Posted on 08/08/2016 9:59:18 AM PDT by w1n1
Edited on 08/08/2016 11:29:22 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
It’s a lot more comfortable than rectum carry.
I carry small of back, I have a sway lower back so there is extra room and you cannot tell even with just a tshirt on (no jacket needed). Where you carry is a personal preference, just make sure to practice drawing and use snap caps if you dry fire. You want your draw to be automatic as possible in case you never do need to clear leather.
Having carried a hand gun for over 40yars concealed and openly almost everyday of those 40 years I never found appendix carry that useful.
But than that is just me I am also rather on the slim size.
Or vagina carry.
Damn, I’ve got a problem, my 995 doesn’t fit under my shirt. Maybe I can find something like a sword sheath I can sling over my back?
Many years ago, I was with a friend who had a .45 1911 tucked in his belt in front. When we sat down in his Austin Healy Mini, the gun went off. OOPS! Blew himself a new @$$hole.
We got him to the hospital in time.
Lesson learned: Learn how to operate your firearms.
Never point a gun at anything you’re not willing to destroy... like your own femoral artery.
“LumberCockSucker”?
For once I am at a loss for words.
No haiku will be forthcoming on this thread.
That's my take on it. Such an accident would be barely survivable.
Drawing from the back is a Hollywood myth (at least for swords):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoMLrKInT8g
Hey, I’ve got a spare!
Idiotic. Aim a striker fired no safety pistol at your nuts, your pelvis and femoral artery, instead of a chunk of leg or butt cheek. But it’s very trendy.
Not my thing ...
Someone had to say it. Glad it was you.
It lept out at me, kinda like how the pervs lept out at me when I used to ride my mountain bike in the woods at night.
Rectal carry has an anal retention problem.
Yup, most any other holstering accident should be survivable (surface or extremity), even likely a narrow miss. Appendix carry had an excellent chance of killing or, er, sterilizing you.
Carry should always be up to the individual. Unfortunately, and we’ve all been there, you’ll go through about $1000 in holsters before finding the right one.
I love appendix carry but it needs to be a short barrel, and extra thin. And sitting is done differently. No slouching forward.
In the back though the actual presentation of the firearm becomes clunky and sticky. I have a shoulder rig for the Beretta 84 (Currently my smallest) and I can’t put my arms down at their sides. I’ve gone through 6 shoulder rigs costing about $700 in experimentation.
But as for a striker fired pistol, as long as the holster is designed specifically for that gun, I don’t see the issue. Beginners are buying striker fired pistols for their cost, and then continuing their frugality by buying universal, nylon or really poor leather holsters.
Kydex is the recommendation for most fit, but since moving to Milt Sparks leather IWB solutions that are specifically designed for that gun I’ll never go back. I open carry most of the time though.
Oh, and a M-S holster will set you back $120-$160 and about 6 months of delivery time.
I, unlike Mr Cocksucker, don’t have apprehensions about this style of carry. If you arch your back, no one will get your pistol. It’s a simple maneuver and it comes naturally.
I know you don’t like me, but I still had to reply to your post.
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