The Milt VM II is as good as it gets, for me, behind the hip, but, it is not perfection. This one seems to work best on a stiff, double-layer belt, as Milt Sparks has always recommended. On a good day, when I am not perspiring, I might be able to wear it comfortably for full eight hours, or more. On a hot, humid day, this can be a miserable rig, to wear, for any amount of time.
Blocky, wide-body guns do not agree with me, for IWB or AIWB carry. I have never liked carrying my Glock or SIG duty pistols, inside my trousers, during personal time. I have carried narrower 1911 pistols, and revolvers, comfortable, inside my trousers. Yes, a revolver’s cylinder is wide, but the rest of a revolver is narrow, and things are nicely rounded.
AIWB works better, for many folks, including myself, if the belt has some amount of flexibility. This is notably different that what usually works best for behind-the-hip IWB, and OWB.
I have not yet found the secret to all-day comfort, while carrying AIWB. It can be a very comfortable way to carry, short-term, if I can predict whether I will be sitting or standing. I have better luck with AIWB carry comfort, with revolvers, than autos, positioning the cylinder at the inguinal crease. If I remain standing, this can be notably comfortable, for hours. If I know that I will be sitting, for very long, however, comfort can fall apart, right quickly, as the carry angle which is most comfortable, while standing, differs from the most comfortable carry angle, while sitting.
I am about to start working with a Phlster Nemesis, an AIWB system which has its own belt, separate from the trousers’s belt. It does not allow the carry angle to be changed, but its greater apparent flexibility might well be of help.
Short guns are not always the most comfortable. Some amount of barrel length, within reason, results in more stability.
I do not claim to have all of the answers, as I am still trying to find the nearest-to-perfect IWB solution; carrying since 1984.
Blocky, wide-body guns do not agree with me, for IWB or AIWB carry. I have never liked carrying my Glock or SIG duty pistols, inside my trousers, during personal time. I have carried narrower 1911 pistols, and revolvers, comfortable, inside my trousers. Yes, a revolver’s cylinder is wide, but the rest of a revolver is narrow, and things are nicely rounded.
AIWB works better, for many folks, including myself, if the belt has some amount of flexibility. This is notably different that what usually works best for behind-the-hip IWB, and OWB.
I have not yet found the secret to all-day comfort, while carrying AIWB. It can be a very comfortable way to carry, short-term, if I can predict whether I will be sitting or standing. I have better luck with AIWB carry comfort, with revolvers, than autos, positioning the cylinder at the inguinal crease. If I remain standing, this can be notably comfortable, for hours. If I know that I will be sitting, for very long, however, comfort can fall apart, right quickly, as the carry angle which is most comfortable, while standing, differs from the most comfortable carry angle, while sitting.
I am about to start working with a Phlster Nemesis, an AIWB system which has its own belt, separate from the trousers’s belt. It does not allow the carry angle to be changed, but its greater apparent flexibility might well be of help.
Short guns are not always the most comfortable. Some amount of barrel length, within reason, results in more stability.
I do not claim to have all of the answers, as I am still trying to find the nearest-to-perfect IWB solution; carrying since 1984.