Weighted Buttons for Cover Shirt?

[swamper]

Had a the thought today of sewing "weighted" buttons to the "corners" of a light cover shirt for two purposes.

1. Prevent excessive blow up caused by wind.

2. Give some extra weight to the shirt for aid in clearing the holster when drawing the firearm.

Just curious if anyone may have tried this before.

 

[charliepapa]

I have not but my shower curtain has similar weights to make it hang right.

Instead of weighted buttons, maybe you could sew a small torpedo fishing weight into the bottom hem on the corner of each side in the front.

 

[homeslice]

Great idea till it smacks you in the nuts.

Just get better cover shirts :P

 

[bearfutedninja]

that wouldnt make it print more? pulling shirt down onto gun.

 

[homeslice]

that wouldnt make it print more? pulling shirt down onto gun.

I think the OP is talking more about weighting down where the red arrows are pointing towards. Mind the beans:

 

[charliepapa]

Great idea till it smacks you in the nuts.

LOL, yeah don't use these.

 

[Guate_shooter]

I recommend more training, use ur thumb to clear the shirt as you draw up the shirt will come with it, if needed your weak hand should already be on your chest area anyways use the resources you got to clear the obstacles instead of creating more.

Other Instructors teach so that your weak hand is in charge to clear the shirt moving among your waist line and bring the shirt up to your chest, creating the necesary area so that your shooting hand can clear and draw without obstacles.

But then again I dont know much of defensive pistol so dont follow my advise, whatever works for you please do!

 

[swamper]

That's kinda what I got the idea from, charliepapa. And, they wouldn't be that heavy of weights, homeslice!

I might have to look into it this weekend. The Givens class next weekend would make for an excellent testing ground I think.

 

[Sin-ster]

Other Instructors teach so that your weak hand is in charge to clear the shirt moving among your waist line and bring the shirt up to your chest, creating the necesary area so that your shooting hand can clear and draw without obstacles.

That's how I do it, naturally-- a self taught man. Even a poor grip and a snag can be overcome with a sharp tug, and if you make sure your support hand ends up in the proper place, the shirt always comes free with plenty of clearance for the draw.

I like the idea of the weights, though-- why not tailor your gear to help you out? If you can, post some pictures when you get it done and let us know how it works out!

 

[kirkdbergeron]

Great idea till it smacks you in the nuts.

Just get better cover shirts :P

not in da family Jewels!
I have a shirt probably a size bigger than it needs to be, with a comp-tac super tuck so it works great!

 

[mwk1975]

How about washers, come in varying sizes and weights, and has a hole in the middle of it. Just be sure to use galvanized or stainless, or you may have worse than ring around the collar......

 

[Vanilla Gorilla]

In my experience and based on advice from some guys with extensive drawing from concealed experience its a bad idea. I tried weed eater string and weights. Both caused the garment to "rebound" when I swept it out of the way and tended to hinder more than aid. I recommend practicing an aggressive sweep using and out stretched thumb. Or if you don't have a thumb a less good but effective method is to use the off hand to lift the garment clear.

 

[swamper]

Thanks for all the feedback guys. I've never heard of Bill Jordan, but it's good to know this has been thought of before.

I can definitely see where the rebound would happen and be a hindrance.

I'll probably still give it a try for shits and giggles. For investigative purposes, I'm gonna make a run to Academy this afternoon and pick up some sinkers. I'll put those in a small, plastic baggie and duct tape it to the inside corner of a shirt. This will allow for working with different weight variations in hopes of determining a "proper weight" while not ruining the shirt with multiple stitching.

The aggressive sweep with thumb is my normal practice and works rather well for me.

Thanks again, guys!