indentation formed in the outer surface 34 thereof brackets 42 or clips secure the control line 24 within the passageway 30 the passageway 30 and control line 24 are offset from the gun scallops 32 0038 fig6 illustrates a perforating gun 20 that comprises a housing 28 and a loading tube 44 the loading tube 44 has a plurality of openings 46 for holding shaped charges 22 a detonating cord 48 is routed along the back of the shaped charges to fire the shaped charges 22 the loading tube is placed in the housing 28 with the shaped charges 22 aligned with the housing scallops 32 one embodiment of the invention illustrated in fig6 has a control line 24 extending the length of the loading tube 44 as discussed above with respect to the housing 28 the control line 24 may extend through a passageway 30 provided on the loading tube 44 e g the interior surface the exterior surface or internal to the wall another embodiment of fig6 shows a control line 24 provided on the housing 28 of the perforating gun 20 note that in each of the embodiments discussed herein the control line 24 may extend the full length of the perforating gun 20 or a portion thereof additionally the control line 24 may extend linearly along the perforating gun 20 or follow an arcuate or nonlinear path fig6 illustrates a perforating gun 20 having a control line 24 that is routed.