Thank you, Jason!
Any and all information is great! I appreciate it🙂
I usually carry appendix depending on the weather, when its cold and im wearing a sweatshirt i like an OWB at 3 o clock
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I hear you. Hope your new find works out for you. Read in our forums how for many of us, it’s lots of experimenting, making changes.
I’m experimenting with different untucked shirts (looser & slicker material), different smoother grips (non-finger grooved, i.e. G-10’s), outside the waist and pocket holsters. Summer, I’m trying CCW smaller size & caliber.
The best holster I have found is an IWB from or similar to Crossbreed SuperTuck. Very comfortable, but I don’t think it would work for a man climbing a tree. My suggestion would be a small pocket pistol SAFELY carried in a pocket holster while you are working. After work you could change to whatever you like-many more options available.
I know this is an old thread but, I recently took my C&G holster and put the belt loops on the outside of the shell. I ran the belt through and on the outside of the holster while still in the outside of my pants. It keeps the holster tight, comfortably away from skin and still mostly concealed (m&p sheild .40 with built in crimson trace). I liked it so much that my wife, daughter and mother now have the same set up. Truly a comfortable way to carry and still keep it mostly concealed.
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With a Kydex holster, that can work as long as it does not interfere with any retention features, and doesn’t miss any belt loops, which may introduce more vertical movement. With leather, it could potentially compress the holster making draw and re-holstering an issue. As long as it works, is comfortable and your happy, who cares?
old thread huh? well I’m gonna put in my 2 cents…
concealment vests
https://www.amazon.com/concealment-vests/s?k=concealment+vests
https://www.cabelas.com/SearchDisplay#q=concealed%20carry%20vest
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A concealment vest wouldn’t work well for me due to overheating issues. But it is hard to beat pocket carry for comfort. Preferably with a quality pocket holster that securely covers the trigger. When carrying this way I usually use my front pant pocket. This has the side benefit of allowing me to get a shooting grip on the pistol while looking like I am just cluelessly standing there with my hands in my pockets.
The big downsides are that it limits the size of the pistol you can carry and takes away valuable pocket space for other EDC gear.
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Good video, good techniques and info.
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I have tried that, but for me, there are a couple of things I don’t like about it. First is, if I grip the pistol, then I can’t get my hand out of my pocket. The second is, when I sit down, I am flagging anyone that sits or walks in front of me. I went to a resturant with my sister with my pistol in my front pocket. She is one of those people that starts slapping things when she is laughing. She was sitting to my right and slapped the heck out of my pistol. Obviously nothing happened, but it made me uncomfortable. And thirdly, I have no idea how I could draw out of my right pocket with my left hand.
I use my right rear pocket if I pocket carry now. The butt of the grip is oriented towards 6 o’clock with the barrel pointed down at around 4 o’clock. It is actually very comfortable and much easier to draw (for me) than from the front pocket. Also, it is not flagging anyone while seated and I can draw with my left hand if ever required.
I use a Galco leather pocket holster: Pocket Protector Holster (galcogunleather.com)
Just food for thought …
Most of the time I carry IWB from 2:30 to 3:30 depending on the pistol. 3" barrel is 2:30 to 3:00, and 4" barrel is 3:00 to 3:30. My wife gets aggrivated with the 4" barrel carry because the front of the butt tends to poke tiny holes in my shirt when seated in the car. I’ve been wearing it a bit more forward as well as lifting my shirt a bit getting in to be sure the fabric is not tight. I don’t think I am creating holes in my shirts any more, but it is hard to tell since I still wear the same shirts with existing holes 
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I don’t carry anything in my rear pockets due to herniated disks in my back. Have had several chiropractors and back docs tell me that sitting on things in the back pocket causes many people to develop back issues over time.
I can understand the discomfort with flagging though I also prefer appendix carry for speed of draw and way better retention ability - which would be other worries for me with rear pocket carry. Rear pockets are the easiest to pick pocket and slowest to draw from. At any rate I am used to very much not wanting a gun to go off when it is in the holster. That is why I personally prefer sturdy kydex holsters and drop safe pistols. There is no way the trigger is getting pulled while the pistol is in the holster. And my finger never gets near the trigger when I am drawing until the sights are on target. A sturdy leather holster should work as well but may soften up over time. When pocket carrying I always pull the holster out of the pocket to reholster.
Drawing while seated is a little trickier. But if I pop my hips up while drawing it works pretty smoothly. I have practiced this regularly in my vehicle with the seat belt on. I have never had issues getting the pistol out of the pocket. But having the right or wrong pistol, holster and pocket combo could make a difference. I usually carry my LCP max this way or occasionally my P365. Both in a model specific Alabama Holster company kydex pocket holster.
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If he had a double action decocked, he could have had his thumb on the hammer and probbly wouldn’t have shot himself. Same for reholstering if the trigger catches on clothing.
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I love Alan Baker’s videos. He’s so no nonsense and is 100% about finding what’s effective, not john wick flashy nonsense. He seems like he would be awesome to take classes with.
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