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Hi all. A little pretense:
I'll be starting a new job quite soon as a key-holder at an understaffed smoke shop. Due to these two things I will be by myself on closing shift every day I work, and won't leave until after midnight. Our store is quite new and while installation is being planned, we don't yet have security cameras. That all can make closing shift feel a bit sketchy, and the owner of our store is completely okay with his employees carrying while on shift. (I believe he is CCW on every shift)
The only handgun I own is a .22WMR revolver with a 6.5" barrel. I do have plans to purchase a proper 9mm in the very near future, but money will be too tight for the next month or two.
Being the gun it is, there really aren't any comfortable (or safe, for that matter) ways to conceal it in my waistband, and the only holster I have is a RH leather thumb-break. With the way our store is designed I have no need to ever come around the counter, and it is high enough to obscure my waist if you're not right up against it.
All that being said, I'm stuck on my decision to wear it on my side openly, or wear it holstered SoB with a jacket long enough to mostly cover it. (It's always chilly inside, so a jacket wouldn't look out of place.) Unfortunately, even with a jacket and a high counter, about 1/2" to 1" of the holster would still be visible if I turned around to grab something from the shelf.
With the novel out of the way, which would you guys suggest? If part of it will be visible under certain circumstances, is there any point in trying to conceal it in the first place? Or is mostly concealed still better than open carry for a late-night solo shift such as that? I know it's a pretty heavily debated topic so I'm interested to hear all of your opinions on it.
(Also, I'm very aware of the power deficit of a .22 compared to pretty much all other types of ammo, bashing me for it really won't be helpful. I'm of the belief that something is better than nothing.)
I'll be starting a new job quite soon as a key-holder at an understaffed smoke shop. Due to these two things I will be by myself on closing shift every day I work, and won't leave until after midnight. Our store is quite new and while installation is being planned, we don't yet have security cameras. That all can make closing shift feel a bit sketchy, and the owner of our store is completely okay with his employees carrying while on shift. (I believe he is CCW on every shift)
The only handgun I own is a .22WMR revolver with a 6.5" barrel. I do have plans to purchase a proper 9mm in the very near future, but money will be too tight for the next month or two.
Being the gun it is, there really aren't any comfortable (or safe, for that matter) ways to conceal it in my waistband, and the only holster I have is a RH leather thumb-break. With the way our store is designed I have no need to ever come around the counter, and it is high enough to obscure my waist if you're not right up against it.
All that being said, I'm stuck on my decision to wear it on my side openly, or wear it holstered SoB with a jacket long enough to mostly cover it. (It's always chilly inside, so a jacket wouldn't look out of place.) Unfortunately, even with a jacket and a high counter, about 1/2" to 1" of the holster would still be visible if I turned around to grab something from the shelf.
With the novel out of the way, which would you guys suggest? If part of it will be visible under certain circumstances, is there any point in trying to conceal it in the first place? Or is mostly concealed still better than open carry for a late-night solo shift such as that? I know it's a pretty heavily debated topic so I'm interested to hear all of your opinions on it.
(Also, I'm very aware of the power deficit of a .22 compared to pretty much all other types of ammo, bashing me for it really won't be helpful. I'm of the belief that something is better than nothing.)