I’ve noticed the same thing. But I’m not sure how many other people notice it.
What I mean is, the Friday before last, our Post of the American Legion did a Dutch oven cookout for the County Fair/Rodeo here. I served up almost 200 big spoonfuls of cheesy Dutch oven potatoes.
Anyway, there’s one member of our Post who I
know carries a full sized 1911 almost all the time. At least he’s wearing it (sometimes openly) every time I see him. And I could see it printing under the large, loose fitting Hawaiian style shirt he was wearing at the Dutch oven cookout Friday night.
However, I doubt very many people noticed that 1911 any more than they noticed the j-frame Smith I was wearing under my own loose fitting shirt. I figured I noticed my friend’s long-handled 1911 only because I was looking for it.
There’s another member of our Post (who wasn't at the cookout) that is open carrying his Kahr (I think it’s a K-9) whenever I see him. I'm sure if he wanted to, he could conceal that little Kahr a lot easier than the other guy can conceal his full-sized 1911. But I guess open vs concealed carry is some other discussion – many “other” discussions.