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April 17, 2018, 09:17 AM | #1 |
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Shirts for concealed carry
Hello ladies and gents,
I am on a quest for the perfect shirt to meet the following criteria. - Button down, preferably short sleeve but not mandatory - Looks good untucked. - Not tactical looking. We've all been/seen that guy, and we all know he's carrying or wants to be. It's called concealed carry for a reason - Long enough to aid in concealment. - I am a big guy, 6'4" 275lbs. XXL, tall is usually best. - I usually carry IWB at 3:30, but sometimes I'll carry OWB, so some extra room in the shirt helps a lot. - I am a younger guy with a younger family, my budget is tied up in more important places, so lower price is good. I have tried: - Columbia PFG. These are nice, but they are very fisherman/Steve Irwin/Safari looking, not quite appropriate for work for me. - 5.11 Taclite Pro Tall. Almost perfect aside from cost. Fairly tactical looking. - Blackhawk Long Sleeve Lightweight Tactical Shirt. Not lightweight, I'd even call it heavy fabric. I look like a cop when I wear it, that's a con for my purposes. So have any of you found a go to shirt that suits your needs and may fill mine? |
April 17, 2018, 09:41 AM | #2 |
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Quite honesty a lot of men's shirts now are designed to be worn untucked, so spend an afternoon at the mall and see what might work for you. Also, I have had good luck with the Carhartt short sleeve button down work shirts. Anyway, there are a lot of options outside of the traditional tactical/sporting goods retailers that should work.
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April 17, 2018, 03:46 PM | #3 |
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April 17, 2018, 03:48 PM | #4 |
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Go Polynesian my friend,,,
Hawaiian shirts work perfectly for me.
I do try and buy the "tall" size though,,, That extra 2-3 inches of length helps conceal the gun. Aarond .
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April 17, 2018, 04:44 PM | #5 |
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Look at nice dress shirts with a Tattersall plaid pattern; that really helps hide any "printing" possibilities.
They come in a wide variety of plaid color combinations and work great with blue jeans to khaki/Dockers
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April 17, 2018, 05:29 PM | #6 |
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Generally I like un-quilted sweat shirts. Used to cut the arms off in spring and they still hide the gun. I carry OWB but make the belt go over the outside of the holster. Pulls the pistol in really well. Got the idea for a girl that posted it some where. Might have been here, don't remember.
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April 17, 2018, 05:29 PM | #7 |
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Wear woven , not knitted fabric. Bright colors and design , this is like disruptive camo.
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April 18, 2018, 03:07 AM | #8 |
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Any loose fitting shirt with a pattern works well for me. You don't need any specific CCW type clothing.
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April 18, 2018, 08:27 AM | #9 |
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Thanks guys, good advice as always. I ordered a few things, we'll see how they work out.
Like you said, no CCW specific clothing needed, I think that is mostly marketing to take advantage of people like us... but some shirts work better than others, for sure. |
April 18, 2018, 12:06 PM | #10 |
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Not a button down, but I like Under Armor polo shirts. Material is heavy enough that nothing prints. Its that breathable fabric, keeps cool in the heat.
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April 20, 2018, 10:32 PM | #11 |
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A Hawaiian shirt works well.
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April 20, 2018, 11:07 PM | #12 |
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LL Bean casual button down canvas shirts. Short or long sleeve.
I have several of these and they work very well. |
April 21, 2018, 07:58 AM | #13 |
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Are you IWB or OWB? I have tried Carhartt but all their products seem to shrink a lot after washing. I had to get at least one size larger, sometimes two and go to a tall. Their products last but just shrink. For OWB I like the untucked Hawaiian shirts but for IWB at work I prefer tucked in thicker Polos.
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April 21, 2018, 09:14 AM | #14 |
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+1 for Duluth Trading Co.
They should be able to fit your criteria.
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