conceal carry a 4 inch??

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The issue I haven't resolved is where to carry spare moon clips, which is in my opinion the greatest detriment to this combination right now.
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This is a challenge without printing. Belt carry works best and has the most consistent presentation. One way is to buy those metal clips that hold the moonclip with a plastic star, but wear it inside the pants (I used two). I built a kydex equivalent that has a sweat shield and holds two. Another option is to mold a loop that protects the clip and ammo. I keep two in a pocket, but it prints is most pants pockets.
 
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Two of my carry guns are 4 in., combat magnum and 1911. I have a very old and well made holster for each, hand tooled by S.D. Meyers. I like these because they ride high and tite and have a good forward cant. very comfortable rigs. I carry between 4 and 5 . easy to conceal. The old timers here are probably familiar with Meyers from El Paso.
 
A Chief is so much easier to carry but a 4" k frame size gun is so much easier to hit something with.
 
I carry a 3" 65 or 4" 13 pretty regular. Currently in a thies IWB hybrid holster. I have an AIWB holster on order from jmkydex and look forward to carrying them more.
 
For normal sized guns a smaller frame is often a good thing. I have carried a 6" in a shoulder rig and a 4" iwb. I'm no lightweight at 5'10 and 280 and carrying at 10 or 2 made me cut my belly with the hammer when trying to draw. I ended up carrying 4 o'clock a lot under an untucked shirt and that worked very well for most things. Wasn't comfortable on long drives but was tolerable up to about 30 minutes.had I been 180 rather than 280 I could have carried up front how I wanted to.
 
I carry a Taurus 455 45acp 4" and a S&W M69 4" just fine. I do have to wear a little bit of a loose fitting shirt but I have never had a problem. I use a panacake holster from simply rugged, both revolvers fit in it. If I need to do IWB that holster has two holes in it that I can attach two leather belt loops to allow IWB, which make is much more concealable but a little uncomfortable.

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I have an old Bianchi vertical shoulder holster I bought for a Taurus (Beretta knockoff) in the 80s. I sold that but it also fits my fullsize Kimber .45 pretty well. Surprisingly my wife's bedside companion too, a 4.2" Ruger Sp101.
 
Just finally found a hybrid style for my Ruger gp100 4". I use a vedder now. Good price and good quality imho. Easy to conceal even with its massive size and quite comfortable considering what it is. I dont use it for when i have to go into the big city. Rather i use it for walking in the swamps since I live with a lot of florida black bears. Don't expect to ever need it but better safe with .357mag, than sorry.

I carry 1911 with no problem as well. I have owned no handgun yet out of over 30 full sized that I cannot carry concealed with the right holster. Short grip long barrel. Short barrel long grip. doesn't matter. I can carry them all concealed and comfortably too. I'm thin and average height. Maybe some body shapes makes it hard for some folks to carry easily? Too each their own though.
 
I carry a 4" S&W M66 in appendix position in a version of this holster modified with leather loop and soft top. I may try the original version a bit down the road.

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The theory is that no one looks at an old man's crotch. I am 160 lbs and 5' 9".

I have a DeSantis Thumb Break Scabbard, but for the most part I prefer my clothes tucked in so I wear it only with a jacket or windbreaker where I know I will not need to remove the covering garment.
 
As just about everyone said, you CAN do it and you will probably like it. Do not make the mistake of scrimping on the belt. I have found that a real, dedicated 'gun belt' is a must. I usually end up spending significantly more for the belt than for the holster.
 
I have done so in the past. I actually bought my 4" S&W police trade Model 10 because I wanted something concealable. Well, more concealable than the 6" Model 14 I started with, anyhow. It was cheap, I was broke. I made it work. Good holster, good belt, it's not too hard.

I don't carry it now, though, as the firepower to weight ratio is kinda skimpy, and I've got better options now. If it were all I had, though, I'd carry it again.
 
All things being equal, I find longer barreled guns like 4" K frames more comfortable to carry IWB than 2" K Frames. The longer holster for the longer barreled gun seems to spread the pressure of the gun pressing against your side over a larger area. It is also therefore more stable, the top and bottom of the holster don't dig in as much on longer guns.
 
All things being equal, I find longer barreled guns like 4" K frames more comfortable to carry IWB than 2" K Frames. The longer holster for the longer barreled gun seems to spread the pressure of the gun pressing against your side over a larger area. It is also therefore more stable, the top and bottom of the holster don't dig in as much on longer guns.
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Agree there. My theory is that the longer barrel keeps the gun from being top heavy and tipping outward, reducing or even spoiling attempts at concealment.

The aspect of what happens when sitting down makes me think of the 4" without extreme forward holster cant to be the limit for barrel length and concealed carry OWB.

My context is of being fluffy about the waist, wearing my belt where it serves best at my true waist, and the desire to carry a caliber of which the effectiveness is beyond serious argument. I tend to accept what a gun weighs but am not immune to the appeal of lighter weight alternatives. My situation allows that a pocket gun is almost never my primary weapon.
 
I can carry a 4" IWB better than a 2" IWB. The longer barrel helps keep the gun more stable. Having a gun with fixed sights is also a good thing for IWB carry. I'm not a big fan of OWB carry unless I'm hiking.
 
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All things being equal, I find longer barreled guns like 4" K frames more comfortable to carry IWB than 2" K Frames. The longer holster for the longer barreled gun seems to spread the pressure of the gun pressing against your side over a larger area. It is also therefore more stable, the top and bottom of the holster don't dig in as much on longer guns.
Agree there. My theory is that the longer barrel keeps the gun from being top heavy and tipping outward, reducing or even spoiling attempts at concealment.

The aspect of what happens when sitting down makes me think of the 4" without extreme forward holster cant to be the limit for barrel length and concealed carry OWB.
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You do realize that you can buy a holster for a gun with a four inch barrel but carry a gun with a shorter barrel? I do this all the time with my Glocks. I buy Glock 17 length holsters and carry the 26 or 19. The longer holster smooths out the feel with the added bonus of fitting more guns.
 
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