30 degree forward cant?

[mbok1947]

In summer I carry my Ruger LCR .357 in a pocket holster, but for OWB use I have a Simply Rugged pancake holster. Likewise for my M&P Shield .45 I have a Kydex OWB holster, like the Simply Rugged in 15 degree forward cant, both usually about 3:30 position. However at a gun show this weekend I picked up a leather pancake holster for the Shield in 30 degree forward cant and I find it to be amazingly comfortable at 3:30 to 4:00, and perfectly concealed even under a light garment. It puts less downward pressure on the belt and holds the gun snugly against my side.

I know the 15 degree FBI cant is pretty much the standard for most people in both OWB and IWB carry, but who else prefers a more dramatic forward cant?

 

[Red Cent]

Body ergonomics will " force" you into the "FBI crouch" when you go for a speed draw from the 3:30 position or farther back. The AWIB or AWOB will be the quicker than most any CC position. You can bring the gun into play and complete presentation much easier than any CC position.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...DAAED6F8271306F51778DAAED6F827130&FORM=VRDGAR

The hitman was top IPSC shooter at the time. The director limited the sounds of gunshots to two. He didn't think the audience would find the shooting plausible. There were three shots. Mozambique drill. Two to the body, one to the head.
Try that with a 5:00 OWB or IWB.

 

[DT Guy]

I've been using more cant, and wearing larger guns farther 'back', for a while now, and for all the reasons you described:







Larry