Here's the issue: I'm a Sig guy. I love my Sigs. I train with a Sig P226 Mk25 and love it! Yeah, I have to de-cock after each drill, but I'm used to it.
I'm becoming a believer that I should generally train with what I intend to carry. Makes sense, right? Well, I have tried most ways to carry my Mk 25, and always end up REALLY uncomfortable. I'm talking bruised uncomfortable. My thigh has a big bruise from sitting with the muzzle jabbing into it, and my (ample) love handle has a couple of bruises that amazingly match perfectly the position of the Sig's hammer and tang. Imagine that.
I've tried several kinds of IWB and OWB holsters, and all have the same issue carrying at 3:00 -- when I sit down, I get jabbed.
If I push it back to 4:00, then the grip sticks out at a jaunty angle which makes it impossible to conceal.
I know that several of you carry full-size 1911s without complaint. How do you do it?
I can carry my Sig P938 MUCH more comfortably IWB, but it lacks the firepower and accuracy that I enjoy with the 226 and a couple of 18-round mags. And I can't even buy more mags from Sig for the 938 right now.
Not interested in a shoulder rig. Doesn't fit my lifestyle or training.
I have a Comp-Tac Minotaur and find the double-stack mag well too thick to be remotely comfortable.
I've tried a Remora and have the same issue. The gun's just too thick for IWB (for me.)
I'm just putting this out there as a feeler. If anyone has any suggestions other than, "Just suck it up, Cupcake. Bruises will heal. Besides, carrying a sidearm is meant to be comforting, NOT comfortable!" ... well, save it.
Seriously, if you successfully CC a larger-frame gun with an external hammer and other pointy parts, how do you do it? I'm pretty new at carrying, and I'd hate to think that I have to abandon my beautiful Sigs and switch to training with and carrying a G-L-O-C-K.
I'm becoming a believer that I should generally train with what I intend to carry. Makes sense, right? Well, I have tried most ways to carry my Mk 25, and always end up REALLY uncomfortable. I'm talking bruised uncomfortable. My thigh has a big bruise from sitting with the muzzle jabbing into it, and my (ample) love handle has a couple of bruises that amazingly match perfectly the position of the Sig's hammer and tang. Imagine that.
I've tried several kinds of IWB and OWB holsters, and all have the same issue carrying at 3:00 -- when I sit down, I get jabbed.
If I push it back to 4:00, then the grip sticks out at a jaunty angle which makes it impossible to conceal.
I know that several of you carry full-size 1911s without complaint. How do you do it?
I can carry my Sig P938 MUCH more comfortably IWB, but it lacks the firepower and accuracy that I enjoy with the 226 and a couple of 18-round mags. And I can't even buy more mags from Sig for the 938 right now.
Not interested in a shoulder rig. Doesn't fit my lifestyle or training.
I have a Comp-Tac Minotaur and find the double-stack mag well too thick to be remotely comfortable.
I've tried a Remora and have the same issue. The gun's just too thick for IWB (for me.)
I'm just putting this out there as a feeler. If anyone has any suggestions other than, "Just suck it up, Cupcake. Bruises will heal. Besides, carrying a sidearm is meant to be comforting, NOT comfortable!" ... well, save it.
Seriously, if you successfully CC a larger-frame gun with an external hammer and other pointy parts, how do you do it? I'm pretty new at carrying, and I'd hate to think that I have to abandon my beautiful Sigs and switch to training with and carrying a G-L-O-C-K.