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I just learned.....

Post by Jack D » Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:53 pm

that I have a "pocket pistol pocket" in every pair of Levi's I wear.

No one carries a "pocket watch" any more so why not call it a pocket pistol pocket?

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Post by arizona-hermit » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:14 pm

I have carried a pocket watch (wind type - not that new-fangled battery garbage) for over 50 years.

Some companies actually do make pocket pistol pants though.
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Post by greener » Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:57 am

The pocket is not too shallow to hold the pistol without it falling out during movement?

AH, I keep thinking I should drag my "scottie" $2 pocket watch out of the drawer and start using it. Bigger dial. I just might see it better.

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Post by ruger22 » Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:46 am

I just use a pocket holster in a regular pocket.

I agree about battery watches. I have self-wind Seikos I can still find NOS online for about $60-70. I think they stopped making them in the 90's and they listed for around $200. I don't like batteries or digital on my wrist. I don't use any shooting accessories that need batteries, either. Just too old-fashioned, I guess.
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Post by Jack D » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:22 pm

I carried the little pistol in my "watch pocket" last night on our daily walk and it rode very well there. Nice handy spot for it. The only time you'll catch me running is when there is a tiger on my tail. This would be a "casual" carry. I also have a Remora IWB/pocket holster for more strenuous carry.

My wrist watch gave up awhile back and I went back to a wind-up watch my parents gave to me during my Navy days. It still runs and when it's running, keeps good time. Problem is, it stops occasionally. I took it to two watch repair shops and they both asked me when the batteries were last changed. I said "never". Then they both placed the watch on a tester and said the batteries were dead. They looked a little red when I told them it was a "wind-up". Seems watch repair shops these days are only battery replacement shops.
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Post by blue68f100 » Thu Jun 07, 2012 2:00 pm

I thought those little pockets are for coins....... Never owned a pocket watch.
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Post by glockeyed » Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:45 am

when i used to smoke, i'd carry my zippo in that pocket.

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Post by 3strokes » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:52 pm

ruger22 wrote:I just use a pocket holster in a regular pocket.

I agree about battery watches. I have self-wind Seikos I can still find NOS online for about $60-70. I think they stopped making them in the 90's and they listed for around $200. I don't like batteries or digital on my wrist. I don't use any shooting accessories that need batteries, either. Just too old-fashioned, I guess.
I like and use Casios (Atomic and Solar Powered). I have different models that combine analog and digital. Never have to worry about batteries (or not) or adjusting time. (They go and get their time from the Atomic Cesium clock at Fort Collins, CO, every night at midnight.)

Moreover I swim with them and nary a problem. (Just swim, no deep or scuba diving.)
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Post by charlesb » Thu Mar 07, 2013 6:57 pm

I use the watch pocket to carry my tiny bottle of nitroglycerin pills.
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Post by 3strokes » Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:43 pm

charlesb wrote:I use the watch pocket to carry my tiny bottle of nitroglycerin pills.
And do they let you board airplanes with that explosive?????????
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Post by charlesb » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:13 pm

I was on a single-engined turboprop, the sole passenger, just a few days ago when I was airlifted to San Angelo Texas for cardiac catheterization and a stent.

There are no cardiologists in Alpine, Texas - so they put me a plane to get me out of their hair.

While I was starving and being poked with needles in the ICU, my wife and son made the long drive to San Angelo. After they were done with me at the hospital, I took advantage of the situation and visited the big gun shop in Odessa Texas, on the way home.

I got scope mounts for my TC/contender and my son found a nice Walther P-38, in great condition.

There was no permanent damage to my heart, because I went in for a checkup at the first sign of discomfort. Now I'm all perky with my new stent, and feeling a lot better than I have in a while.

On the down-side, I can't ride my Harley or even pick up my heavier rifles while I wait for the hole in my groin to heal, where they poked in the heart-catheter.

So my son and I went to the range yesterday and gave his new P-38 a workout. One way or another, I always figure out a way to have fun.

That's the main thing.

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Post by Song Dawg » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:34 pm

Jack D get that thing patented! :wink:

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Post by Bullseye » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:44 pm

Charles, I hope your recovery is a swift one!

A nice P-38 has always been one that I wished was in my collection. Someday I'll run across one in the condition and price range I'm willing to shell out but until then I can just dream a little.

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Post by perazzi » Sat Mar 09, 2013 5:18 pm

Now, what would you really want in that pocket??

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Post by 3strokes » Sat Mar 09, 2013 5:30 pm

perazzi wrote:Now, what would you really want in that pocket??

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