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Devan Bennett  
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 More options Apr 28 2010, 10:48 pm
From: Devan Bennett <devan.benn...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:48:41 -0700
Local: Wed, Apr 28 2010 10:48 pm
Subject: Re: [Minimalist Runner:29741] Re: Adventures in Non-Minimal Running
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So your draw is across the body?  I'll have to look into carrying that way.
 Of course, it might not make much of a difference; I carry a 4.25 inch 1911
and I wouldn't feel comfortable with a minor caliber.  Where I run the
concerns are #3 cougar, #2 bear w/cubs, #1 pot farmer—I've surprised both #2
and #1 out in the woods, and while "run like h___" was a great strategy it
was nice to have a plan B too.

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 6:44 PM, BareFoot_FatBoy <james...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Devan Bennett,

> I went to a saddlemaker/bootmaker and had a custom holster made of
> thin leather.  It's slides onto an old military web belt from my dad's
> military days.  It closely hugs my body, horizontally, to the left of
> my belly button, with the handle pointing towards my right hand.  The
> closure is a simple flap with a good, large snap.  Retrieving it is as
> simple as dragging my hand across the snap to undo it and then
> grabbing the pistol.

> I had considered my 1911A1 .45 but as you might guess, it is too bulky
> and heavy with which to run.  The Colt .32 is perfect; small enough to
> carry easily but with a large enough caliber to damage anything I
> hit.  (Although a really large dog would probably need another round
> or two.)

> Any kind of belt would work as long as it has some width to it.  A
> skinny belt allows the pistol to bobble about and beat the hell out of
> your belly.  This web belt is almost as wide as the pistol so it sits
> without moving around.

> I'd send you a picture of the rig but I keep it at my folk's house,
> 300 miles away.

> BFFB

> On Apr 28, 7:33 pm, Devan Bennett <devan.benn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > BFFB, I run with my pistol, too, but haven't found a great way to make it
> > work.  Right now, I carry in the camelbak, but the draw speed is
> atrocious.
> >  How do you carry your .32 while you're running?

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