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**APPENDIX CARRY??
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Not at all.
Not the same pic we are talking about.
nope
No, but his spare was oriented in the same direction.
This. If your chest sticks out further than your gut, you can appendix carry a bazooka without printing.
My typical office attire is jeans and an untucked polo shirt. Even a full size 1911 disappears.
Ive been carrying appendix pretty much since carrying appendix (in its current, holstered form) existed. I find there to be numerous upsides and very few downsides. I have tried almost every holster out there but currently run a T-Rex Arms Sidecar that includes the mag caddy. I am super slim and wear mostly just t-shirts and the printing is almost non existent. My previous was the Haley Strategic INCOG with modular mag caddy.
Even after years of carrying this way, I am very cautious on the reholster and will always be. I find no reason to rush a reholster unless you are running a primary weapon as well and you are in transition. You should assess the threat level and reholster, carefully. Appendix is great for speed, drawing while seated and for protecting your weapon, even in hand to hand combat. It prints VERY little if you are slender and you will always be aware if you are no longer fully concealed. Your draw stroke is cleaner than with any other method because the mating of your support hand happens much quicker.
The downside is a negligent discharge is going to be a much worse day than if you are at 3 or 4 o'clock. The other downside is that in a counter ambush situation you will have a much harder time concealing your draw. With a 3 or 4 o'clock position you can blade yourself to the threat while hiding the strong arm and make your draw. Much more difficult from appendix. I do a lot of dry fire draw practice and I am always sure that my finger does not enter the trigger guard until I am near parallel to the ground. My draw and 1st shot, accurately, from IWB appendix concealed versus a draw from 3 o'clock OWB open are roughly the same speed from a hands up surrendering posture. Appendix is that fast.
The biggest appendix mistakes I see are trying to grab your shirt from the bottom (the shirt tail). This is very hard to hit under stress and it is also a part that is often not in the same place every time. You should either slap yourself just above the weapon and crush the entire garment with your hand and pull the shirt up OR if you have an appendix holster that runs a mag caddy, you can learn to grab the shirt between the mag and the gun with your middle two fingers. The shirt will pull easy from here due to the negative space created by the gun/mag gap and your body.
The other thing I see is people trying to get a purchase on the gun like they would an OWB holster. You do not get a good master grip with your entire hand and thumb around the frame when drawing from appendix. Keep your thumb straight up so that it is touching the back of the slide/rear sight with your hand as high on the tang as possible. As you draw, then let your thumb slide around to the opposite side of the grip like you usually would. Trying to cram your thumb in between your body and the gun while carrying inside the waist band and appendix is a recipe for extreme inconsistency.
Even after years of carrying this way, I am very cautious on the reholster and will always be. I find no reason to rush a reholster unless you are running a primary weapon as well and you are in transition. You should assess the threat level and reholster, carefully. Appendix is great for speed, drawing while seated and for protecting your weapon, even in hand to hand combat. It prints VERY little if you are slender and you will always be aware if you are no longer fully concealed. Your draw stroke is cleaner than with any other method because the mating of your support hand happens much quicker.
The downside is a negligent discharge is going to be a much worse day than if you are at 3 or 4 o'clock. The other downside is that in a counter ambush situation you will have a much harder time concealing your draw. With a 3 or 4 o'clock position you can blade yourself to the threat while hiding the strong arm and make your draw. Much more difficult from appendix. I do a lot of dry fire draw practice and I am always sure that my finger does not enter the trigger guard until I am near parallel to the ground. My draw and 1st shot, accurately, from IWB appendix concealed versus a draw from 3 o'clock OWB open are roughly the same speed from a hands up surrendering posture. Appendix is that fast.
The biggest appendix mistakes I see are trying to grab your shirt from the bottom (the shirt tail). This is very hard to hit under stress and it is also a part that is often not in the same place every time. You should either slap yourself just above the weapon and crush the entire garment with your hand and pull the shirt up OR if you have an appendix holster that runs a mag caddy, you can learn to grab the shirt between the mag and the gun with your middle two fingers. The shirt will pull easy from here due to the negative space created by the gun/mag gap and your body.
The other thing I see is people trying to get a purchase on the gun like they would an OWB holster. You do not get a good master grip with your entire hand and thumb around the frame when drawing from appendix. Keep your thumb straight up so that it is touching the back of the slide/rear sight with your hand as high on the tang as possible. As you draw, then let your thumb slide around to the opposite side of the grip like you usually would. Trying to cram your thumb in between your body and the gun while carrying inside the waist band and appendix is a recipe for extreme inconsistency.
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EXCELLENT post.
EXCELLENT post.
No well not at lease for me,The extended mag helps as a guide...
BTW my SBR fits like a glove in that bag I got from you
What rig?
