Tuckable IWB - you have to be kidding!

[dave3006]

I just ordered by mail the Blade-Tech UCH (ultimate concealment holster) for my Glock 27. This is the tuckable style.

I am 5'9", 165lbs, with a 32" waist. How in the heck to you wear this (shirt tucked in) without looking like you have a tumor growing on your side????

I tried wearing a very baggy shirt and blousing it. No luck. Any tips. It looks pretty ridiculous.

 

[spacemanspiff]

buy one of those fat-stomachs, like actors use to look like they gained weight.

 

[mtnbkr]

buy one of those fat-stomachs,

I got mine for free. I'll give it away too if there are any takers.

Chris

 

[Ninj500]

The fat stomach makes it worse. I'm pear shaped so it's hard for me to use the IWB tuckable. It works though, just takes repeated attempts.

 

[BlkHawk73]

Not sure why but at 5'10" and 130# w/ a 29" waist I'm able to use a Mitch Rosen "Workman" IWB tuckable to carry a Ruger SP101 without any evidence and w/o being to poofy. Try positioning it in different places. I sometimes find the 2 o'clock or 5 o'clock most comfortable.

 

[Bobarino]

i think you're noticing it more than anyone else would. i wear a Blade-Tech UCH with a compact auto quite often with just a t-shirt "bloused" as you say and i've never even gotten a second look. i'm 6'2" 160lbs with a 31 inch waist. its probably not as noticable as you think. good on you for being self concious though.

Bobby

 

[dave3006]

My kids laughed when I asked if they noticed anything. It seems like the black clip actually draws a persons eyes in the direction of the concealed gun.

It still looks like a tumor.

 

[nemesis]

How in the heck to you wear this (shirt tucked in) without looking like you have a tumor growing on your side????

Don't wear it "at your side" where it will protrude and be noticed. Wear it behind your hip where it will be shielded by the hip and tucked in the hollow of your back.

I'm not kidding.

 

[ajacobs]

I just cant wear one of those tuckables in kydex with a glock, leather and 1911 = much thiner, less noticable.

 

[mini14jac]

I'm of a similar frame, and I've considered this too.
I've recently been carrying in a normal IWB, with shirt untucked.
Behind the hip is certainly better.

The Glock is not the easiest gun to carry in that fashion, because of the thickiness.
Kahr, 1911-style, and other small autos will carry a little easier.
I've bee able to successfully carry a PM9 and a Colt Defender, with relative ease, but I don't really think either would have worked with a tuckable for me.
YMMV

Experiment with different positions, and different clothing.

I've wanted a tuckable, but I just have trouble believing the gun disappears as easily as it does in the pictures.

 

[pjbraden]

I have a Kahr PM9 and carry it in a Milt Sparks Versa-Max 2. The last few weeks I have been wearing it in shirt tucker mode (using the kydex clips). Wearing the holster at the 5 o'cock position, with jeans and a flannel shirt tucked in, there is no indication that I'm carrying. This lets me wear a jacket when I'm out, then take the jacket off when I'm in a restaurant and nobody knows I'm carrying.

I've found that it works better for me if my jeans are high on my waist and tight. This keeps the holster from moving around. It also helps draw the holster (and gun) into your side more, which helps with hiding it.

I also carry my cell phone and an extra magazine on my weak side. The magazine is in a leather workman pouch, so it doesn't draw attention.

My wife carries a Glock 26 in her Versa-Max 2, same position. The glock is a little thicker, so it prints more. But once she gets it positioned just right, you can't tell she's carrying either.

 

[AJ Dual]

You could allways position a cell-phone, Leatherman, or pocketknife pouch, (anyone other than doctors and IT guys have pagers anymore?) Near or over the holster attachment point.

It would provide a visual break, cover the clips, or look like it was associated with them.

 

[Justin]

The Glock 27 is small, but it is wide. My unsolicited opinion is that if you're going to do tuckable IWB, getting a thin gun is preferable to getting one that has a short grip or short overall length.

Good candidates for tuckable IWB: HK P7, pretty much anything from the Kahr line, or even a 1911.

Pretty much anything double-stack, wondernine, etc. is going to be a bit tougher to conceal.

 

[BerettaNut92]

Come up to Tustin and I'll show you

I have the same model holster for both my P7M8 (easier) and Beretta 92G Brigadiers (more challenging) and you got a few inches and pounds on me....

 

[joell33]

Switched

from the blade-tec and a glock to the Kahr p9 covert and a "homemade" holster. I took a Don Hume leather pocket holster and cut two slits in it about a third of the way down and took a metal clip from an old $12.00 uncle mike's nylon rig. I looped the belt clip from the outside in and back out. One small zip tie and a little superglue and wahlah my very first undecernable tuckable holster. It rides right on the belt line with quick presentation and nobody including my wife can tell with my shirt tucked in. By the way I'm 6' and go about 250 but due to love handles everything else I've tried looked very "weird"( sticks out) like a hunch back on my hip. Hope this helps.

 

[clubsoda22]

yeah, i got a fist k4 tuckable IWB for my bersa, an extremely well made kydex holster. first thing i did was try it tucked in...decided that i'd just use it as an IWB. It would work if i was wearing a sweater, but if i was wearing a sweater, why would i have it tucked in? Maybe just incase the sweater rode up? I think i'd use a smartcarry if i wanted to go deep cover.

