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Tony Mayer
Thank you, Tony and the rest of you, for those detailed explanations. Appreciate it.
Last night I tried a few different IWB positions to see which may work out best. I took some photos as well to give you an idea of my physique and holster placements I tried. Note that I always drive thumb straight down between my body and the holster to acquire a strong master grip. I tend to have difficulty flagging thumb on the draw like many people do and establish a master grip. I tend to get my thumb hung up on back of slide quite often and it feels unnatural to me. Flagging my thumb also doesn’t feel as secure.
All my practice draws were done without a cover garment. I use a JMCK AIWB 2.0 with wing claw for my G19 today, but for this test I used Dale Fricke ArchAngel AIWB straight-drop holster since it didn't have a wing. I also use a 1.5" Wilderness 5 stitch Frequent Flyer belt daily. Again, I am 6'2" tall, 205lbs, 36" waist, 34" inseam... so tall with long legs and relatively short torso. I also think I have kinda wide boney hips.
Here's what I found in my tests , along with pics:
2:30
conceals very well when both standing and sitting
most comfortable position for me
my bone structure tucks top of slide and grip into body very tightly
most challenging position to drive my thumb down given how tightly the grip is against my body
most like AIWB
most difficult to draw from standing
easiest to draw while sitting
3:00
Conceals well
2nd most comfortable position
my bone structure tucks top of slide and grip into body very tightly
easier to drive thumb between body and holster
holster presses on my hip bone, may need some thin padding to help that
drawing from standing and sitting positions about even
3:30
least concealable
least comfortable
holster presses on a nerve in back of hip, maybe some padding will help comfort.
felt the holster move with every step I took
easiest to drive thumb between body and holster
easiest to draw from standing by a good margin (again, without cover garment)
hardest to draw from sitting by a good margin
Thanks again for the guidance!