Cousin Mike
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I carry full-size guns. There's either a Sig P220 on my hip, or a Sig Pro 2340. I guess the Sig Pro qualifies as "compact," but it's not a small gun. I have other, bigger guns that I have carried, but those 2 are the main carry guns. Right now the 220 seems to be seeing more carry action.
To be honest, I don't see what's so hard about carrying a full-sized gun. I have a bellyband holster... they're amazing. You can put anything in one of those. The guy who taught our concealed carry class showed us that you can even conceal a Desert eagle with those things! And he was not a big guy.
The bellyband is what I carry my Sig Pro in. Sometimes I wear it in the pants in the front, slightly to my strong side. Sometimes across my stomach or chest on the weak side, underneath my left arm. The bellyband also works very well in clothes that would make carrying nearly impossible without a fanny-pack (which I refuse to wear), like sweat pants or basketball shorts. That's where the front-of-the-pants method really shines. I guess we could call that the 1:00 o'clock method.
My Sig P220 alternates between the bellyband, and a Bianchi Snaplok OWB retention holster. I wear that strong (right) side at about 4 o'clock, sometimes at 2:00. With the weather being colder now, it's not really ever a problem. All of my leather coats are long, and almost all of my clothes are baggy. For summer a good Bianchi IWB (professional concealment holster) w/ denim shorts and big t-shirt works fine.
I'd like a smaller gun for CCW. When I get one, well... I have large hands - so it's not practical for me to even think about a Rohrbaugh (sp?) or a Kel-tec sized pistol. I also have personal issues with carrying anything smaller than a 9mm. A G26 (any sub-compact Glock, for that matter) or a J-frame revolver is about as small as I'd go.
I carry everyday, everywhere I can legally do so. Haven't had any problems of any kind yet. It's never been a problem. Hope it stays that way!
To be honest, I don't see what's so hard about carrying a full-sized gun. I have a bellyband holster... they're amazing. You can put anything in one of those. The guy who taught our concealed carry class showed us that you can even conceal a Desert eagle with those things! And he was not a big guy.
The bellyband is what I carry my Sig Pro in. Sometimes I wear it in the pants in the front, slightly to my strong side. Sometimes across my stomach or chest on the weak side, underneath my left arm. The bellyband also works very well in clothes that would make carrying nearly impossible without a fanny-pack (which I refuse to wear), like sweat pants or basketball shorts. That's where the front-of-the-pants method really shines. I guess we could call that the 1:00 o'clock method.
My Sig P220 alternates between the bellyband, and a Bianchi Snaplok OWB retention holster. I wear that strong (right) side at about 4 o'clock, sometimes at 2:00. With the weather being colder now, it's not really ever a problem. All of my leather coats are long, and almost all of my clothes are baggy. For summer a good Bianchi IWB (professional concealment holster) w/ denim shorts and big t-shirt works fine.
I'd like a smaller gun for CCW. When I get one, well... I have large hands - so it's not practical for me to even think about a Rohrbaugh (sp?) or a Kel-tec sized pistol. I also have personal issues with carrying anything smaller than a 9mm. A G26 (any sub-compact Glock, for that matter) or a J-frame revolver is about as small as I'd go.
I carry everyday, everywhere I can legally do so. Haven't had any problems of any kind yet. It's never been a problem. Hope it stays that way!