Posted: 4/24/2016 11:21:25 AM EDT
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To the first guy: you can carry what you want, but freaking out because your 1911 might touch the floor is a decent sign you should look for a different carry gun. My 1911 gets covered in grease, oil, mud, dirt, grass, bark, more dirt, etc., and is just fine (very good appetite, finishes every mag). If you are going to carry something every day it should be able to take some abuse.
To Both Guys: I 1911 every day and have no problems tucking in my shirt. Of course all that crap hanging off of your belt will be affected by gravity.
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I shouldn't have said that it falls out of the holster or off the belt, the gun is heavy enough that it will pull my belt and pants down and I really don't want my belt, pants and $1500 1911 touching the bathroom floor. Plus when I pull my pants back up I want to tuck my shirt in and it's hard to do with the heavy gun in the holster.
At least I know I'm not the only one who has that problem. Not so bad when I'm carrying my light weight Kahr CM9, but with my heavier Springfield Ultra Compact 1911 it certainly is. I have a lot of other crap on my belt too... Leatherman, flashlight, extra mag holder, key ring snap. I tuck my shirt in after I button my pants and before I tighten up my belt. I've been buying my pants & jeans one waist size larger since I started carrying IWB.
Either gun, it will not fall out of the hybrid holsters if upside down. But I try to keep it upright anyway.
To the first guy: you can carry what you want, but freaking out because your 1911 might touch the floor is a decent sign you should look for a different carry gun. My 1911 gets covered in grease, oil, mud, dirt, grass, bark, more dirt, etc., and is just fine (very good appetite, finishes every mag). If you are going to carry something every day it should be able to take some abuse.
To Both Guys: I 1911 every day and have no problems tucking in my shirt. Of course all that crap hanging off of your belt will be affected by gravity.
Odds are, if I'm taking a dump in a public bathroom, I'm working. The flashlight & Leatherman are tools I use for work. I also have my smart phone in a belt holster. Since both my compact 1911 and my Kahr 9mm have 7 round magazines, if I'm going to carry a gun, I'm going to carry more than 8 rounds of ammo. So all the crap is necessary. And it does create a gravity problem. YMMV.
eta: This is WI, and in my part of it, winters last 6 months, and "jacket weather" can last months longer. My regular winter wear is either a Carhardt arctic work parka, or a M-65 field jacket, depending on temperature. Both have pockets big enough for a pistol. I take my coat off, hang it on the hook in the stall, and my gun goes in one pocket, smart phone in another. Problem solved for a minimum of half the year.
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