Several months back, I did an article on the Deep Conceal Shoulder Holster. It’s a design meant for “deep” concealment – worn under a shirt, instead of over it, like a regular shoulder holster is worn. The Deep Conceal shoulder holster was (and is) a good idea. My concern at the time was, that it would be a little difficult to get to your handgun, buried under your everyday shirt.
Deep Conceal has solved that problem, with the Concealed Carry Clothing shirt. Right off the bat, I’ll tell you that, this is a high-quality dress shirt, not some cheap piece of clothing, that you purchase at the big box stores. I usually wear either a safari shirt from Cabela’s, or something from Blackhawk, over my T-shirt, to cover my handgun, during the summer months. I don’t button these shirts, because it would be too difficult, and too time consuming to rip the shirt open, to gain access to my handgun. Besides, I usually carry on-the-belt, and it’s impossible to have the shirt tucked-in, and still cover my handgun.
If you are wearing the Deep Conceal shoulder holster, then the Deep Conceal Carry Clothing shirt is what you need. Even if you are wearing a regular shoulder holster, with a medium-size handgun, you can still conceal it under this shirt. The web site states that you should order your regular shirt size – however, I suggest that, if you are wearing a regular horizontal carry shoulder holster, that you go up one size – it’ll help conceal that shoulder holster.
What we have in the Deep Conceal Carry Clothing shirt, is a great-fitting, very well made dress shirt. This unique shirt has Velcro attachments that are sewn in a patent pending manner, that allows for comfortable, all-day wear and repeated use. Additionally, this shirt is a great product for those who have difficulty with shirt buttons – as in arthritis in the fingers or hands. If you are right-handed, you should order the right-hand shirt, that allows the firearm under the left arm and the fake buttons on the right hand side of the shirt to “rip” open, gaining you access to your handgun under your left arm. And, if you are left-handed, order a left-handed shirt.
I tried my sample shirt, with the Deep Conceal Shoulder Holster, as well as with a horizontal shoulder holster, with a Glock 27, and everything worked as it should. I suggest you practice your draw, though – it’s not natural to “rip” your shirt open – even though it’s fairly easy to do. What I liked about this shirt is that, it looks, for all the world, just like a high-priced dress shirt, and no one knows you are carrying your handgun concealed under it – kool!
I know a lot of folks who carry a handgun, in a shoulder holster, and they never bother to practice drawing their handgun – this is a big mistake in my book. Then again, a lot of folks don’t bother practicing drawing from a belt holster, inside-the-waist holster, or an ankle holster. Whatever you mode of carry, you need to practice drawing from it. A lot of folks don’t like shoulder holsters, especially horizontal carry shoulder holsters. To each his own! I know that, I don’t allow a horizontal carry shoulder holster in my firearm classes because when you draw your handgun, if someone is next to you, on your gun side, the gun will point in their direction when you draw it. However, for street use, I recommend a horizontal carry shoulder holster over a vertical carry one – I think the horizontal shoulder holster gives you better concealment. Please don’t e-mail me, telling me I’m wrong – we are all entitled to our opinions, and this is my opinion. If you don’t like shoulder holsters at all – then don’t wear one! Simple!
The Deep Conceal Clothing shirt comes in blue, red and tan – and can only be had in long-sleeve, and I don’t normally wear long-sleeve dress shirts I prefer short-sleeve, and hopefully, Deep Conceal will come out with a short-sleeved version – I know a lot of folks don’t like long-sleeved shirts. As I stated at the onset, this is a high-quality dress shirt, and it retails for $44.95 – however, that includes free-shipping, too. I don’t think the price point is out-of-line, for the quality of this shirt, and the hidden surprise that you will be carrying under it. Sure, you can buy a regular dress shirt, and pay someone to add Velcro to it, and make it similar to this Deep Conceal shirt, but I promise you, it won’t look at good, or work as well.
So, if you carry a handgun in a shoulder holster, check out this shirt, it’ll really help you “deeply” conceal your handgun in a shoulder holster, and still allow a pretty fast draw, too. You now have another option for (deep) concealed carry!
Pat’s Product Review: Concealed Carry Clothing
