CW9 Magazine/Grip Question

[jwr]

Here's a photo of a Bullard Bodyguard which rides quite high, but because of the extreme forward cant it needs to be carried behind the hip. Right now I can get away with carrying at 3 o'clock which is more comfortable for me while sitting (which is what I do most of the day).

[jeep45238]

Take that picture you just posted of the 1911 and rotate it so it only has maybe a 10-20* forward tilt. The trigger is more or less covered by the belt.

Doing this literally allows me to get a complete grip on the gun for a fast, sure draw.

The MTAC is completely wide open and adjustable for this style of shooting/drawing. A holster that has an extreme cant or a straight up/down generally will NOT be good for much for most people, especially when it rides high. Yes, it may conceal - good luck getting it out quickly since you'll be fighting the cant of the holster.

Take your gun and stand in front of the mirror, gun in the strong hand. Move the gun around your waist and pay attention to the angle the gun naturally wants to take - that's the cant you want to replicate. It will offer resistance (hereby known as retention) from everybody but yourself due to the stiff nature of good holsters, and since the cant matches your natural draw, you'll still have a wicked quick draw.

[Pistol Pedro]

Does anyone have a photo of their CW9 with the metal baseplate? I'm just wondering how far it still sticks out or if it does actually make it flush.

Not my gun, but I did the exact same with my P9. I was very surprised at the difference it made in how it concealed. I did get a little pinch on my pinky finger during a range session but nothing too bad. I am glad I did it.

[wyntrout]

I haven't tried anything like this and maybe you have thought of it, but a rubber band just the right size, might fill that gap and not interfere with normal magazine insertion... just enough to stop the pinch. I would kind of flinch in anticipation of a "bite" like that.
Wynn

[jwr]

Not my gun, but I did the exact same with my P9. I was very surprised at the difference it made in how it concealed. I did get a little pinch on my pinky finger during a range session but nothing too bad. I am glad I did it.

Thanks for the photo's! I think I'll give it a shot.

[jwr]

Not my gun, but I did the exact same with my P9. I was very surprised at the difference it made in how it concealed. I did get a little pinch on my pinky finger during a range session but nothing too bad. I am glad I did it.

After giving it some thought I decided to take the baseplate of the stock magazine down even further. Previously I had ground the ridge off the front of the baseplate and smoothed it out so it looked like this:


A few minutes ago I ground the bottom of the baseplate so that it's flat instead of tapering down towards the front. This took another 1/16" or so off the bottom front of the baseplate. I also round the bottom edge a little more to avoid a pinch. It feels very good--I just need to shoot it now.