How to stop my handle from pushing my tshirt out

[Neumann]

You must have to bend your wrist and raise your elbow to extremes when drawing from an AIWB holster. Admitted it is easier to reach when sitting (e.g., when driving), but I would find sitting with that rig highly uncomfortable.

I conceal perfectly well with a good IWB (e.g., Sparks VM2) placed about 4:30, and my hand and wrist remain in perfect alignment throughout the presentation. It's not easy to reach when driving, but there are other ways to carry behind the wheel. The grip is held so tightly to my side, the checkering prints on my skin.

Uncle Mike holsters make lousy coasters.

 

[norm]

I have the uncle mikes soft iwb holster, i carry appendix and my sd40ve handle pushes my tshirt out, what can i do to stop this?

Do what I do. I dont care

 

[blues7]

You must have to bend your wrist and raise your elbow to extremes when drawing from an AIWB holster. Admitted it is easier to reach when sitting (e.g., when driving), but I would find sitting with that rig highly uncomfortable.

I conceal perfectly well with a good IWB (e.g., Sparks VM2) placed about 4:30, and my hand and wrist remain in perfect alignment throughout the presentation. It's not easy to reach when driving, but there are other ways to carry behind the wheel. The grip is held so tightly to my side, the checkering prints on my skin.

Uncle Mike holsters make lousy coasters.

I actually find it to be the quickest to draw from and most comfortable spot...obviously, YMMV as appears to be the case.

I also like having the firearm toward the front of my body to be able to access it with either hand or protect it in a scuffle.

I've been carrying appendix since the 80's so I'm pretty used to it. Funny thing is that the other day I strapped on a couple of my custom kydex OWB holsters for my two Glocks and it hurt my shoulder and lower bicep to reach back and draw from behind the hip. It was much better when I brought the holsters in to 3 o'clock. Go figure.

(I have had some sports and work related rotator cuff injuries in years past, but thankfully never requiring surgery.)

No matter how you do it, be safe and keep training.

 

[ChiefStealth]

I carry cross-draw at 10:30 - 11:00 So not exactly like the OP. And, I use a DeSantis Sof-Tuk holster, which is what many would call cheap. And I carry a Shield, so not as big a gun as the OP. The butt of my gun will stick out a bit most days. I mitigate this by wearing dark colored, larger, loose fitting shirts. Works great.

 

[wsr]

You must have to bend your wrist and raise your elbow to extremes when drawing from an AIWB holster. Admitted it is easier to reach when sitting (e.g., when driving), but I would find sitting with that rig highly uncomfortable.

I conceal perfectly well with a good IWB (e.g., Sparks VM2) placed about 4:30, and my hand and wrist remain in perfect alignment throughout the presentation. It's not easy to reach when driving, but there are other ways to carry behind the wheel. The grip is held so tightly to my side, the checkering prints on my skin.

Uncle Mike holsters make lousy coasters.

You must be double jointed if your hand and wrist stay in perfect alignment from 4:30, the majority of people break the wrist when drawing from behind the hip it's just the way the body works...and it's really not a issue from 4:30 or AIWB there is plenty of time between holster and target to get your hand and wrist straight
As far as elbows, aiwb is just as fast (usually faster) as 4:30 so what does it matter how high the elbow goes?

 

[wsr]

in wisconsin there's no such thing as "printing" so i don't worry about it. check your state law to see if you need to change anything so you don't "print".

Of course there is printing it just doesn't matter
When I CC I want it to be concealed if I'm not gonna conceal I just OC

 

[Wise_A]

Depends on the state and such. Plus a little executive discretion. Some places, "concealed" means "no part is visible". Other places, "no reasonable person would guess you have a gun". And still others, "no printing".

Likewise, some cops don't go around giving hunters a hard time if they happen to stop into a coffee shop with a BUG showing--even open carry'd--out in the sticks. After all, the place is already full of guys with slung rifles and shotguns.

But if you're in a concealed-only state and you're out walking around with a t-shirt so tight you can read the logo on the grips, yeah, you're gonna have a bad time.

A good concealed carry class will lay out all the different types of holsters, including what separates cheap from inexpensive, and inexpensive from high-quality. They should also go over what qualifies as acceptable concealment in your state.

 

[Biggfoot44]

There are some UM holsters that actually are usable, but that one isn't it.

Better holster, decent belt, thicker tee shirt.

Dress like a grow up with some flavor of real short sleeve shirt.

Come to accept that a moderate bulge/ wrinkle in a shirt usually isn't noticed, and if it were, would more likely to be considered a smart phone than a :un.

 

[Whitwabit]

In Illinois I guess we are lucky as our law say "Concealed firearm" means a loaded or unloaded handgun carried on or about a person completely or mostly concealed from view of the public

With that being the law I still try to carry completely concealed at all times myself !! I have found around 4 with a good IWB holster like Garrett Industries GX holster I'm able to conceal my 40 Compact with very little trouble .. the holster is canted where the butt of the pistol sits tight against my back or side .. the use of a good gun belt is a must .. if you don't have a good belt the butt of the pistol will roll outward revealing the butt against your shirt revealing the pistol ..

