The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

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The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by kylehash86 » Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:33 pm

as a bigger guy (250+) it took me some time to find the right way to carry. but i found with my IWB AG clock tuck 3 in the 3'clock - 3:30 works best. but i just ordered a Fist high ride OWB and cant wait to try that out!
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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by Bama » Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:46 pm

I'm sure the masses here will recommend a quality holster.


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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by kylehash86 » Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:51 pm

Bama wrote:I'm sure the masses here will recommend a quality holster.


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are you saying the alien gear isnt a quality holster?

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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by Niceguy » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:03 pm

Commonwealth Holsters are fat guy approved by me! haha At the 3:30ish position. G19, Shield, G17, M&P22c, all feel great.

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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by Bama » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:22 pm

kylehash86 wrote:
Bama wrote:I'm sure the masses here will recommend a quality holster.


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are you saying the alien gear isnt a quality holster?
As a matter of fact I am


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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by Marcus » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:57 pm

kylehash86 wrote:as a bigger guy (250+) it took me some time to find the right way to carry. but i found with my IWB AG clock tuck 3 in the 3'clock - 3:30 works best. but i just ordered a Fist high ride OWB and cant wait to try that out!
As a fat guy, not calling you that, never met you, nothing OWB and "high ride" works for me. It pushes the gun too far out if you have a gut or love handles. It's been my experience, that if you have to carry OWB, lower works better. YMMV.
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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by Marcus » Sun Oct 23, 2016 11:58 pm

Niceguy wrote:Commonwealth Holsters are fat guy approved by me! haha At the 3:30ish position. G19, Shield, G17, M&P22c, all feel great.
I have multiple Commonwealth Kydex holsters and as Johnny said, they are fat man approved.
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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by iron369 » Mon Oct 24, 2016 2:59 pm

I have both Alien Gear (all three generations) and a Commonwealth Kydex for the same gun and I'm a big guy.
I like them both but use the AG more.
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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by Bama » Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:46 pm

iron369 wrote:I have both Alien Gear (all three generations) and a Commonwealth Kydex for the same gun and I'm a big guy.
I like them both but use the AG more.
Blasphemy!!!!


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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by Statcher1 » Wed Nov 02, 2016 1:11 pm

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kylehash86 wrote:as a bigger guy (250+) it took me some time to find the right way to carry. but i found with my IWB AG clock tuck 3 in the 3'clock - 3:30 works best. but i just ordered a Fist high ride OWB and cant wait to try that out!
As a fat guy, not calling you that, never met you, nothing OWB and "high ride" works for me. It pushes the gun too far out if you have a gut or love handles. It's been my experience, that if you have to carry OWB, lower works better. YMMV.
Agreed. The lower you can get the gun the better. If you have a gut on you.


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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by kylehash86 » Thu Nov 03, 2016 2:52 pm

well iv gone out with the fist high ride twice now. the first time i had it at 4 o'clock. and it rode ok there. took some getting use to having a gun that high up when sitting down. the second time i put it at 3 o'clock. and it rode well there too. and prints a lil less as 3. with all that said most of my gut is all in my front with very little on my side.

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Re: The Big Man's Guide to Concealed Carry

Post by KYGlassman » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:58 am

Holy thread resurrection Batman.

I too am fat. Kydex hasn't worked for me IWB. Neither has leather and I do agree about lower is certainly better.

Then I tried the N82 holster, the original without the Kydex and I can honestly say I sometimes forget the gun is there. I can't get the stretchy material the gun slides into to fire the gun but it is a concern. I just don't holster unless I remove the holster from my pants/belt. So still not a perfect solution but at least not miserable to wear. And most importantly...I WILL wear it. I also use Desantis Nemesis pocket holsters a lot. For us large folks our pockets are usually genenrous enough that anything up to a G26 or for me even a G19 can be carried in the the pocket holster.

I prefer carrying OWB but it just creates issues for the people around me in public and the clothes I prefer to wear don't hang down enough to coneal it well.

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