012, just after the Sandy Hook shooting.

    A large portion of 50,000 people figured out how to open carry in the winter on January 20, 2020 in Richmond.
    Last edited by scruff; December 25th, 2020 at 03:08 PM.

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    Default Re: Can you OC in the winter?

    Yes you can but no I dont !I also stopped O/Cing ing warm weather,but thats just me !

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    Default Re: Can you OC in the winter?

    Quote Originally Posted by Shisno View Post
    If you really want to make it a point to OC with a coat, then wear a short coat that doesn't go past your waist. I never really worried about it though.
    Nor do I. My waist-length, insulated jacket is all I need in all but the coldest weather. For me, it's simply not an issue.
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