Concealing takes both a good holster the proper placement for your body size and shape and a good strong gun belt !! Lacking any one of these elements and you won't be able to accomplish your goal of concealment !!

 

[Out West]

That pistola may be too big to prevent all printing. I like the Uncle Mikes. Very comfortable and gives a nice low ride for AIWB. I used it myself and often. However, I find that guns closer in size to something like a Shield or Glock 26 work best - at least with the style of shirt I prefer to wear. I don't like over sized t-shirts or sloppy fitting shirts. Funny thing is that people normally don't look at your midsection. So a small poke out here or there isn't going to get noticed.

I've recently been using a Vedder Light Tuck for AIWB. Its adjustable for ride height and cant. Very thin design that doesn't add anymore girth than you Uncle Mikes. Also gives better retention. Costs a bit more than a UM. You might find that you can "tune" this holster to minimize printing with your gun.

 

[Hotshot9]

This is why most of us have a box of barely used holsters in a corner of the gun room . . .

Amen to that!! lol

Also try Alien Gear holsters That's what I use and have never had anyone say a word about it printing and I do have a gut!!

 

[Protected One]

Thats what i thought. I carry apendix because its comfortable and much, much faster to get and have at the ready then any other carry ive tried, in the navy i carried here because it was closer to centerline and mor accessible, the 40ve i like for the shear fact that its fat and slow, i dont wanna hit 3 people in a line if i did ever have to use it and the holster i agree i need a better one lol and im 6ft1 at 184, i have no gut on me, i thought that would help having no gut but it doesnt, no one carries a full size in this position without printing?

Most civilians don't carry full size guns.

If you go a couple of sizes larger in your shirts it may not print...but you'll look like you were dressed by a tent maker.

 

[tirod]

From what I see of that specific model it's a variant of the SAFE action type trigger. That almost mandates a hard trigger cover which significantly influences what kind of holster you need. At the very least a kydex or molded plastic holster anywhere the trigger is housed or passes by.

A curled edge on a fabric holster can engage the trigger while reholstering - therefore it would be required to be removed each time to watch that isn't happening. Especially with appendix carry. Ouch.

Some instructors have gone so far as to ban that holster in their class, I see it as another thing - not pacing the class so that a combat speed reholster is necessary to get some training on draw into a tightly scheduled program. A CCW carrier doesn't need to reholster immediately - and in point of fact it's been recommended to set the pistol aside in the open so LEO's are less quirky approaching. They can see it and the owners empty hands.

As for the holster itself the hard molded ones are generally made to hold the butt closer to the body and can force that conformance, where a fabric holster yields to anything in it or around it. That leaves a gun in a "neutral" position where it may well stick out far too much for concealments benefit. Even with a good holster others tend to camoflage they are carrying by having their cell phone close by to make it seem that is the reason for the bulge. And on the rare instance you discover it's someone insulin pump, too.

The average passerby doesn't really look that much. Lots of junk on belts these days, including multitools, sheath knives, pepper spray, etc.

If - if - I were carrying appendix (and in this fantasy had my 29 year old stomach) I would carry with a quality kydex made for that specific gun in that position, with adjustable cant. A smaller hybrid type holster. But, being me, I carry otherwise with smaller guns in the summer, and rarely in a t-shirt.

As life goes on things change, enjoy it while you got it.

 

[STCM(SW)]

Since I CC in my front right pocket a PPK or a M 638, the only thing I worry about is some woman asking if I'm glad to see her or is that a gun in my pocket...

 

[Rastoff]

Camouflage is not about being invisible, it's about not being noticed. Does it really matter if the handle pushes your shirt out a little?

 

[josywales]

Most folks hardly notice you, let alone what you're wearing:

"At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don't care what they think of us. At age 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all."

.

 

[elm_creek_smith]

Aloha Shirts conceal better and are cooler to wear.

Hawaiian shirts are just cool! I carry my Model 12 or Model 13 OWB in an old Bucheimer "Concealer" thumb break under mine with zero problems "printing."

 

[Owen49]

Thats what i thought. I carry apendix because its comfortable and much, much faster to get and have at the ready then any other carry ive tried, in the navy i carried here because it was closer to centerline and mor accessible, the 40ve i like for the shear fact that its fat and slow, i dont wanna hit 3 people in a line if i did ever have to use it and the holster i agree i need a better one lol and im 6ft1 at 184, i have no gut on me, i thought that would help having no gut but it doesnt, no one carries a full size in this position without printing?

I don't know if this will help you or not. This is a 4" Smith & Wesson Model 66. I'm 6'1" I do have some gut overhang. I've worn this daily for several years and haven't been "outed" yet.

 

[gwpercle]

Loose 20 pounds !
IWB is for skinny persons...Look at blues7 and Owen49... notice how both are slim and trim...it easy for them !

I couldn't loose the weight , so I went to pocket carry .

Gary

 

[blues7]

Loose 20 pounds !
IWB is for skinny persons...Look at blues7 and Owen49... notice how both are slim and trim...it easy for them !

I couldn't loose the weight , so I went to pocket carry .

Gary

I knew I liked you for a reason.

Not slim or svelte by any means but age catches up with us all.

At 5'10", 175 lbs. I've got more midsection than I care for but so it goes...