Ladies, I must confess that I have absolutely no experience wearing a bra so I had to farm this one out to someone who does have that kind of exprience.

What follows is a letter that my daughter wrote to me to describe how she dealt with learning how to use the FlashBang holster.  She assures me that the concealment and accessibility is very, very good.
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 For several months I had attempted to carry a Glock 26 concealed without success or comfort using a Remora holster made for the G26.  I decided to search for an alternative gun.  After researching obsessively for 2 months I decided that the Flashbang was going to be the holster I would like to try after watching many of the videos that Lisa Looper made and my Dad’s opinion of the product. The Flashbang website had a list of guns that fit the Flashbang holster.   I made a list of weapons from the website that would be the size I felt would work best for my build, being 5’-9”, 145 lb, 36C bra size. 

At one point I emailed the Flashbang company, hoping the G26 would work for me with this holster.  They confirmed that my beloved G26 would not be concealable with my wardrobe choices, my build and my bra size.  Their honest response was that a larger build conceals the G26 with their holster much better than my build.  Once I settled on the Sig P938 I ordered the gun and the holster and waited patiently.

The Flashbang holster does not come with detailed instructions so I turned to youtube.  Initially I wore the holster with the gun unloaded…..I actually forgot that the loaded (clip) magazine would make a difference….it made a big difference.  For several days I tried to wear the holster with the strap of the holster in the 12 o’clock position.  It was comfortable enough with the Victoria’s secret bra I wore.  One problem I discovered very quickly was that every time I would lift my right arm slightly the right cup of my bra would slip up allowing the holster and gun to slip out of the bra, which made noise and made the holster uncomfortable.  I am right handed, but believe that left or right handed, this position would not have worked.  I decided that was not going to work in the real world.  Then I tried changing the position of the strap of the holster to be at the 6 o’clock position.  That was very uncomfortable so I gave up for a day or 2.  After searching for more information on youtube I came across this video, which was the video that helped me the most. 

What worked for me was changing the strap from the shortest strap to the middle length strap (there are 3 different lengths of straps provided), adjusting it to the hole closest to the snap making this middle length strap as short as the factory holes allowed, and rotating the strap to be at the 8 o’clock position.  These changes were the right combination of changes for me. 

1.       It improved the comfort of the holster/gun.  The bra didn’t slip anywhere on the holster because the gun is higher up than I had it initially.  This puts the (handle) grip of the gun further into my bra than I thought I wanted it in the beginning – it is something I will need to deal with when I practice the draw.

2.       It puts the (handle) grip of the gun at the base of my sternum, which the “magic” video instructed.  During my first attempt the handle of the gun was under my right cup.

3.       It is quite comfortable as long as I don’t slouch.  The base of the (handle) grip of the gun reminds me not to slouch.

I’ve been told that there is no perfectly comfortable carry position.  You have to concede that fact.  The adjustments I’ve made with this gun and this holster make it “comfortable enough” for me to carry every day.  Don’t give up searching for the best solution for you, be patient and keep asking for advice, search the internet, ask people at the range, gun shops, pawn shops.  Just don’t give up, you will find your “comfortable enough”.  The time I put in obsessing about finding the gun and holster was worth every minute, but I’m glad it didn’t take any longer than it did.

One of the considerations that didn’t come to mind initially is the fact that when carrying a gun at some point during the day you may drive a car.  A perk with this carry location is that there is no adjustment needed when you are in a car or for that matter, anytime you are seated, including when using the rest room.

Presenting from this holster will require a lot of practice with an unloaded firearm before you actually carry a loaded firearm.  When presenting, the weak side hand will be occupied lifting the blouse and the weak side elbow must be held above the weak side shoulder in order not to sweep yourself while drawing the firearm.  If you intend to carry with a round in the chamber, the safety, if there is one must remain engaged until the handgun is pointed in a safe direction.  If you do not intend to carry with the chamber loaded you must, as part of your draw stroke, practice racking the slide once the handgun is pointed in a safe direction.  With either load philosophy the trigger finger has got to remain on the frame until you intend to shoot and your sights are on the target.