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rdcrags wrote:

Criminals are more likely to think you are a tourist with money in there, not a gun.

And that means they won't focus on it to grab?

My fanny pack is worn on the fanny and holds a bottle of water on each side and a folded-up poncho zipped-up in between. The gun is OWB unconcealed. Oh- I forgot, that's in Colorado, where it's really O.K. to carry a weapon.

Snatching happens when something is detached from one's body, not firmly strapped on. It could happen, but a really awkward, inconvenient tussle would ensue without any guarantee of success on the robbers part. Now about the suggestion to open carry because it's legal in Colorado; did you mean to post that on COCHL instead of TXCHL?

Embalmo

Thanks Warhammer-You've got me intrigued. I'm Googling it right now.

Well I've been using it consistently for over a week now and I'm hooked. I've wearing my Bersa 9 and an extra magazine in places where I used to only carry my LCP. This method is no more indirect carry than any OWB holster (its a gun in a pouch strapped to your body). I get so annoyed with the argument: "What if someone tries to take your gun because they know you have a gun?" By that logic, cops and Loomis drivers should never carry a weapon, and certainly not in a holster strapped to their body, because it's right in plain sight for someone to just grab it.

And drawing is not any slower than IWB with a little practice. It's just a matter of knowing where the zipper handle is (I cut the tassel off of one of the zippers so my hand only needs to find one); me and my wife call it "zip it and dip it" drills. For us, it's the closest thing to legal open carry. Still, I'm looking for the perfect top loading design with a heavy magnet latch and a back-up "click" buckle (kinda' like a camera bag, except with a magnet also).

Embalmo

Guys,

Screw the dork stigma-My $6.44 fanny pack is the most comfortable way I've ever carried my Bersa and an extra magazine; and it's as easy to draw from as my Uncle Mike's IWB (I cut one of the zipper loops so there is only one zipper for my hand to grab). Still, I would like a snap or a strong magnet instead of a zipper. I discovered the comfort level when I borrowed my wife's FP the other night when I was bumming around in my "Guitar Hero" boxers and needed a way to carry. If anyone wants to see a pic of me in my GH boxers just PM me.

Embalmo