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Re: IWB FreeMe #18454021 05/27/23
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,326 Tropical Alaska P pabucktail Campfire Tracker
pabucktail Campfire Tracker P Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,326 Tropical Alaska	Originally Posted by FreeMe Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush I use Milt Sparks IWBs and have for 30 years. Still have not worn one out, in spite of lots of use. I have multiple different example such as the Versa Max, Summer Specials, and a couple I don't recall the names. They all work well, but I find myself using and preferential to the old school Summer Special versions. I even picked one up for a 4" N Frame .44, which works rather well if you wear the proper pants and belt. This one is from 1991: The punchline is that they are excellent holsters, worth waiting a little longer for, since they will last longer than you will. If you are really going to carry a gun for hours on end, day after day, spending a little extra and getting a great holster instead of a mediocre one is a very smart thing to do. Otherwise it will end up in a box and you be back to looking at holsters in a few months. Been using the same VMII for more than a couple decades now. I wonder if they're making it optics friendly now? Indeed they are. My latest VMII is for a G48 with a holosun.

GB1

Re: IWB Dillonbuck #18454107 05/27/23
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,673 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,673 USA	Originally Posted by Dillonbuck Since you all are backward anyway,😇 why not put your belt on the opposite way? Damn, I was just about to type the same thing. Wear it upside down and backwards.

Re: IWB JOG #18454571 05/27/23
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,253 ___ is what America was FreeMe Campfire Outfitter
FreeMe Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,253 ___ is what America was	Originally Posted by JOG Originally Posted by FreeMe Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye Originally Posted by FreeMe Oh - clips. They generally suck. It ain't that hard to thread a good belt through loops/slots. All the clips I've tried either don't hold well or are just as much a bother to apply. The IWB holster I've been using exclusively for the last ten years or so has been the El Paso Saddlery C-Force, and it has a single snap on loop. It uses a high quality snap, so it has never come undone on me while wearing it, and is no problem snapping on or off the belt. No need to thread the belt through the loops, although that's how I used to roll when I used Milt Sparks IWB holsters, and it was no big deal doing that, either. Snap loops are great. But I find myself just leaving them snapped most of the time. Spoken like a right-hander. Try to thread a tight holster the long way around. I was a lefty for a while. And I have one belt that works best in reverse. If you practice POGO it's easiest to put it all together before you put on the pants. I usually do that the night before. Lunatic fringe....we all know you're out there.

Re: IWB Dillonbuck #18456315 05/27/23
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida deflave Campfire Sage
deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida	Jesus [bleep] Christ. You either wanna wear IWB or you don't. If you do, leather or Kydex matters not. The vast majority of people carrying today are wearing Kydex. For good reason. Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

Re: IWB deflave #18456392 05/28/23
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 5,203 Slavek Campfire Tracker
Slavek Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 5,203	Originally Posted by deflave Jesus [bleep] Christ. You either wanna wear IWB or you don't. If you do, leather or Kydex matters not. The vast majority of people carrying today are wearing Kydex. For good reason. Be kind to obese people, for them IWB vs. OWB is not easy decision to make. Luckily Safariland makes a holster suitable for fat people. Google Safariland 18 IWB. This will not shift regardless of belt vs. loop fit and you will not have to wear your belt very tight to prevent gun holster shifting, this should help a lot for those with Michalin Man bodies.

IC B2

Re: IWB Slavek #18456512 05/28/23
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida deflave Campfire Sage
deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida	Originally Posted by Slavek Originally Posted by deflave Jesus [bleep] Christ. You either wanna wear IWB or you don't. If you do, leather or Kydex matters not. The vast majority of people carrying today are wearing Kydex. For good reason. Be kind to obese people, for them IWB vs. OWB is not easy decision to make. Luckily Safariland makes a holster suitable for fat people. Google Safariland 18 IWB. This will not shift regardless of belt vs. loop fit and you will not have to wear your belt very tight to prevent gun holster shifting, this should help a lot for those with Michalin Man bodies. Sure thing, Pollock. LOL Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

Re: IWB deflave #18456642 05/28/23
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,673 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,673 USA	Originally Posted by deflave Jesus [bleep] Christ. You either wanna wear IWB or you don't. If you do, leather or Kydex matters not. The vast majority of people carrying today are wearing Kydex. For good reason. The only thing I like about Kydex is that reassuring click when you seat the handgun fully into it. Welcome back.

Re: IWB Dillonbuck #18456690 05/28/23
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 2,559 Ohio HeavyLoad Campfire Regular
HeavyLoad Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 2,559 Ohio	I use this model for all my small carry guns. https://www.donhume.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67_352_106&products_id=828 The clip is strong, leather is thin and it stays in place. Easy on and off. And they are running a Memorial Day sale.

