Greetings to all. I'm just under 6-0 and weigh about 250.
I've tried IWB carry in various forms many times, but generally don't do real well with it, because my "handles" push the gun butt out at the side and the gun prints. There are only two guns which work for me IWB. The first is a J-frame S&W with a Clipgrip clipped over my belt and under a loose shirt. The second was (no longer own it and now cannot buy a P-11 in California!) a Kel-Tec P-11 with a belt clip under a loose shirt. The Kel-Tec almost disappeared and rode very comfortably. The J-frame rides a little high and requires periodic adjusting, but works well in the summer.
Fanny packs work well for me, but I don't like how obvious they look, so I generally don't carry fanny pack style unless I'm carrying a full-size gun for some reason or in the summer. I have several fanny packs which do not look like gun bags.
In the winter and long-pants season, I generally carry a J-frame or a Ruger SP101 in an ankle holster. It is absolutely true that this is NOT the best way to carry a gun, because a gun carried in this way will never be as accessible as a gun carried at or about the waistband, but let's face it-life is full of compromises and this is one of mine. For me, the first rule of a gunfight is to have a gun. Such carry requires a little tactical planning in advance, because a draw from an ankle holster will never beat a draw from the waistband. HOWEVER, no draw, regardless of the location, will ever beat an opponent holding a gun on you-ergo the 6 P theory-Proper Planning Prevents ****-Poor Performance. If the opponent has the drop on you, it's a rare gunfighter who can draw and respond fast enough to end the threat in that set of circumstances.
Anyway, just some ruminations for y'all.
Bob
I've tried IWB carry in various forms many times, but generally don't do real well with it, because my "handles" push the gun butt out at the side and the gun prints. There are only two guns which work for me IWB. The first is a J-frame S&W with a Clipgrip clipped over my belt and under a loose shirt. The second was (no longer own it and now cannot buy a P-11 in California!) a Kel-Tec P-11 with a belt clip under a loose shirt. The Kel-Tec almost disappeared and rode very comfortably. The J-frame rides a little high and requires periodic adjusting, but works well in the summer.
Fanny packs work well for me, but I don't like how obvious they look, so I generally don't carry fanny pack style unless I'm carrying a full-size gun for some reason or in the summer. I have several fanny packs which do not look like gun bags.
In the winter and long-pants season, I generally carry a J-frame or a Ruger SP101 in an ankle holster. It is absolutely true that this is NOT the best way to carry a gun, because a gun carried in this way will never be as accessible as a gun carried at or about the waistband, but let's face it-life is full of compromises and this is one of mine. For me, the first rule of a gunfight is to have a gun. Such carry requires a little tactical planning in advance, because a draw from an ankle holster will never beat a draw from the waistband. HOWEVER, no draw, regardless of the location, will ever beat an opponent holding a gun on you-ergo the 6 P theory-Proper Planning Prevents ****-Poor Performance. If the opponent has the drop on you, it's a rare gunfighter who can draw and respond fast enough to end the threat in that set of circumstances.
Anyway, just some ruminations for y'all.
Bob
