Is this considered small of back carry?

[aterry33]

http://www.handgunconcealment.com/holsters_files/image004.jpg

(holster positioned above the back pocket, i.e. like the revolver in this photo).

This company called law concealment systems makes a series of holsters that have been highly recommended to me by cops I know. But I have always been wary of small of back carry for fear of sweeping myself on the draw. I have also heard that carrying in this position can hurt your back/spine. It looks to me that carrying directly above a back pocket would be more like 5:00 carry, not 6:00 or "small of back" though.

Anyone have any experience with these holsters or this type of carry?

 

[OKFC05]

I have a Galco SOB and wear it over the muscle, not the spine.
The Galco seems to have more cant than the one in your picture.
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Galco recommended carry position:
S.O.B. SMALL OF BACK HOLSTER

 

[AZretired]

The picture shown is not small of the back carry. the spine area is uncovered.

 

[Tam 3]

I have been carrying with that L.A.W. system for 20 years. I wear old retiree shorts & untucked t shirt in Fl. Works fine for me. It is strictly concealment arrangement. Reholstering is two-handed affair. I just remove the holster from me insert 5" Colt Double Eagle and reattach. It takes a week or so of wearing with weapon to break in.

Regards,

Tam 3

 

[aterry33]

So technically would this be called "middle of back" carry?

Tam, do you worry about sweeping yourself when you draw?

 

[WC145]

I have a LAW holster that I've used off and on for years in many positions - SOB, appendix, behind the hip - it's the only IWB holster I've been happy with. Mine is the nylon outside/leather inside model.

 

[Super Trucker]

Can anybody actually say they have personally talked with somebody that had spine issues caused from small of the back carry?

I always see the stories of my friends, neighbors, uncles, best friends, second cousins, brother in-law had issues with that type of carry, and wonder if it is actually true or just more internet BS.

I could see a cop possibly having a problem, if the are in a fight or jumping a fence during a chase etc.

 

[kennyb]

yes...i looked at your pic.....now what was the question?

 

[38-44HD45]

A SOB/MOB holster need not be entirely, directly over the spine to be a risk if one falls backward on it. Is the risk potentially overblown sometimes? Of course it is. For me, SOB carry is not feasible because of prior back injuries, and because I drive too many miles and it won't work well while driving, so I don't consider it, anyway. As far as the risk of sweeping oneself, that's there with any mode of carry. Remember Rule #3, and you'll be okay.

I hear good things about the LAW holsters, but I've never tried one. The carry shown in their ads is not SOB carry, but that shown in Galco's ad clearly is.

 

[flop-shank]

I could see a cop possibly having a problem, if the are in a fight or jumping a fence during a chase etc.

Bro, we both live in Michigan. It gets cold here and cold means ice. I wiped out on some world class super-shear ice while out walking two years ago. I was horizontal looking up at the sky before I even knew what happened. I tried to stand up and I wiped out again and just as hard. Had I been carrying SOB, I would have landed square on the gun, and super duper hard, and I mean real hard. I don't know if I would have had a spinal injury as I'm not a clairvoyant, but why take a chance? There are so many other things wrong with that mode of carry that they alone are reason enough to use another method. JOMO.

I would even go as far as to say that I'd rather not carry a gun than carry that way.

 

[GLV]

I do not do SOB because of the possibility of injury, but also because of printing, and poor ability to properly stop a gun grab.

The holster shown would still have the printing and inability to defend problems IMO.

 

[Super Trucker]

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[Tam 3]

I don't sweep myself on the draw so the issue doesn't arise. Remember, this is a concealed system. It effectively conceals. It permits me to appear unarmed. It is reasonably quick. I have no intention of drawing the weapon unless I have decided to shoot. I have been retired for about 5 years and have no reason to touch the weapon except for fear of my life or that same fear for a person known to me to be an innocent. I just have no idea when or where such a fear may manifest itself.

Regards,

Tam 3

 

[Hikertrash98]

I've never understood the draw to SOB carry. Maybe because it's popular on TV? It requires more situational awareness in public places because it puts the gun at an easy spot for grabbing and has to be one of the slowest spots for quick access.

 

[deralte]

The lady in the photo is carrying in what used to be known as the FBI carry. We were required to place the nose of the holster in the rear pocket - it was always a S&W .38 Special.