Depends on the length of the trip and how many times I need to get in and out. When I do go off body I have this setup.
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Now there you go!!!
Ooh,ooh,oohā¦and its got a clip slot to?
Right on.
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One of the best trainers I know with the real credentials to back it up has challenged shooters in his Vehicle Class (many of these guys are SF and lettered Feds) to prove to him that they can draw and fire from inside the car faster than he can.
NO ONE has been able to beat him.
He gets in his seat and his gun goes into the cup holder in the center console.
Guess what, he sold me because it freaking works.
But yāall do youā¦ 
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The concern I have for a gun in the cup holder is evasive maneuvers, let alone an accident, and the gun wonāt be in the cup holder any more.
Also, the whole bail out discussion from above.
Iād be curious to do some, letās call it spirited, driving and braking, speed bumps, whatever, and see the draw time after the gun has flown somewhere else
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Tried it. Gun stayed where it was supposed to. Again Iām sold. Give it a whirl yourself, or not
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Iāve had mine shift on an emergency braking maneuver , I certainly donāt believe it will stay in the cup holder in an accident.
Iāve been thinking of getting a ācup phoneā then slapping a magnet mount where the phone would be and see how that works? 
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Yeah, that does bring to mind on pistols, if thereās one chambered, is that safety on or is that trigger holstered if in a collision. Some states do have particular regulation on how to carry in car.
Thinking about double holsters, ankle and shoulder simultaneously.
I do like on body carry, so when I exit, Iām ready, no need to remember to grab it from the vehicle.
Complex. Options though, thank goodness.
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Good to see you back @RocketPak !
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Does he have it in any kind of holster in the cup holder, or does he just unholster it from his body, put it in the cup holder, then resholster when he gets out of the car? I can absolutely see how having a gun basically at hand unrestricted in the center cup holder would be the fastest, but how does he manage safety?
Anyway, itās academic for me cecause I drive an old truck with a bench seat and no center console/cupholder.
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Both his truck and mine have the same basic configuration of two cup holders with a notch between them. No holster needed, gun stays in place. Just a lot of practice grabbing the gun and addressing targets from inside the vehicle, which is very complex as it is , and I can guarantee you most folks have never even tried it anywhere outside of their own heads.
I saw a video not too long ago with some dude showing folks how to fire through their windshield. That is DUMB!!! If the threat is in front of you, DUCK behind the console and press the accelerator! A face full of glass will not be your fiend if you shoot through your windshield.
Anyway the cup holder thing might not work for everyone or address everyoneās concerns for safety or other issues real or imagined they can come up with. Works great for me and itās just another option out there for folks to considerš
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Not a bad idea. Would love to know how it works for you.
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I still carry AIWBā¦in my car. In my truck I have it in a pop-up safe, for quick access.
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I use a magnet thatās rated to hold a shotgun for my firearm in my car. Magnet holds it in the place and position I want it at and it takes a determined hold/pull to retrieve. My windows are tinted so Iām not worried about someone seeing me holster it. Iāve slammed my brakes on the Interstate, going from 70 to a full stop, due to a wreck and my firearm did not move even a little bit.
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My magnetic holster showed up today, I certainly like its retention!
Now just looking to get the cup phone to see if I can mount it there rather than screwing it to my center console itself.
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Even if the handgun stays put during very spirited driving there is a huge difference between the forces created during spirited driving and those from a vehicle collision. I got rear ended once by a drunk driver while I was accelerating from a turn onto a 4 lane bridge. Because I was accelerating and moving in the same direction as the person who hit me the forces were not as strong as a typical collision but they still sent everything in my vehicle flying all over the place and it took every bit of my driving skills to keep my car from going off the bridge and into the deep river. Time seemed to slow almost to a stop but my hands were moving in a rapid blur on the wheel.
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Yeah, between us, I know a pistol sitting in a [cup] holder isnāt guaranteed to stay there especially in any kind of legit vehicular collision.
But others are welcome to their own decisions
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I personally donāt look at my gun being in a cup holder as being safe. It is usually still in my holster. AIWB
I have been thinking about getring the magnet to mount to my lower dash or the side of my console. Just undecided yet.
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having recently switched carry type for driving I can relate to placement issues. I prefer on body and use a OWB cross draw placed for easy access and out of the way of seatbelt . fairly comfortable and accesable.
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A very tiny oneā¦preferably of ādurable cotton, absorbent materialāā¦ 
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I use a magnet. Iāve tried multiple systems so my advice isā¦ Use one rated for a shotgun. The pistol ones I used, didnāt have a strong enough hold magnetically. Iāve been hit by another car with the one I use that can hold s shotgun and my firearm stayed in place.
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