I think that a double-stack is the only way to go for concealed carry. If you're going to carry, might as well do it right.
Everyone has the right of their own opinion...BUT... double stack is much harder to conceal and its heavy.. not something I want to haul around 99.9 % of the time. For me 50 years of carry, and constantly refining my carry... and research is that as a defensive weapon, you will carry it 99.9 % of the time without ever the need to draw it. and in that 1 /10th of 1 percent... it will occur within 21 feet , and the encounter will last no more than 20 seconds ( no need for double stack ).. Cops and federal law enforcement carry offensive weapons,( with double stacks) go into a situation with the intent to flush and advance on a robbery or a shooting in progress that was already reported... the trick with
defensive carry is to have a weapon you can deploy in a heart beat , a comfortable to carry weapon, a weapon to go to the ready without drawing attention to your concern for a potential threat... my " defensive carry" has my hand around my 1911 45 ACP and no one knows i'm at the ready, you can not do that with any waist high IWB or OWB holster with out telegraphing to people around, off duty or plain clothed cops or other CCW people wondering what your intent is while going for a gun in your waist high holster which , by going for it, causes concern from all those around you.. and this is not in deployment, but just so you can go to the ready... with all the amateurs out there I do not want to telegraph that IM going to the ready.. its too easy to be shot by some amateur claiming that I was going for a gun.
my 1911 is in my left pocket ... in my cargo shorts. If I feel a potential threat, my hand goes in my pocket and I look like an old guy with his hand in his pocket... no one can be this ready, using a holster that is in an IWB or OTW holster..
I've been carrying
in the pocket for 6 years ,of my 35 years of civilian carry... two months ago I tried carrying in one of my OWB holster... it was horrible because I was spoiled by pocket carry.. I did it as a test... I could not wait to get back into the pocket... its nice to " go for your weapon " like in the first picture and not draw attention to yourself, and already be a second ahead of anyone with any other type of holster.