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The topic of appendix carry came up again on another forum, and I went back to my favorite source of discussion on the different positions: Massad Ayoob. He has always struck me as a wise and trusted uncle when it comes to handgun protocols. I am a 3:30-4 o'clock guy, but really hate the idea of having to buy larger pants for IWB, even though it is clearly superior to OWB to reduce printing. Seems appendix would be safer if carrying a revolver, but then you deal with bulk.
One thing I noticed is that Massad has huge hands!
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I like IWB just at the front edge of my back pocket. I've carried the 4" Model 10 S&W easily there, as well as .45 single action, 1911 and other guns.
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JimT wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 10:16 amI like IWB just at the front edge of my back pocket. I've carried the 4" Model 10 S&W easily there, as well as .45 single action, 1911 and other guns.
Just about the same position I do... I put my Summertime Special right in front of that belt loop which puts the front of the holster at the front pocket on my Levis. When I wear OWB, I straddle that same belt loop. When mounted, I've always worn a separate cartridge belt with either a strongside holster or X-draw... sometimes both! Back when I day-worked cattle, nearly always the X-draw, or inside a small saddle bag. One ranch had a rule that none of their cowboys could go armed... and I don't know of one that followed that rule. (But what do you expect of a bunch of NYC investors)? Or the cowboys that actually faced the realities of the job?
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I carry IWB and let a notch out of my belt when I'm carrying as no other way I can do it. I carry just behind my right side towards the rear. It is about the only place I can carry whether sitting in the car, or standing and feel comfortable. In the winter when I'm wearing a heavier coat I often switch to OWB carry as it's more comfortable.
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marlinman93 wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 11:33 am I carry IWB and let a notch out of my belt when I'm carrying as no other way I can do it. I carry just behind my right side towards the rear. It is about the only place I can carry whether sitting in the car, or standing and feel comfortable. In the winter when I'm wearing a heavier coat I often switch to OWB carry as it's more comfortable.
That's pretty much the way I carry too. My OWB holsters put the gun pretty much in the same place as my IWB holsters do.
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Griff wrote: Thu Feb 19, 2026 11:08 am When mounted, I've always worn a separate cartridge belt with either a strongside holster or X-draw... sometimes both!
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When I carried a long barreled sixgun I usually wore my Bianchi shoulder holster.
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I’ve been carrying belt guns in same place since 1982. But I have to admit that my everyday all the time gun is a j frame smith in my front pocket of my britches.
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I carry appendix quite often, after resisting it for years. Its more comfortable, more concealed and a more defendable position in defense of someone trying to grab my ccw. If we are horseback, hiking or kayaking then I open carry either in a chest rig or thigh rig
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