My husband and I are pretty big gun enthusiasts. We're all for learning how to protect yourself and/or your family. We also understand not everyone feels that way, which is FINE! To be honest, if you're not comfortable with guns (and don't want to learn) I don't really want you carrying one around anyway.
Needless to say, the hubs and I go to the shooting range at least twice a month to practice and it's something we greatly enjoy doing together. We also received our CCW (after the ridiculous mail time) and I bought a Sig Sauer P238 to carry. Being female, I've had a pretty rough time finding holsters that are comfortable. Its also a challenge because it greatly depends on what I'm wearing that day as to what holster I can use. I first bought the Ava $49.99 (Link here) to wear inside the waistband (like a crossbreed holster) and I really like it. The problem? I can only wear it with jeans and a dark colored or looser fitting shirt. It fits like this:
(Photo from GunGoddess)
Now that it's summer and we live in Vegas I've been wearing more shorts so I needed to find another option. I've heard about the Flashbang $49.99 (Link here) since before I got my CCW, but was worried about how comfortable it would be, if I'd lose support (I'm a bit bigger cheated than most), and if you'd be able to see it. After a friend of mine got a similar holster I decided to just try it out.
Packaging looks like this:
Holster alone looks like this:
It fits like this:
(Photo from GunGoddess)
I've worn it for a couple days as well as practicing with it at the range and overall I love it. It definitely takes some getting used to and it will feel different depending on what kind of bra you're wearing (something with a thicker base is more comfortable for me). I actually feel safer using this than using the Ava, mainly because this is in front of me and it doesn't show by bending over, sitting down, etc.
Video of it in action:
(Wind noise is pretty bad)
Also I wanted to add, I bought a Betty before the Ava and hated it so much I took it back for the Ava. It's an inside the waistband holster with a single clip for the waistband. The gun didn't feel secure in the holster and the space between the clip and the actual holster was pretty significant. For $50 I wasn't impressed.
My next find will hopefully be an awesome thigh holster for when I'm wearing dresses.
