What's the biggest handgun you've carried IWB?

[Monster Zero]

What's the biggest revolver and/or autoloader that you've a) carried iwb comfortably and b) carried iwb, period.

Without being "made"...

 

[jonnyc]

Either my snubby S&W 1917 or my CZ75 Pre-B.

 

[qwert65]

Full size 1911 govt- but I was a lot thinner and a lot younger

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

My biggest so far is the full sized Colt 1991A1.

The biggest in the future will be the .475 Wildey Magnum with 10" barrel.

 

[Showman]

Full size 1911 govt- but I was a lot thinner and a lot younger

Amen! Been there and done that, as well...back when I was thinner and younger, too!

 

[Phaedrus/69]

I sometimes carried an HK USPf9 IWB back in the day. I was thinner then and pretty much dressed around the gun but to be fair I'm pretty much a baggy clothes gun anyway, certainly no fashion plate.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

H&K USP .40 S&W

 

[Armored farmer]

1911 commander or a M66 S&W 2½inch.

 

[JDeere]

Full size 1911 and yes it was comfortable. Got a LW Commander size I still carry sometimes now days.

 

[Targa]

Glock 26, at the time that was about as subcompact as it got for a 9mm with decent capacity. Fast forward to today, and I will never IWB carry anything bigger than the Hellcat , 365 sized guns.

 

[Hartkopf]

Glock 21. Carried it for months. My frame and body type allows me to conceal a small tank when I wear a loose shirt.

 

[usaral63]

Way, way back when I was young and poor I carried my old flat top .44 with it's 7.5 bbl Mexican style..........for sure not the most comfortable arrangement but it worked. Kept the piece in place by opening the loading gate & sometimes cobbled up a string holster.

 

[Haywood]

This Springfield XDM 3.8 9mm is the biggest I have . It has been in my Carry Rotation for Two years. Loaded it weighs around 2LBS.

 

[entropy]

1911s. 5 of them, all at once. On an FTX when the officers in the HHD decided they didn't want to carry them when we got to the field. I didn't have a place to secure them because I was told I didn't need to bring any of the lockups with. I rigged up "CIA" holsters out of 550 cord a wore one AWIB, (I was thin enough then) one at 3:30, two SOB at 5 and 7, and one at 8:30.

 

[FL-NC]

Full size 1911, when it was all I owned and I was young and ignorant. Also was forced to conceal a standard M9 pistol due to it being my issued pistol at the time.

 

[bannockburn]

Probably a Colt Government but there were times when all I had was an Astra Model 600 to tote around.

 

[badkarmamib]

Sig 2022 in .40S&W. Dang, those things are wide...

 

[Ethan Verity]

A.) The largest I carry comfortably is a S&W M&P 9mm Compact, with 4" barrel. That is my EDC in the colder months when I can wear a jacket.

B.) A Ruger Redhawk 44 Mag with 5.5" barrel is the largest I ever tried IWB. I soon realized a shoulder holster is the proper rig for something that large, the IWB holster was not kept for long.

 

[trackskippy]

Biggest revolver, 4" Model 29 Smith. Auto's would be a toss up, Colt 1911 GM, SIG P220/226, or a Glock 21.

 

[Miami_JBT]

Toss up between my S&W Model 28-2 and Ruger Vaquero bird's head (older large frame model).

 

[Spats McGee]

 

[Rodfac]

I'm an OWB only guy, but both of my sons, 46 & 51 years old, carry IWB and both have toted 5" bbl'd, Colt Gov't Model 1911's, IWB, with no problems.

Personally, I have two objections to IWB. One is that IMHO, it's difficult to reholster without covering some part of my anatomy. Both sons claim, in their use this is not so...but family videos show otherwise. The 2nd gripe is that it requires trousers that are a size larger to accommodate the gun/holster bulk.

Both are deal breakers for me...but YMMv...good luck and don't shoot yourself in the leg. Rod

 

[drk1]

As someone above already mentioned, I have carried a Wilder, but only a .45 Win Mag., in my waistband. It wasn't very far, only about 100 yards out to the put up a new target because I was afraid someone would start playing with it if I left it on the bench. It seemed like the only alternative at the time, but it wasn't a good idea -- nearly lost my pants several times and the "range officer" had a few choice words for me when I got back to the bench.

 

[ms6852]

Full size 1911.

 

[DeepSouth]

I have yet to carry anything iwb for over about a week before I decided it was so uncomfortable I’d try something else.

Oddly my 1911 was probably the least uncomfortable while also being the largest.