 

[BerettaNut92]

Dave, sorry for the crappy drawing, but this is the best way I can describe it. Because of the angle of the holster, you can't set it too far back or too far to the side. The tuckables are long, so if you put it side there will be too much displacement to the front and behind the holster; same thing if you put it behind you. You need to find a 'sweet spot' for me it's about the 4:30 position. You also need to pull your belt tighter so it doesn't sag at all--as you can't have your magpouches on to balance it off.

You're welcome to come by and have me 'adjust' you if you like. Your mileage may vary as I'm sure our body types differ some.

 

[tonerguy]

There is definitely a "sweet spot" whether you tuck or not. If you wear your belt much below navel level you will never find it. I know that won't work for some.

I have no trouble wearing a Kahr P9 or any 1911 tucked under a golf shirt or dress shirt so long as it is loose and can be slightly bloused. As previously advised, I keep my belt tight and the gun stays close with no flop or drop.

 

[dave3006]

Thanks for the tips. I will give it another try in the mirror today. My kids must think I am a bit strange or preparing for the fight at the OK Corral.

Skunk - you might have a new career. Personal Weapons Fitter. Unfortunately, you'll have to leave Cali to make any real money.

 

[Poohgyrr]

FWIW, they made one for my Hi Power, and it works. Proper clothing (belt, pants, shirt), and that "sweet spot" make it possible. Smaller, thinner, pistols do conceal easier.

 

[Khornet]

Tuckables

I've carried a G22 and a Para Tac Four (double-stack .45ACP) tucked, with no tumor visible. I'm 5' 9"/180 lb (too much fine ale). Shirt must be blousy, but I always favor flannel shirts/hunting shirts anyway. Must carry back of the 3:00 or 9:00 position for comfort and concealability. I'm a lefty, so my pistol rides about 7:30 or 8:00 looking down from above facing to 12:00, and you honestly can't see the thing at all. But the kydex clips seem rather conspicuous to me; apparently not to others since my wife, kids, and shooting buddies all know about the holster and the guns but are constantly surprised when, for example, they come across me at the workbench taking it out to clean or change ammo. They simply forget ti's there; I just don't look like I'm carrying.

 

[Werewolf]

My kids laughed when I asked if they noticed anything. It seems like the black clip actually draws a persons eyes in the direction of the concealed gun.

Wear a black belt to camo the black clip. Also wear dark shirts not light. A plaid works well - it breaks up the lines. I do IWB tuckable and have never been made - most of the time my family doesn't even know whether or not I'm carrying and I carry a Glock 22.

You gotta dress around the gun - that's just the way it is...

 

[ChickenHawk]

You gotta dress around the gun - that's just the way it is...

Exactly. Being a Dockers and tucked-in shirt sort of person, it took a bit of mindset adjustment for me to start carrying. I spent 1/2 hour trying on holsters and the ever-patient guy who was helping me commented, "You can't make the gun go away".

You gotta dress around the gun - that's just the way it is...

Cheers,
ChickenHawk

 

[cratz2]

When I carry something larger than my P32 (in a pocket) it is almost always a Kahr P9 Covert in a High Noon Hidden Impact holster (which is a tuckable) and it is carried between 3:00 and 4:00.

If wearing an actual dress shirt and dress slacks, I cannot make it disappear. More often is the case that I am wearing a casual shirt that is tucked in and when dressing like this I usually pull a bit of the shirt back out to sort of hang over the belt area... It's just not a problem.

I used to carry larger guns than the Kahr... mostly either a Glock 23 or a 1911. There is just no way that most people with relatively formal attire (without a coat obviously) can truly hide a 1911 or comparable sized weapon. I mean, it may not draw attention to itself but then, the two things that makes me think 'gun' is either a floral shirt over tshirt or undershirt (keep in mind, I live in Indiana) or a fanny pack. If I have reason to be looking at people for an extended amount of time (such as waiting in line which I desperately try to avoid), I usually don't really try to 'make' a well-dressed guy as carrying. Call it psychological profiling but the clean cut guy in dress pants and a dress shirt wearing a tie just isn't as intimidating to me as most folks in lesser clothes.

And as far as the clip being visible, there is another fairly recent thread talking about if a clip of a certain model holster is meant to be worn under the belt or over the belt... If worn outside the pant line but underneath the belt, that should be a pretty inconspicuous method of carry.

 

[fastbolt]

Well, one day as I was standing in line at the credit union, I looked over and saw one of our younger folks standing a bit ahead of me. He was wearing jeans and a tucked-in T-shirt ... and had a growth on his waist.

Actually, it was very apparent that he had a compact Glock under his T-shirt, as the T-shirt had shaped itself around his holstered pistol as if it were cling-wrap ... Nobody else raised a fuss over it, but that's probably because a lot of county & city cops use that credit union, since it's lcoated across the street from the Hall of Justice and the courts.

I mentioned it to him later, and he seemed genuinely surprised that I'd been able to see his concealed weapon, let alone accurately "guess" which model it was ...

Hey, some folks think that if they close their eyes, nobody will be able to see them, too.

The whole purpose to having a concealed weapon (legally) is to have it concealed. Not every holster design is suitable for every person, let alone every situation.

Choose wisely ...