Appendix Carry…Thousands of Thugs Can’t be Wrong!

[340pd]

Thanks to all for this post. I have never thought much about AIWB but after reading this post I tried it with my FBI cant PJ holster and to looks like a great option. I actually liked it better with my Shield with the extended mag better than my PM9. I wore it out this morning for about three hours with no issues at all.

[JFootin]

That's interesting. Glad it works for you. The fbi forward cant is opposite of what I have found ideal for AIWB, but maybe you are thinner than I am.

[JERRY]

You know, the popular Bianchi 100 Professional Holster might work well to carry a larger gun AIWB. The large gun shield and rounded edges look like they would contribute to the comfort. They don't list the Walther PPQ or P99, but it is not a detail molded holster and the one that fits the Glock 19 (and a few other guns) would fit. Cops Plus has them for $39.99.

http://www.copsplus.com/prodnum9302.php



I wish it was available in black.

most excellent method of carry for this piece.

[JFootin]

Thanks Jerry. Where on the holster clock do you wear it?

[JERRY]

Thanks Jerry. Where on the holster clock do you wear it?

1 o'clock, AIWB.

[JFootin]

Thanks. If you don't mind, are you slender or do you have a belly?

With no cant, I wonder about the butt of the gun being pushed out by my belly, causing printing and jamming the muzzle into my soft lower belly. I have found that a very low ride and reverse cant are needed to avoid this with my build.

[Bawanna]

If you guys start sending pictures back and forth to each other people are gonna start wondering, ya know?

[JFootin]

LOL! Nothing mano-a-mano intended.

[JERRY]

LOL....no pot belly if thats what you mean.

[JFootin]

Ok. So that can work for you! I'm looking at something about twice as expensive - the Desbiens AIWB #4 Hardcore Reverse Cant holster mentioned in Post #20. He is checking for a blue gun. Said he will make me one if he can get one.

[yqtszhj]

1 o'clock, AIWB.

Yep, that's the best place to carry. Works well for me.

[7shot]

If you guys start sending pictures back and forth to each other people are gonna start wondering, ya know?

[340pd]

JFOOTIN: I am 6'3" and 200Lbs. No belly yet, so any cant works for me. I do have a Silent Thunder holster for my PM9 and that does give me a lot of cant options. I will experiment with that one. What I have found, for me, is the need to sit without poking myself requires a short barrel gun with a preferably long grip that allows me the best chance at a full firing grip when drawing. I like my M&P shield with the 8 round mag. because of the added feature of a safety on the gun. I am aware of the possibility of shooting my little gun when drawing my big gun, but, as a 1911 shooter, and a slide mounted safety is just second nature to me anyway.

[JFootin]

340pd, if you put your hand like you're going to draw a gun from the AIWB position, keeping your elbow close to your side so as not to draw attention (another great benefit of the AIWB carry position), you will see that your natural draw stroke is up and back. The reverse cant aids that draw stroke. It also aids in gripping the gun without having to bend your wrist a lot. This works especially well for me with my J-frame.

I am still debating about whether I should spend a lot of money on that Desbiens reverse canted holster just to find that the muzzle of the larger PPQ still jams uncomfortably against my thigh when I am seated. But if I can get used to it, the draw from there would be a great advantage.

[JERRY]

im 6'04" 240, while i dont have a pot belly im not as lean as i once was.....but with a slim semi-auto at 1 o'clock it isnt hard at all to hide...