Right now I'm carrying my issue M&P40/TLR off duty in a IWB. I have full size M&Ps of my own in 9 and 40. I almost always have one of those on. In summer I'll carry one IWB with an unbuttoned shirt over a T-shirt.
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Right now I'm carrying my issue M&P40/TLR off duty in a IWB. I have full size M&Ps of my own in 9 and 40. I almost always have one of those on. In summer I'll carry one IWB with an unbuttoned shirt over a T-shirt.
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G17 Gen 4 AIWB with a reload and a china pick when off duty and wearing pants. I don't feel like I have to make any particular effort to conceal effectively- some type of casual pant and an untucked t shirt or polo. I wear what I consider "normal" fitting clothes- so not fitted smedium shirts and skinny jeans, but not dressed like a slob either.
I'm certain that body type or build can play a large role here: wide shoulders and some time in the gym allows most shirts to hang on me in a way that makes concealing a full size gun a non-issue. That being said, there are plenty of smaller framed folks out there carrying similar gear- and often quite a bit more, so I don't think you have to win the genetic lottery to pull it off.
I think a lot of folks who carry smaller gats do so because it fits their perceived needs. Plenty of people are comfortable living the J frame- or G43 or shield or... lifestyle.
This doesn't account for folks who work or travel frequently in a TRUE NPE environment- something DB touched on, and something I don't really encounter and am wholly unqualified to assess.
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Not an imposition, but maybe not terribly useful either. A photo of a guy standing still in 2 dimensions shows you nothing about his concealment, imo.Originally Posted by blues
I generally wear a polo in the warmer weather and some kind of warmer top in colder weather. A fleece pullover or zip up for function, a nice merino or cashmere sweater for dressier casual. Lots of variations on those themes, but no button ups, as they don't work as well for me to draw from. Basically I always wear an untucked casual top with a solid hem. I do wear aiwb in a suit as well. Standing still with my jacket open is no issue as the tie covers my belt buckle, and the jacket covers my hardware. A nice benefit of aiwb in a suit is that I can actually button my jacket like a man is supposed to, yet still draw just as easily as if it was open or under a polo.
Some of my polos are a little looser and bigger than I would prefer, so I also have some really nice fitted ones that show off the guns. Mine, not Gaston's. :-) I think those are marginal concealment, but they still seem to work well.
Shirt length makes a difference as well. Given the same fit of a medium shirt on me, a shorter shirt will drape naturally over the gun, while a longer shirt will go past the gun then curve in towards my body, accenting the bulge where the gun is.
Beretta 92 AIWB for the past few month, under a polo shirt but it's sweatshirt weather now. In a t-shirt it concealed fine when I was still exercising; pushups/bench press helped a lot.
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Until recently a 5" 1911, now a Lightweight Commander. I have an AIWB holster on order for the Lwt Cmdr also.
M&P 45 or HK 45 ..... OWB leather holster.
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5" 1911, TT Gunleather XC Slim at 3 O' clock, spare mag at the 9-10 o'clock.
Holster makes the difference. I normally wear medium anything and can conceal that in a large black t-shirt. Regular fitting Button ups, polo's, sweaters etc, work great over a t shirt.
The key for me is the angle of the grip. I need 15degrees or more to not stick out when I bend over or reach for something. Even w/ a Glock 19, need 15degrees or more and spaced out belt loops, no loops directly next to the gun or they print in a t-shirt.
XDS in a JMCK AIWB works well in a tshirt.
Gotta get a XCslim for my G19 and give it a whirl. Love that holster.
1) In the words of Jeff Spicoli; Right here dude. On/off duty.
2) Something smaller in an NPE or similar circumstance where getting burned is a really, really bad thing.
3) I would prefer to carry a full size for everything all the time and fortunately I've been able to arrange things so the times I can't are few and far between however, the honest answer is I don't carry a full size for everything all the time. If I had to put a number on it though, I'd say I'm in the 95-98% of the time area.
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Glock 35 IWB in a JM Custom Kydex IWB #3. Most days, khakis with a Columbia fishing shirt, but still wear the same rig in a suit or sport coat.
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