The Right Combination ??

I may have FINALLY found the right combination of weapons with respect to weather and clothing.

(1) Warm weather (short and T shirts) - I now carry a S&W 642 .38 Spcl in either a pocket holster (T shirt only) or an Uncle Mikes IWB holster (with a Guayabera shirt over it). This gun is so light (15 oz) that I hardly know it is there. An optional choice is my Colt New Agent .45 ACP in the same IWB holster with the Guayabera shirt. OR, I can carry both the S&W 642 .38 Spcl in a pocket holster (as a backup) and the Colt New Agent .45 ACP in the IWB holster with the Guayabera shirt. I really do not like to carry a round in the barrel of the Colt and I will have to rack the slide before I can use it, so the dual combo gives me a lot of latitude.

(2) Cool/cold weather (pants and heavy shirt) I can carry the S&W 642 .38 Spcl in an IWB holster (as a backup) and the Colt New Agent .45 ACP in a GALCO shoulder holster with the heavy shirt covering it. Again, I really do not like to carry a round in the barrel of the Colt, so the dual combo gives me a lot of latitude.

It has taken me a while to come to these conclusions (and a lot of $$$$$$), but I think the .45 ACP gives me the stopping power I want, and the .38 Spcl can be either the first response gun (ready to fire) or a backup.

All of this was NOT intuitively obvious to me when I first decided to do this, but ultimately I learned that I had to choose weapons that were DEPENDABLE, EFFECTIVE, and CONCEALABLE. A concealable weapon turned out to be the biggest challenge and like so many others, I spent a lot of money on holsters. I know that could have chosen a GLOCK .45 ACP, but I just have this thing for metal weapons.

This forum has given me a number of things to think about, so I want to say "THANK YOU" to all who participated.