Word of the Day

December 10, 2008
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The word of the day is “metro-tactical” – meaning a guy who likes to dress well but still dresses himself around his heater.  Your average metro-tactical guy is a study in confusion for the liberals, as he likes to shop at both Banana Republic and Gander Mountain.

On a side note, whenever I try on clothes (a rare occurence) I bring my carry gun in an IWB holster with me.  There is nothing worse than buying a nice fitting pair of jeans, and then trying to tuck a 92FS into an IWB holster and finding out that your fitted man-jeans are too tight for you to carry a serious defensive firearm.

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0 Responses to Word of the Day

  1. Joe Merchant24 on December 10, 2008 at 11:33

    Oh Lord, I now have a label.

    Metro-Tacticals look for pants with deep pockets (pocket holsters); cargo pockets (mags, flashlight); and wide cuffs (ankle holsters). In shirts, long tails, dark colors and prints, and anti-static cling materials are preferred.

    Just as a college kid looks at a bathroom rug and think “That looks comfy to sleep on” a Metro-Tactical looks at a nice Calvin Klein wol car coat and thinks “My AR would fit under there.”

  2. Caleb on December 10, 2008 at 11:34

    Or they see a nice, tailored suit jacket and think “Holy crap, I could fit a fullsize 1911 and two spare mags under that!”

  3. Less on December 10, 2008 at 12:10

    Guilty as charged… Being a CTO I’ve got to “look the part”…
    My tailor and I are on EXCELLENT terms!

  4. Michael on December 10, 2008 at 13:10

    This is why I’m never seen out of a sport coat. My S&W L-Frames hide nicely OWB at 4:30 and 7:30 under a wool Armani.

  5. Alan on December 10, 2008 at 13:18

    I get by with Wranglers a size larger in the waist for the IWB and an untucked shirt.

    None of that metro-whatever nonsense.

  6. Wolfwood on December 10, 2008 at 13:21

    I think I need to confess to my own metrotactical tendencies. I’m just a padawan, though; what I need is a website that talks about what alterations can be done to dress clothes to better accomodate various firearms and other tools.

    I tell you, “business casual” will do in the RKBA movement more than any ammo restrictions or AWB re-enactments. I got a good talking-to for wearing so much as a tie; wearing any kind of jacket (I’m not a girl, so I can’t get away with “I’m COLD!”) just isn’t practical. I may as well walk around in long johns for all the concealment I can manage!

    And no, Smart Carry isn’t an option. I carry in Condition One and if the safety fails I don’t want to go off half-cocked.

  7. Dock on December 10, 2008 at 13:52

    As a Texan, I have to deal with “hot” or “oh my GOD I’m melting!!!” for at least 6 months out of the year. Concealed carry under those conditions is a drag.

    Then again, we generally have a year-long riding season, so Texas giveth and Texas taketh away…

  8. Linoge on December 10, 2008 at 19:22

    Eh, I was always a style-challenged dresser who tended towards baggy and comfortable, so managing to fit my holster and spare magazine in as well was not that bad of a stretch :).

  9. sean on December 11, 2008 at 08:17

    Why do people make up silly things about SmartCarry? i carry that way and i can tell you for a fact that the gun isn’t pointed at anything but the fabric of your pants. i carry a 4″ barrel XD 45ACP compact, and i carry a spare 13 round mag in the cargo pants i bought one waist size bigger to fit the gun, not my expanding butt, no matter what my wife says!!!! i need the cargo pants for work to carry my camera, cell phone, flashlight and inspection mirror. the gun has nothing to do with it, honest!

  10. Caleb on December 11, 2008 at 08:55

    I honestly don’t know what Smart Carry is – but I can contextually derive that it involves the gun going down the front of your pantaloons?

  11. Haji on December 11, 2008 at 11:15

    A 92FS, IWB? No wonder you can’t wear clothes that fit.

  12. Caleb on December 11, 2008 at 11:23

    It’s not that wide, actually. Although the plan is to switch to a lightweight Commander once I get more money.

  13. Wolfwood on December 11, 2008 at 12:48

    Sean, the business end of the gun is like fractions of an inch away from Richard and the boys. No dice. Also, while SmartCarry may have solved this, you can find online reports of people who’ve shot their testicles using knock-offs.

    SmartCarry doesn’t address the problem of Bus-Cas anyway.

    A 92fs? I’m not even happy with how a BHP fits!

  14. Joe Merchant24 on December 11, 2008 at 13:55

    SmartCarry and biz/cas worked great for me for 4 years (G30 for 2/3, XD45 4″ Compact the rest). You are right that the real SmartCarry is the key.

    The secret is to wear it a skosh high so the belt hides the grip bulge.

    If there were a 1:1,000,000 AD, then there would be some burns, yes, but no holes in anything aside from my Dockers (which would be ruined on the backside at that point anyway).

  15. Jay G. on December 11, 2008 at 17:21

    The dilemma can be solved via initials and/or letters:

    P3AT
    LCP
    P380

    I can get my P3AT into even my tightest jeans. Sartorial prowess aside, there’s just plain no excuse for not carrying whenever possible/legal…

  16. Caleb on December 11, 2008 at 17:23

    You left out “950″.

    Jetfire for the win.

  17. tired dog on December 16, 2008 at 11:46

    Geez, I can barely hide an old Mustang 380. Guess I’ll blame my parents for the modest build genes.