My two carry modes have been 3-4 o'clock IWB/OWB or pocket carry with my 642. I've considered AIWB and will probably try it but only with the 642. The size of my other carry guns would prohibit AIWB with them and I feel that a ND with the 642 would be virtually impossible.
Poll: Appendix Carry
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F75gunslinger
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I think it is a matter of how your body is built..I have a pretty big beer belly so it isn't comfortable for me to carry that way.I usually carry 4 o'clock on the right side IWB or pocket carry depending on the gun I have.
FWIW, I am in the uncomfortable/don't point guns at your femoral artery or junk camp - I know one man's junk is another man's treasure. IF I were to carry AIWB, it would be my 640-1. I don't see much talk about shoulder holsters, which along with 4 o'clock OWB and fanny pack are my favorite ways to carry.
Boudiepitbull
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I won't even go there. If I had those flat as a wash board six pack abs it might be more feasible than what reality presents me with, but I don't...so I won't. Plus, appendix carry doesn't work at all if you like to wear Carharrt overalls.
I have only half heartedly tried AIWB. I am too short and too skinny. Either can't sit or it looks like a tumor with a tucked shirt.
My normal carry is a Sig 220 full size which I can hide even with a tucked shirt.
I may try AIWB some more with a J ...we'll see.
I wouldn't worry about shooting my junk or what ever because my guns don't shoot without pulling the trigger, and I am hammerthumber.
My normal carry is a Sig 220 full size which I can hide even with a tucked shirt.
I may try AIWB some more with a J ...we'll see.
I wouldn't worry about shooting my junk or what ever because my guns don't shoot without pulling the trigger, and I am hammerthumber.
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wnderr
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I am also of the find a better way camp. For me, it's just not comfortable, and harder to hide than IWB at 3 o'clock.
Depending on the gun, the three o'clock position disappears against me! Easy to secure with my elbow in crowds.
Depending on the gun, the three o'clock position disappears against me! Easy to secure with my elbow in crowds.
Moe Mentum
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Always, it's right there, under my control, especially sitting in the car.
Not worried about shooting off my business, but my belly is too big for that these days. If I every get back into shape I may go there.
Well, most shoulder holsters point the muzzle straight down alongside of your leg - just like any OWB holster. The Bullet style points it into your armpit, and frankly if I have to choose between armpit and groin, that's a no-brainer for me.
In a horizontal carry shoulder holster you aren't "muzzling" anyone any more than you are when carrying the pistol in a gun rug, or pistol case, or even a long gun in a rack across the rear window of your pickup - because in all those cases your hand isn't on the firearm so you aren't "pointing" it at anything or anyone.
It always amazes me the mental gymnastics AIWB proponents go through to try to convince themselves and others that there is absolutely NO additional risk with AIWB carry. THERE IS. It may be a small risk and one that you are comfortable with, but in an adrenaline dump SHTF situation, you can't explain it away, and unless you've been in a LOT of those kind of encounters you can't say with 100% certainty how well you will react. You can say how you BELIEVE you will react due to your training, but there are no guarantees in life.
There is also a risk of AD/ND when holstering and where the gun is pointed during the process matters. Ask all of the people - including fully trained LEOs - who have experienced "Glock leg" if you don't think so.
No matter what kind of holster you use, there is a very high probability that you are going to muzzle sweep SOMEONE during the draw in a defensive situation. That is a fact simply because you can't control the people or the entire situation around you when things go south to the point that you have to draw your firearm.
Some people acknowledge and are comfortable with the additional risk of AIWB, and that is fine. It may be a very small risk, and you may consider it small enough to be comfortable with it, but trying to explain how AIWB carry doesn't create ANY additional risk seems a little like whistling past the graveyard to me.
Let me ask you this. If someone invented a holster that strapped to your chest and was extremely comfortable, easy to access, and easy to conceal, BUT using it meant that the gun was pointed up under your chin, would you be arguing in favor of it?
No?
Why not?
Maybe because carrying your gun pointed at your head doesn't seem like a good idea?
Well, some of us feel the same way about carrying a gun pointed at our man parts and our femoral artery. If you are OK with carrying like that, fine, but it is pointless to deny that it presents SOME additional risk - or to try convince the rest of us that there is something wrong with us if we choose not to take that risk.
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Engieman
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Appendix most comfortable and concealable for me. Not much of a backside, so the behind the hip carry just doesn't work for me. I carry both my pistol and gun there, one is for fighting, and one is for...well...
Whitwabit
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Where you carry is or should be where its most comfortable for you and should be where your able to draw it in the least amount of time ..
For me carrying at 4 is where its comfortable and my quickest draw times others may find its comfortable else where ..
Pocket carry is also out for me .. the main reason is the amount of time it would take to have full purchase of my firearm anytime I would be seated and that is over half the time while awake .. If you tried to draw on someone while seated the out come I'm afraid wouldn't be good !!!
For me carrying at 4 is where its comfortable and my quickest draw times others may find its comfortable else where ..
Pocket carry is also out for me .. the main reason is the amount of time it would take to have full purchase of my firearm anytime I would be seated and that is over half the time while awake .. If you tried to draw on someone while seated the out come I'm afraid wouldn't be good !!!
Wise guy
My mom always use to say "laughing leads to crying". Funny, you made your point.
My mom always use to say "laughing leads to crying". Funny, you made your point.
shouldazagged
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Even after losing a lot of weight, the overhanging gut (slack now) makes appendix carry uncomfortable and impractical. I pocket carry a DAO J-frame with a long trigger pull of between nine and ten pounds, in a holster that covers the trigger guard, so I don't worry about the femoral artery. If, God forbid, I ever have to use the gun, reholstering will be the least of my concerns.
But I have to admit to some queasiness about appendix carry, even if it were feasible and even with the same gun. I absolutely would never consider it with any striker-fired pistol.
But I have to admit to some queasiness about appendix carry, even if it were feasible and even with the same gun. I absolutely would never consider it with any striker-fired pistol.
Thousands appendix with a striker every day.
Training and mindset make it a non-issue.
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I am pretty thin so appendix carry works well for me and is very comfortable even with large guns. I only carry a revolver with a hammer so I can do a thumb check when holstering. My feeling is that safety is adequate with this combination and I was paid to be paranoid in my career. I used to participate in a martial art that had a fair amount of ground fighting involved. That experience convinced me that appendix carry needed to be my default carry position. My thinking is that I very possibly may get knocked on my butt right out of the gate and have to draw from that position. Appendix works well while driving also.
What I don't like about appendix carry is sweaty guns and holsters. It gets and stays hot here a lot. Pocket holsters have some serious draw backs but work great with shorts and fix the sweat problem.
What I don't like about appendix carry is sweaty guns and holsters. It gets and stays hot here a lot. Pocket holsters have some serious draw backs but work great with shorts and fix the sweat problem.
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