Hi Everyone,
I am going to start conceal carrying soon and have been having a hard time choosing a firearm. I have a Sig P229 with a weapon light and Berreta 92FS but I don't really have a desire to CC it since they are both big fat handguns. So I started looking at different 9mms that don't have external safeties and aren't Glocks since I don't shoot Glocks well and ran into a problem. I don't know what will be comfortable. For instance, the Springfield XDS is .9" thick and holds 7+1 it the same size XD is 1.2" wide and 13+1 capacity, which is now super close to the fat 1.4" wide sig p229. Now this is just one example of what I have seen a dozen times.
I suppose my question is what are the big factors in CC comfort. Is it the width of a gun and is there a big difference between .9" and 1.2"? Or is it the length and or height of a gun, or is it all a matter of a good holster and belt?
If it matters, I'm a lefty, 5'8" and 155lbs and most of the times I wear jeans and a t-shirt. I'm also not terribly concerned about printing, just making sure I have a setup that is comfortable enough that I actually use it.
Thanks,
Demos
I am going to start conceal carrying soon and have been having a hard time choosing a firearm. I have a Sig P229 with a weapon light and Berreta 92FS but I don't really have a desire to CC it since they are both big fat handguns. So I started looking at different 9mms that don't have external safeties and aren't Glocks since I don't shoot Glocks well and ran into a problem. I don't know what will be comfortable. For instance, the Springfield XDS is .9" thick and holds 7+1 it the same size XD is 1.2" wide and 13+1 capacity, which is now super close to the fat 1.4" wide sig p229. Now this is just one example of what I have seen a dozen times.
I suppose my question is what are the big factors in CC comfort. Is it the width of a gun and is there a big difference between .9" and 1.2"? Or is it the length and or height of a gun, or is it all a matter of a good holster and belt?
If it matters, I'm a lefty, 5'8" and 155lbs and most of the times I wear jeans and a t-shirt. I'm also not terribly concerned about printing, just making sure I have a setup that is comfortable enough that I actually use it.
Thanks,
Demos