[doc540]

I was SO eager to buy an STI LS40 tonight, but after actually having it in my hands I realized the classic 1911 grip safety design is not compatible with the SmartCarry system in my particular case.

The grip safety spur protrudes so far it digs into my lower stomach when sitting, (and I'm not that fat).

How could I not have anticipated that?

crap.....back to the drawing board :scrutiny:

[Vonderek]

Oops! I read the thread title and thought it was about an unintended castration!

[Kind of Blued]

Why is the GRIP safety a problem?

Seems like the thumb safety might dig into your lower belly, or maybe even the beavertail... Isn't the grip safety kind of shrouded by the rearward direction of the backstrap and the beavertail?

[VanEasten]

Try rotating the Smartcarry to your right and letting the muzzle point down the pantsleg.

[doc540]

Tried rotating it, but it prints badly under the pocket of my dress slacks.

And, you're right, it is the beaver tail portion of the STI 1911 grip safety since they are integral.

back to the drawing board or just be content with the Smitty M36.

[skinewmexico]

Try an IWB, like a Crossbreed. And I never found anything that worked in my Smartcarry. They all gave me that post-menopausal bulge. And there is just something about that barrel always pointing at your wee-wee.

[Rob G]

Oops! I read the thread title and thought it was about an unintended castration

:D

One of the reasons I've never tried smartcarry.

[Gila Jorge]

Obviously if you were smart you wouldnt carry it like that...hate to be called stubby...serioulsy I most always use a cross draw for concealment...less often I also use a Galco Phoenix carried strong side near my right elbow...but much prefer cross draw...this with Les Baer Premier 2 5inch...or NightHawk Talon 2 or the Sig Platinum Carry....no problems with my Kimber UCP either..

[doc540]

Some of us face circumstances that necessitate a SmartCarry type holster when a belt, ankle, or shoulder holster just isn't an option.

It doesn't point at your privates.

Watch this:

This mirrors my experience for the last six months (http://smartcarry.com/smartcarry.wmv)

[moooose102]

i have no idea if this will work for you, but i'll toss it in the ring for the heck of it. using a left hand inside the pants holster on the right hip in the 5 o clock position works quite well for me. i dont carry a 1911, mine is a taurus 24/7 pro. fairly big gun. this works for me. maybe it'll work, maybe not. good luck.

[nelson133]

Since I have had demonstrated to me how easily a cross draw can be blocked by an opponent, I wouldn't carry that way.

[MCgunner]

I'd not carry a 1911 or Glock smart carry, anyway. I value my boys more'n that. :eek:

DA0/DA or revolver I do carry in Thunderwear occasionally. Rotating it over the leg is the way to go, also, for sure. Also helps when you gotta take a whiz. Thunderwear/smart carry is a good way to cary a rather large gun in complete concealment, but it's slow to draw and impossible while seated, especially in a cramped car. If I am carrying in Thunderwear, I almost always have a .38 in an ankle holster to back it up, easy to get at while seated. It's nice to have a major caliber gun along, though, when traveling to Sodom or Gamora...., Texas. That's what I use the Thunderwear for. Usually, it's a 2.25 or 3" .357 magnum revolver, but I can even carry my Ruger P90 rather comfortably that way and very well concealed.