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OCing in the cold, with a coat, without a concealed permit...

marshaul

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richarcm wrote:
You can conceal your weapon without a permit when it is precipitating can you not?  I think I have read somewhere that you are allowed to protect your firearm from the weather
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I think that's like, just for hunters, or something.

ETA: http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Firearms_ResidentConcealed.shtm
^See #6 under "A Permit is Not Necessary in the Following Circumstances:"
 
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marshaul wrote:
richarcm wrote:
You can conceal your weapon without a permit when it is precipitating can you not? I think I have read somewhere that you are allowed to protect your firearm from the weather
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I think that's like, just for hunters, or something.
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I'm not sure where I read it but I read it recently. I wish I knew where so I could revisit it.....
 
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longwatch wrote:
curtiswr wrote:
Most thigh holsters I'm running into are pretty expensive. Do you know any decent, relatively inexpensive ones?
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SERPA holster on the Blackhawk thigh platform seems to be IMHO the best option and you would still have a belt /paddle holster for other occasions.
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I will make fun of you if I ever see you wearing that. :p
 
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richarcm wrote:
You can conceal your weapon without a permit when it is precipitating can you not? I think I have read somewhere that you are allowed to protect your firearm from the weather
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Only when hunting. Va. Code § 18.2-308(B)(6) provides this exemption from the concealed weapon statute:
Any person actually engaged in lawful hunting, as authorized by the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries, under inclement weather conditions necessitating temporary protection of his firearm from those conditions . . . [.]
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WVCDL wrote:
richarcm wrote:
You can conceal your weapon without a permit when it is precipitating can you not? I think I have read somewhere that you are allowed to protect your firearm from the weather
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Only when hunting. Va. Code § 18.2-308(B)(6) provides this exemption from the concealed weapon statute:
Any person actually engaged in lawful hunting, as authorized by the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries, under inclement weather conditions necessitating temporary protection of his firearm from those conditions . . . [.]
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Hmmm...good thing I have my CHP. I fooled myself into thinking it applied to everyone.
 
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richarcm wrote:
You can conceal your weapon without a permit when it is precipitating can you not? I think I have read somewhere that you are allowed to protect your firearm from the weather
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Well my gun absolutely hates sunlight =)
 
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marshaul wrote:
longwatch wrote:
curtiswr wrote:
Most thigh holsters I'm running into are pretty expensive. Do you know any decent, relatively inexpensive ones?
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SERPA holster on the Blackhawk thigh platform seems to be IMHO the best option and you would still have a belt /paddle holster for other occasions.
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I will make fun of you if I ever see you wearing that. :p
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I want one for Christmas dinner at my anti-gunner sister n laws home.
 
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marshaul wrote:
longwatch wrote:
curtiswr wrote:
Most thigh holsters I'm running into are pretty expensive. Do you know any decent, relatively inexpensive ones?
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SERPA holster on the Blackhawk thigh platform seems to be IMHO the best option and you would still have a belt /paddle holster for other occasions.
430500%20Serpa%20TAC%20holster.jpg
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I will make fun of you if I ever see you wearing that. :p
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No my partner in crime carries that way, its not as bad as you think. The other option I forgot to mention is to get a coat with a holster cut.
 
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curtiswr wrote:
Have any of you devised a method for this or did you just go ahead and shell out the 50 bucks for the CHL? Problem with that right now though is the up to a 45 day wait. Guess I should have thought of this sooner.
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How long is the coat?
 
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Virginian683 wrote:
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Go old school and wear a Sam Browne Belt rig over your coat. MPs and cops in many countries still carry that way.

http://www.stationhouse.com/uniforms/jaypee/sambrowne_belts.htm
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I used to carry my 9mm like that while standing gate guard in Germany, it gets very restrictive if you have to take it off while indoors.
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Yeah I didn't think of that. But I imagine it would attract some looks. :D
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Indeed it does. It also makes you look like some German soldier from the old back/white movies when you wear it with the big, dark rain coats. :lol:
 
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longwatch wrote:
Yup gotta say it does give you that ready to storm Poland look.
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It really is horrible. That is exactly what I had in my head.
 
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longwatch wrote:
Yup gotta say it does give you that ready to storm Poland look.
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Are those guys on the left actually wearing jack boots?

I haven't found a good way to OC in winter. Buying a special jacket for it is too much for me; it means spending money on a coat I don't really want, when I already have a favorite winter coat, which already cost me good money.

So if I really need to OC outdoors, it means layers of sweatshirts, preferably synthetic fleece. But for the most part I just CC and take off my coat when I enter a restaurant.

That said, even CC is hard in the winter, since most coats take forever to unzip or unbotton when you're in a hurry. I have a coach's windbreaker which has snaps on it, and that's about the quickest opening jacket I have, but most heavy coats don't come with snaps. Velcro would work, too.
 
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When I CC in northern states during wintertime I have a wool coat that easily covers either my IWB or OWB holster. I rarely zip up my coat, I simply keep my hands in my pockets and I naturally keep the coat from blowing open then. I can still quickly draw my gun as well.
 
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