Shirts for concealed carry.

Runs With Fire · May 7, 2018, 07:59 AM

My wife and I recently got our Michigan CPL. I have open carried a while now and have been thinking I might as well continue to carry on my right hip owb. ( I have back issues ant think iwb might put too much pressure on nerves.) I would need a longer shirt. It seems the prices are between $50-$100 for a "tactical" or cc shirt. That's alot for a shirt , especialy if you are hard on clothes. I was thinking about the Duluth Trading Company longtail Tshirt. Afordable, and I almost always wear Tshirts. What are some recomendatios?

gshayd · May 7, 2018, 09:19 AM

Guyabera shirts will fit the bill. Made to be worn outside the pants

https://www.blair.com/p/29577.uts?cl...SABEgJcXvD_BwE

Wag · May 7, 2018, 09:43 AM

Big +1 on the guayabera shirts.

--Wag--

jfruser · May 7, 2018, 12:11 PM

For casual CCW wear, Dickies work shirts are hard to beat. Reasonably priced, last forever, wash & wear.

Also, about any button-down LS or SS shirt that is a bit loose on your body and does not print will work. As will a similar polo. Dark colors & patterns, and thicker fabric help.

Runs With Fire · May 7, 2018, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by jfruser

For casual CCW wear, Dickies work shirts are hard to beat. Reasonably priced, last forever, wash & wear.

Also, about any button-down LS or SS shirt that is a bit loose on your body and does not print will work. As will a similar polo. Dark colors & patterns, and thicker fabric help.

I'll look at dickies. FWI i will carry a glock 20 or a remington R51. My wife and I just got our CPL. I'd imagine I will carry the glock and she, the R51. She likes it better anyway. I need a longer shirt ( longer than what I usually wear) to cover the glock.

rpenmanparker · May 7, 2018, 04:34 PM

Knit goods like tee shirts are likely to show the weapon unless they are stupid big. They are too soft and stretchy to keep the gun from printing. You would have to wear one several sizes too large.

FITASC · May 7, 2018, 04:38 PM

Just get any "busy" shirt - plaid, Hawaiian or similar

Runs With Fire · May 7, 2018, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by FITASC

Just get any "busy" shirt - plaid, Hawaiian or similar

I do wear a flannel nearly every day.

dave7798801 · May 8, 2018, 12:35 AM

Carhart also makes a extra long t-shirt. It's also a little thicker material than your average t-shirt.

BigBL87 · May 8, 2018, 12:44 AM

Dickies is the best deal I've found for long t-shirts. They're similar to the Carhartt ones that I also like, but they're half the price. I do pretty much all my shirt shopping, be it t-shirt or button-ups (which is what I usually wear day-to-day), at Blain's Farm & Fleet since they stock pretty well in big guy sizes (I'm 6'5" 290). If you happen to have one in your area, I highly recommend them.

That being said, I prefer a button-up with a pattern because I feel like it does a better job breaking up the outline of the gun if needed. If I'm not wearing a button up or a hoodie, I'll pocket carry instead.

rpseraph · May 11, 2018, 10:47 AM

I posted a thread with the EXACT same subject a few weeks ago

There are some good responses in there as well
https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=595142

lamarw · May 11, 2018, 12:31 PM

Columbia

Drake

World Wide Sportsman

5whiskey · May 13, 2018, 02:21 PM

+1 on Lamar's response. While not t shirts, Columbia button up shirts are excellent at concealing large pistols OWB. Quite comfy too. I occasionally find them at a place like rose of tjmaxx, usually get them for around 25 bucks each sometimes less.

Drake shirts are the same style as columbia. Never tried wws.

1MoreFord · May 13, 2018, 08:44 PM

Look at fishing shirts from any reputable maker. There are also some good concealed carry shirts at LA Police Gear at decent prices.

May 7, 2018, 07:59 AM	#1
Runs With Fire Member Join Date: March 19, 2018 Location: Ensley Center, MI Posts: 86	Shirts for concealed carry. My wife and I recently got our Michigan CPL. I have open carried a while now and have been thinking I might as well continue to carry on my right hip owb. ( I have back issues ant think iwb might put too much pressure on nerves.) I would need a longer shirt. It seems the prices are between $50-$100 for a "tactical" or cc shirt. That's alot for a shirt , especialy if you are hard on clothes. I was thinking about the Duluth Trading Company longtail Tshirt. Afordable, and I almost always wear Tshirts. What are some recomendatios? __________________ AD DARE SERVIRE

May 7, 2018, 09:43 AM	#3
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 988	Big +1 on the guayabera shirts. --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.

May 7, 2018, 12:11 PM	#4
jfruser Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 350	For casual CCW wear, Dickies work shirts are hard to beat. Reasonably priced, last forever, wash & wear. Also, about any button-down LS or SS shirt that is a bit loose on your body and does not print will work. As will a similar polo. Dark colors & patterns, and thicker fabric help. __________________ Regards, jfruser "Books and bullets have their own destinies."----Bob Ross

May 7, 2018, 04:38 PM	#7
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,441	Just get any "busy" shirt - plaid, Hawaiian or similar __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

May 13, 2018, 02:21 PM	#13
5whiskey Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2005 Location: US Posts: 3,652	+1 on Lamar's response. While not t shirts, Columbia button up shirts are excellent at concealing large pistols OWB. Quite comfy too. I occasionally find them at a place like rose of tjmaxx, usually get them for around 25 bucks each sometimes less. Drake shirts are the same style as columbia. Never tried wws. __________________ Support the NRA-ILA Auction, ends 03/09/2018 https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=593946

May 7, 2018, 09:19 AM	#2
gshayd Senior Member Join Date: May 14, 2017 Posts: 123	Guyabera shirts will fit the bill. Made to be worn outside the pants https://www.blair.com/p/29577.uts?cl...SABEgJcXvD_BwE

May 7, 2018, 04:34 PM	#6
rpenmanparker Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2018 Posts: 122	Knit goods like tee shirts are likely to show the weapon unless they are stupid big. They are too soft and stretchy to keep the gun from printing. You would have to wear one several sizes too large.

May 8, 2018, 12:35 AM	#9
dave7798801 Member Join Date: February 9, 2016 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 30	Carhart also makes a extra long t-shirt. It's also a little thicker material than your average t-shirt.

May 8, 2018, 12:44 AM	#10
BigBL87 Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2014 Location: Tonica, IL Posts: 473	Dickies is the best deal I've found for long t-shirts. They're similar to the Carhartt ones that I also like, but they're half the price. I do pretty much all my shirt shopping, be it t-shirt or button-ups (which is what I usually wear day-to-day), at Blain's Farm & Fleet since they stock pretty well in big guy sizes (I'm 6'5" 290). If you happen to have one in your area, I highly recommend them. That being said, I prefer a button-up with a pattern because I feel like it does a better job breaking up the outline of the gun if needed. If I'm not wearing a button up or a hoodie, I'll pocket carry instead.

May 11, 2018, 10:47 AM	#11
rpseraph Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2015 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 454	I posted a thread with the EXACT same subject a few weeks ago There are some good responses in there as well https://thefiringline.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=595142

May 11, 2018, 12:31 PM	#12
lamarw Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2010 Location: Lake Martin, AL Posts: 3,311	Columbia Drake World Wide Sportsman

May 13, 2018, 08:44 PM	#14
1MoreFord Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2014 Location: Arkansas Posts: 244	Look at fishing shirts from any reputable maker. There are also some good concealed carry shirts at LA Police Gear at decent prices.

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