{"id":2465,"date":"2013-03-14T01:43:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T01:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/2013\/03\/14\/the-insanely-practical-guide-to-gun\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T18:21:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T18:21:18","slug":"the-insanely-practical-guide-to-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=2465","title":{"rendered":"The Insanely Practical Guide to Gun Holsters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:5783,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/mygunculture.com&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260306050520\\\/https:\\\/\\\/mygunculture.com\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17 10:16:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-23 20:29:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 17:01:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-03 17:01:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:14021,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/product\\\/B00BNMY0S2\\\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BNMY0S2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwmyguncultu-20&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260420001025\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/product\\\/B00BNMY0S2\\\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/product\\\/B00BNMY0S2\\\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 05:56:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-26 05:56:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>\nMy fellow LuckyGunner Blogger Shoot alumnus Tom McHale of the <a href=\"http:\/\/mygunculture.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Gun Culture blog <\/a>has just published his <i>The Insanely Practical Guide to Gun Holsters<\/i>. I just downloaded the Kindle version of it and it looks good. It is illustrated with his Half-Cocked cartoons as well as lots of really helpful information on a wide assortment of holsters.<\/p>\n<p>To make things even better, Tom is making his 259-page book available for FREE on Amazon Kindle through March 14th. If you have a Kindle or Kindle software, you can get this very helpful book by clicking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BNMY0S2\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BNMY0S2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwmyguncultu-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. It is normally $9.99.<\/p>\n<p>Tom&#8217;s press release about <i>The Insanely Practical Guide to Gun Holsters<\/i> is below and will give more information on the book.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\"><p>\n<i>Americans are flocking to buy guns like never before. The political<br \/>\nclimate, a &#8220;foaming at the mouth&#8221; media and the desire to win the<br \/>\nneighborhood arms race are creating millions of first-time gun owners.<br \/>\nBut how do folks learn about guns, holsters and concealed carry in an<br \/>\namusing and approachable way?<\/p>\n<p>Enter the team of <a href=\"http:\/\/mygunculture.com\/\" title=\"My Gun Culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Gun Culture<\/a>. They specialize in making sense of all that complicated shooting stuff with a large side helping of humor.<\/p>\n<p>Their new book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BNMY0S2\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BNMY0S2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwmyguncultu-20\" title=\"The Insanely Practical Guide to Gun Holsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Insanely Practical Guide to Gun Holsters<\/a> is now available on Amazon.com. <\/p>\n<p>From Chapter 5: 10 Ways to Spot Someone Carrying a Concealed Gun<br \/>\n<br \/>\n\u201cIf you see someone cruising around with a steady or intermittent<br \/>\nglow emanating from their pocket area, it means one of two things.<br \/>\nEither they have a really, really serious urinary tract infection, or<br \/>\ntheir holster is causing the pistol laser to activate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BNMY0S2\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BNMY0S2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwmyguncultu-20\" title=\"The Insanely Practical Guide to Gun Holsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Insanely Practical Guide to Gun Holsters<\/a><br \/>\n educates on a myriad of ways to safely carry a gun. Whether packing<br \/>\nheat on your belt or in your underwear, this book will teach new<br \/>\nshooters about the dizzying array of gun holsters on the market. In<br \/>\naddition to discussing numerous methods of carry in detail, The Insanely<br \/>\n practical Guide to Gun Holsters profiles over 120 specific holster<br \/>\nmodels. Dozens of photographs and Insanely Practical Tips help readers<br \/>\nlearn how to carry a gun safely and invisibly. <\/p>\n<p>Readers will learn important concepts including:<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<ul class=\"releaseul\"><i><\/p>\n<li>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A brief and entertaining history of gun holsters.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How to weigh concealment versus gun accessibility.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What\u2019s better? Open or concealed carry? How to start a really enthusiastic argument.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What options are available for ladies only?<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is belt carry the best overall option? If so, how? Inside or outside?<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How to carry a gun using undershirts, belly bands and harnesses.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How to use an ankle holster without making your ankles look fat.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pocket holsters. Why some work and others don&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How folks can carry one or more guns in their underwear!<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective ways to stash guns in clothing: pants, shirts and jackets.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Using off premises parking \u2014 ways to carry a gun not attached to the body.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Home, office and car holster options.<\/li>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<li> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How to easily carry extra ammunition with magazine and ammo holders.<\/li>\n<p><\/i><\/ul>\n<p><i><br \/>\nLet\u2019s face it. Holsters are a tough thing to buy \u2014 especially for<br \/>\nsomeone new to the world of guns. Stores rarely have a big selection,<br \/>\neveryone has a different opinion, and it\u2019s hard to try them on with your<br \/>\n specific gun. Holsters are expensive, and most experienced shooters<br \/>\nhave a whole box of unused, and very expensive, holsters. This book will<br \/>\n dramatically improve the odds of making the right buy the first time.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s also filled with helpful tips, like how to make sure your gun stays<br \/>\n secure.<\/p>\n<p>From Chapter 8: A Word on Gun Belts<br \/>\n<br \/>\n\u201cWearing your jeans with the waist band around your knees is in<br \/>\nvogue these days. While stylish and trendy, this doesn\u2019t work so well<br \/>\nfor concealed carry with waist holsters.  It\u2019s bad enough having your<br \/>\nwallet swinging around at knee level. Having a gun swinging around that<br \/>\nlow would certainly make you the center of attention. Unless of course,<br \/>\nyou live in Mogadishu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00BNMY0S2\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00BNMY0S2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=wwwmyguncultu-20\" title=\"The Insanely Practical Guide to Gun Holsters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Insanely Practical Guide to Gun Holsters<\/a><br \/>\n is free for three days only! Download The Insanely Practical Guide to<br \/>\nGun Holsters from Amazon.com at no charge Tuesday, March 12, 2013<br \/>\nthrough Thursday, March 14, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p>About Insanely Practical Guides<\/p>\n<p>Insanely Practical Guides author Tom McHale was born a helpless,<br \/>\nshooting-deprived infant. Later in life, he created Insanely Practical<br \/>\nGuides to pursue his passion of creating slightly offbeat, but<br \/>\neducational, content related to guns, shooting, concealed carry and self<br \/>\n defense.   He also produces a website, <a href=\"http:\/\/mygunculture.com\/\" title=\"MyGunCulture.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyGunCulture.com<\/a><br \/>\n that is a half-cocked but right on target look at the world of shooting<br \/>\n and all things related. If you want to learn with a laugh about all<br \/>\nthings shooting, visit him there.<\/i> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My fellow LuckyGunner Blogger Shoot alumnus Tom McHale of the My Gun Culture blog has just published his The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3221,3222,3223],"class_list":["post-2465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-my-gun-culture","tag-the-insanely-practical-guide-to-gun-holsters","tag-tom-mchale"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8946,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465\/revisions\/8946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}