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Appendix carry (my experience)

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Higher Caliber:
I am roughly 18 months in to appendix carry. I felt it was necessary as I am training more civilian ccw carriers these days and the prevailing trend is toward AIWB carry.

Initially I hated it. After roughly 1000 presentations over a two week period I decided it was time to venture out in the public with my gun jabbed in to my pelvis. You really gotta find your pants that ride a little high, because the low slung Levi’s are less than desirable.

I fought with it and cussed it on 6 hour car rides and we finally decided about a month of EDC that it was going to work out.

Honestly I hate that I like it. It’s nice having it right there in your work space and not printing off your hip when you bend over. It conceals just as good really and honestly speaking if you are disarming to use the facilities, you can just unsnap and leave it in the holster. I added a step to my reluctant re-holster, where I take a half step back with my strong side leg and it effectively removes my femoral out of the line of fire.

To clear cover and present from appendix is stupid fast. From day 1 I could put rounds on paper just as fast as clearing and drawing from 3:30’sh. At the end of my transition period I was nearly a half second faster. My traditional duty draw has not suffered either like I was concerned about.

I’ve evolved... give it an honest effort. You might like it!


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Nate:
Interesting....what holster setup?

Higher Caliber:

Elodon?


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Higher Caliber:
Raven concealment eilodon (sp?)


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Flyin6:
I ordered an AIWB carry holster that was getting clearanced over at midway.

I OWB carry just inside my right hip, but that means I always am in a jacket, unbloused shirt, bomber jacket or the like. That's fine for the first 15 minutes after being outside doing a security check at church, but thereafter with 300 human heaters getting all giggy with the holy spirit, I start to get pretty hot PDQ.

And some of the sheeple attendees think our security guys are "A bit much!" They would prefer that we would just stand there and pray over the drunk who has just popped some pills, like the lady during service last Sunday. I explained to the man who thought we were a bit too aggressive that number one, he can come and join the security team and share his views, and secondly, that if you dislocate someone's arm, you have their undivided attention and that is a great time to share the truth of our Lord!

So, I know, off topic. Point is I want to be more comfortable, although really, I'd like to be back in my old drop leg and who cares who things what about it. But in these womanized times we live in, I'll fall inline and be respectful of the pastor's wishes. BTW, he likes how a loud mouth gets to his third syllable when he is wrapped up and escorted (Drug) out of the church...So do we!)

So tonight is my first service with an AIWBC...

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