"Appendix Carry" Holsters?

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Pardon the still capture of Bob Munden about to do his thing (http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/167650-fastest-gun-alive.html), but this is the best picture I can find of what I'm trying to describe -- the "appendix carry" holster.

Now, this ain't perfect because Bob's got his strapped to his thigh (old school tacticool? ;)), and the design I am talking about would have the holster at the same cant, and maybe even a little forward of where Bob has his, but positioned on the belt.

I've often wondered why such a design has never caught on, especially when necessity dictates very quick access to the pistol and/or one anticipates engagement at arm's length. Maybe some of the holster makers on the board will be kind enough to comment. Others? What say you?


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Arvo Ojala perfected that design in either the 50's or 60's and provided a LOT of rigs to Hollywood, along with fast draw training. I believe in the recurring opening credits of Gunsmoke the guy James Arness draws on is Ojala. If you will watch the movie Silverado, you will notice Scott Glenn's holster is of this style.
 
I watched a guy with a higher riding rig like you describe as he practiced drawing his gun.

As he tried speeding things up, he caught the muzzle of the gun on the top front of the holster and threw his gun clear across the room.

There are those that use a "rocker type motion" and are pretty durned handy, but that takes a lot of concentration, and a bunch of practice.
 
There are those that use a "rocker type motion" and are pretty durned handy, but that takes a lot of concentration, and a bunch of practice.

Iggy, in my worst fear scenario, I am accosted getting into my car during one of my infrequent trips to the big city. It has always struck me that the fastest way to deploy a pistol is having it positioned on the belt forward of the hip with a cant similar to the one Munden uses. That way, the pistol can be drawn and leveled with the single-stage rocker motion you describe, protected by the shooter's body when held close to it, and fired with the elbow in the most rearward position. I can routinely put all the shots inside the 9 ring on a B-27 target at 7 yards or so (drawn from an improvised rig), and I am trying to determine if I should have a holster made in this configuration. A relatively short-barreled, long-handled piece like a P7M8 or a 2-1/2 inch Model 19 RB seems like the appropriate kind of gun for this kind of carry.

I'd be interested in the thoughts of others -- what am I missing? If this idea is so good, why has no one adopted it for CCW?

Of course, like anything else, a lot of practice is required until the motion becomes firmly fixed in the "muscle memory."


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Two things jump to mind.

In front of your hip does not conceal well. As you walk, you cover garment moves and exposes the gun. Behind the hip, that doesn't happen as much.

When you sit down, if there is any barrel length at all, the gun is jammed into your belly. Even with a 2", if you're fat, it's uncomfortable.
 
Got CRS this morning, but I think it is Old Flatfoot that makes a pretty nice cross draw holster that works for the appendix carry you are describing.

You might do a search and go to his site for a look
 
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Hmmm? I guess I must have flunked anatomy. I din't remember that was where it was......:confused::D That sure is a good lookin' uh... holster.
 
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I prefer crossdraw myself but as previous said it is kinda hard to conceal.

Nice holster Kraig
 
Amen on the crossdraw. So far I don't have much trouble concealing it, unless I don't wear a coat over it.
 

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