1K...
It is not a
famine-resistant mid-section
It's a Bug Out Belly! I have one... and have enough to spare that I could supply a few peeps here with some needed Kilocalories in a plane crash and still look like I need an Extreme Body Makeover.
So I know from whence you speak. A good holster and a GOOD gun belt (should probably get one of those even if you will pocket carry) and you will be ok. I IWB my MK9 all the time with a cover shirt. I can do it in the summer with an un-tucked shirt without much bulge showing. Dark colors, dark prints, short sleeve covers, and a willingness to look like you are just trying to p*ss Mr. Blackwell off will all help.
I’ll say it… the first step is admitting you have a problem. I’m fat and short. My Wife’s G19 is just out of reach for me to IWB… it shows up BIG TIME! But my MK9 is just fine. The P11 from Kel-tec would work too, but I hate the trigger. For IWB you need SLIM not small (for pocket carry too).
After almost a year of CCW I’ve come to learn what I THINK is obvious is SO NOT obvious to most people. The other night I had to go to a store that I did not want to go to. Bad area of town. I had my MK9, extra mag, Streamlight, CRKT, and cell phone (Not to mention my keys, SAK, and Zippo). Now I’m a wide load. I walk into the store and there’s a cop. He never even looked twice at me. Now it could have been that he wrote me off a Non-threat Ubber Tacticool Compu-Ninja. But I doubt it. I was in jeans, T-shirt, and a cover shirt. Nothing could be seen.
So I’m pretty sure that if I (a seriously fat bast*rd) can get away with IWB, most people can. The caveat is you will not be on the cover of GQ.
BUT: you will need a Pocket gun either way. some times it's unavoidable. For me, the best is the P-3at. Would I like something bigger... OH YEAH. But $$$ and physics prevent me from achieving that.
