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Full size carry

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I have figured out the right combo to carry a full sized gun and the gun I have switched to is the sig p226. I switched to a full size gun because Its easier to manipulate easier to shoot and the capacity is there. Now you can argue that a Glock 19 has the same cap in a smaller package and I'd tell you your right because that's what I carried until now. But while I love my Glock it just doesn't feel the best in the hand. When I grab my Sig it melts into my hand and they become one. (Especially with the E2 grips)
But my combo is a beltman belt and a Vedder holsters light tuck kydex iwb in zombie green. With the right belt/holster and adjustment on your holster you can conceal and full sized gun easily and comfortably. Who else carries a full sized gun?
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I occasionally carry a Glock 21SF and a FN Five Seven. I feel comfortable with both and don't have any problem concealing them. It feels great when switching back from the 21SF to the smaller 23 though.
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Ever since I got my Safariland 7TS holster for my 21SF with TLR1 I've carries it most of the time and hardly carried the 30SF without a light at all.
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Full size M&P 9 OWB DeSantis scabbard with thumb break.
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Commander 1911 in .45 in a D.M. Bullard Dual Carry with two spare magazines.

Working into carrying my Browning Hi Power. Right belt and holster is all it takes.

I am not a polymer hater or a Glock hater i own several Glocks (wife carries one) and from time to time I carry them. There is just something about full steel pistol in leather.
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While my EDC is an XDs, depending on the circumstance I will carry either my Springfield full-size XD Tactical or my CZ 97BD. Both IWB.
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carlson1 wrote:Commander 1911 in .45 in a D.M. Bullard Dual Carry with two spare magazines.

Working into carrying my Browning Hi Power. Right belt and holster is all it takes.

I am not a polymer hater or a Glock hater i own several Glocks (wife carries one) and from time to time I carry them. There is just something about full steel pistol in leather.
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[quote="carlson1"]Commander 1911 in .45 in a D.M. Bullard Dual Carry with two spare magazines.

Working into carrying my Browning Hi Power. Right belt and holster is all it takes.


I favor the same configuration, unless I'm going into a mall or a city. Then my rig is usually a full size high cap 9mm and 2 spare mags.
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I carry a full size 1911 with a 8 round magazine in a OWB holster

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I carry a full size 1911 in a custom cross-draw holster (very comfortable in the car).
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Ruger P-89DC (or P-90DC, depending on how I feel that day).
On off days I carry my Taurus PT140 Millenium G2. Again, depends on wardrobe and temperature/humidity.
Like the feel of steel on my hip....even though it's heavier.
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carlson1 wrote: Working into carrying my Browning Hi Power. Right belt and holster is all it takes.
I carried a BHP for years, and it feels the best in my hand and being so flat I found it easily concealable. I switched to Glock 19 when I had to have some repairs on the HP, and I like the no-manual-safety and finish of the Glock better. If I win a huge lotto, I'm having somebody design me a polymer & steel-with-durable-finish striker fired pistol in the form factor of a BHP, tho.
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Taurus PT100 .40 is my go to when attending largely attended public locations (malls, outdoor areas) using OWB leather holster CC under untucked shirt - conceals quite well with 15 deg. forward cant at 3. Otherwise, normal EDC PT740 Slim with extended mag. Both with two spare mags on off side or truck door pocket.

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When I am going somewhere with crowds or am out in the woods I carry my xdm 4.5 40 own in a wright leather works holster. Untucked Magellan fishing shirt covers it just fine. The extra 10 rounds over the LCP I carry to work make me feel a lot better in crowded areas.
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