I used to decry the use of revolvers for concealed carry, looking at them with the kind of disdain someone might look at someone in 2022 who was choosing to still use a Nokia brick cell phone instead of a modern smartphone. Turns out, I just didn’t know what I didn’t know. My fascination with shooting revolvers began to grow, although I clung stubbornly to semi-automatics for carry- partially for the magazine capacity, and partially because I hadn’t developed the skill behind a revolver to make carrying one a prudent decision.
As time went on, a few things changed. For starters, I left the gun shop I’d been working at full time and began doing landscaping and grading work. All of a sudden, the relative comfort of my carry setup began to matter more. I had to bend, crouch, and get into all manner of positions when doing things like retaining walls, tree work, etc. I noticed that I was leaving my carry gun in the truck more and more. While I wasn’t working in “bad” neighborhoods per se, it largely defeats the purpose of leaving the house with a holstered gun, only to go to a gas station or other stop and realize you neglected to affix your carry setup again before leaving the truck. Places like gas stations have the highest likelihood of me needing said carry gun to begin with.
So I snagged a Ruger LCRx in .327 Federal Magnum (a separate post will be coming on that choice in the future) and ordered a cheap-ish holster off of Amazon, and away I went. The form factor of the LCRx immediately changed my life in the field I was working in. All of a sudden, I caught myself forgetting I was carrying a gun while working…until the sweat soaked into the Amazon special leather holster. It was better, but just barely. Fortunately, my buddy Andrew, from Work The Trigger on YouTube, had teamed up with Harrison from Harry’s Holsters and developed the Icon 2.0. Andrew reached out to me and asked if I’d be interested in trying the Icon 2.0 out. I immediately said yes, they shipped it, and the rest is history.
The first thing I noticed when I started checking out the Icon 2.0 was that it had all the features I’d grown to like and demand in my kydex holsters for semi-autos: decent thickness kydex, secure attachment- in this case a Discrete Carry Concepts Monoblock, rounded edges, and an awesome wing to help pull the butt of the gun in towards the body for better concealment. Harry’s Holsters achieved all this in a very small, very comfortable setup that offers great retention, and ease of access as well. Almost as soon as I received the Icon, I had a large retaining wall job starting, and got to put it to the test right away. The results blew me away- I was shoveling, tamping, toting 6×6″x12′ pressure treated lumber, installing said lumber, all while essentially forgetting I had a revolver in the appendix carry position. The setup was that comfortable.
I didn’t set out to become a revolver apologist, but that’s certainly the direction my life has gone since adopting this carry setup. As with anything carry related, I encourage folks to make an honest and realistic assessment of their needs, and their abilities, and go from there. For me, in rural north Georgia- this is about as good as it gets. I’ve carried with this setup just about every day since last spring. There’s been a few notable exceptions, such as going to Atlanta, or other “dense” locales where having 15 or more rounds on tap makes sense. Other than that? I carry with confidence, and I recommend the Harry’s Holsters Icon 2.0 with every bit of confidence as well.
Here is my video on the Harry’s Holsters Icon 2.0, and a little bit more on the Ruger LCRx in .327 Federal Magnum.
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