I have decided I am going to start jogging early in the AM with my German Shepherd. She is 11 months old now, very big and extremely protective of me. However not living in the very best of neighborhoods, obviously, I would still like to have my gun on me while doing so.
As a girl I feel limited on CC options in general, as for jogging I'm thinking perhaps a shoulder holster under a zippered hoodie. I carry a Taurus PT111... roughly around the same size as a Glock 26 I believe. Just wondering if there are any major drawbacks or cons to wearing the shoulder holster as I have never done so. Or if anybody has any better ideas for CC while walking or jogging my dog?
Holsters tend to be personal preference. As a CCW instructor and combat veteran, I never suggest any shoulder holster. You're muzzle awareness is nonexistent when it's a rear facing holster, downward pointing holsters are difficult to find for some models, and a muzzle-up model is not worth the risk.
I'd suggest going another direction.
I actually just read this today as I am considering a muzzle up shoulder rig for my S&W
Shoulder Holsters: Beyond The Mystique
Why would you go with a muzzle-up rig? If you had a discharge you have absolutely no way to know where the round went, where it's going, or where it will land when it comes back down. You run a huge risk of having the muzzle pointed at a body part and even your head. Then to top it off, all of the weight will be toward the ground and if it comes unsnapped you can kiss it goodbye and pray that you don't have a discharge.
You run a big risk of a drop if you were faced with a self-defense situation. It's just too risky, then there's the legal risk as well.
If you had a discharge you'd also stand the risk of going to jail for public endangerment and at least 1 or 2 other charges just for having a muzzle-up rig. This is because it's YOUR responsibility to know the risks of using such a piece of equipment and it's YOUR responsibility to take reasonable care to ensure nothing happens.
Now before anyone bashes me, have either of you considered the holster-shirts at all? It's a great alternative to a shoulder rig and it can certainly hide a full size .45ACP, though that would weigh a lot. Something like a Ruger LCP just disappears.
http://www.511tactical.com/browse/H...irt/D/30100/P/1:100:10000:10800:10801/I/40011
One of my students has asked me to review one of these as well.
www.pistolwear.com