Quoted: Thanks for the replies!!
I've tried carrying the gun at 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4, and 5 o'clock. My main concern is comfort in the drivers seat. I drive 100 miles per day and am in & out of the car very frequently.
I understand wearing a pistol isn't going to be the most comfortable thing in the world, but there is a point between what is bearable and what is not. If I am in my Jeep I can sit fine with the gun at 3 o’clock or 3:30. However I just recently bought a BMW 318is daily driver for gas mileage. The car has sport seats which contour to your body more than those in the jeep, which makes the pistol really uncomfortable.
I will give this set up another week and see how it does.
One thing though, which certainly works against me. I am skinny with a small frame. 5'10 140lbs, maybe less.
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Like I said I carry my Ultra-Carry at 05:00 oclock in an IWB, when I carry it I usually wear a belt with a Galco Double mag pouch with a t-shirt and a light button (unbuttoned) down cover shirt. Even when I drive a lot I have found this to be a comfortable set up as long as I don't since my belt up too tight.
As others have observed if I bend at the waste the grip and the mags will print on the cover shirt but I have knees so that is not generally a problem. Even if the gun or mags imprint all the observer see's is a bump in your shirt. Could be a pager, cell phone, Blackberry or any number of other items.
Last year I attended a five day IBM/UX class here in AZ. Amazingly the building was not posted with "No Firearms" signs. I carried my Kimber with the spare mags every day and no one noticed.
The Sig P232 is not signifigantly smaller than the Kimber Ultra-Carry, they are narrower but longer and I don't reccoment .380 as a primary carry. It beats foul language and throwing rocks but that is about it. The compact Glocks are actually wider than the Ultra-Carry, very unconfortable for IWB. Paddle holster put the gun and the holster outside the pant increasing the print factor.
AJohnston posted some good advice. Dress around the gun.
And Rocky9_5's suggestion of removing the gun from the holster while driving is a valid option as well.
I also own a S&W Airweight that I carry in the same way as my Kimber UC, in spite of the cylinder it is a bit less intrusive but I hate the boot grips. I have the standard Uncle Mikes J-Frame grip on mine.
If you find that your Kimber Ultra-Carry is still just to big for you, try a Karh Arms or Keltec .40 S&W model.
I have had my CCW for almost 12 years. About ten years ago I started working PT and at times FT for a friend of mine that owns a gunshop. My first CCW gun was a Sig P230, my second was a Taurus Model85 .38 and my third was Colt 1991 Commander and for a while I tried to carry a Sig P226 in a shoulder holster.
After I started working at my friends shop I was exposed to a number of other options. I got to play around, I got to interact with a much broader range of other CCW holders. My options were virtually unlimited at that point. Eventually I decided on purchasing and carrying the Stainless Kimber Ultra-Carry .45 with night sights and Hogue grips. Later I purchase a S7W Model 37 for light carry conditions. See below.
I'm 5'9", 160 with a nice toolshed.
I have to admit that in my personal experience you are the only person I have ever heard of that claimed that the Kimber Ultra-Carry or a similar model from another manufacturer was too big or the grip is too wide.