Re: IWB Dillonbuck #18456726 05/28/23
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,478 NC - work / SC - play S ShortMagFan Campfire Tracker
ShortMagFan Campfire Tracker S Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,478 NC - work / SC - play	I have a p365. Picked up a raven vanguard holster for it. Replaced the oem holster clip with an ulticlip and it works great for me. Personally I like the minimalist holster design

Re: IWB pabucktail #18456821 05/28/23
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,253 ___ is what America was FreeMe Campfire Outfitter
FreeMe Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,253 ___ is what America was	Originally Posted by pabucktail Originally Posted by FreeMe Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush I use Milt Sparks IWBs and have for 30 years. Still have not worn one out, in spite of lots of use. I have multiple different example such as the Versa Max, Summer Specials, and a couple I don't recall the names. They all work well, but I find myself using and preferential to the old school Summer Special versions. I even picked one up for a 4" N Frame .44, which works rather well if you wear the proper pants and belt. This one is from 1991: The punchline is that they are excellent holsters, worth waiting a little longer for, since they will last longer than you will. If you are really going to carry a gun for hours on end, day after day, spending a little extra and getting a great holster instead of a mediocre one is a very smart thing to do. Otherwise it will end up in a box and you be back to looking at holsters in a few months. Been using the same VMII for more than a couple decades now. I wonder if they're making it optics friendly now? Indeed they are. My latest VMII is for a G48 with a holosun. Good to know. That sure makes things easy for me. Lunatic fringe....we all know you're out there.

IC B3

Re: IWB The_Real_Hawkeye #18456859 05/28/23
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 13,546 Minnesota JOG Campfire Outfitter
JOG Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 13,546 Minnesota	Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye The only thing I like about Kydex is that reassuring click when you seat the handgun fully into it. Leather holsters with an inner synthetic doodad that 'clicks' over the trigger guard are getting more common in OWB, IWB with something similar are probably out there. Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense. Robert Frost

Re: IWB JOG #18456993 05/28/23
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,673 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,673 USA	Originally Posted by JOG Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye The only thing I like about Kydex is that reassuring click when you seat the handgun fully into it. Leather holsters with an inner synthetic doodad that 'clicks' over the trigger guard are getting more common in OWB, IWB with something similar are probably out there. Cool.

Re: IWB Dillonbuck #18457042 05/28/23
Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 103 Middle Georgia F Flashdog Campfire Member
Flashdog Campfire Member F Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 103 Middle Georgia	“Wifebeater” type undershirts are your friend when carrying IWB under a T-shirt or Polo. You can leave the shirt untucked yet keep something between the holster and your skin. I think I got this from TRH.

Re: IWB Flashdog #18457163 05/28/23
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,673 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage
The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,673 USA	Originally Posted by Flashdog “Wifebeater” type undershirts are your friend when carrying IWB under a T-shirt or Polo. You can leave the shirt untucked yet keep something between the holster and your skin. I think I got this from TRH. Yep. Wifebeaters have been worn by me since I started carrying IWB.

Re: IWB deflave #18457320 05/28/23
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,796 Clinging to our God and Guns Dillonbuck OP Campfire Ranger
OP Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,796 Clinging to our God and Guns	Originally Posted by deflave Jesus [bleep] Christ. You either wanna wear IWB or you don't. If you do, leather or Kydex matters not. The vast majority of people carrying today are wearing Kydex. For good reason. Agree 100%. And am glad you jumped in. You have mentioned holsters before, I was staring at the pretty girl two pews up, and not paying enough attention. My questions were just that. Don't really care about the material, just want a gun holder that works well. And isn't miserable. What do you like, and why. Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!

Re: IWB Dillonbuck #18457404 05/28/23
Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 3,615 PNW G Gooch_McGrundle Campfire Tracker
Gooch_McGrundle Campfire Tracker G Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 3,615 PNW	I use this combo for all my IWB carry. Made by a company called Cascadia Concealment. Hiding a full size gun is no problem.

Re: IWB Dillonbuck #18458546 05/28/23
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,805 The Palmetto State C cra1948 Campfire Outfitter
cra1948 Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,805 The Palmetto State	I have been using am IWB holster by UM Tactical for my 365 for about 3 1/2 years now, almost every day. I like it a lot. I had a lot of reservations about a "plastic" holster, also about a clip on, but as long as I am wearing my usual 1 1/2" heavy leather belt, the clip snaps on and stays on, solid and stable. I like this holster enough I've thought about getting another, just in case they discontinue it. This is it: https://palmettostatearmory.com/um-tactical-iwb-sig-sauer-p365-holster.html Mathew 22: 37-39

Re: IWB cra1948 #18458728 05/28/23
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,796 Clinging to our God and Guns Dillonbuck OP Campfire Ranger
OP Dillonbuck Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 21,796 Clinging to our God and Guns	Originally Posted by cra1948 I have been using am IWB holster by UM Tactical for my 365 for about 3 1/2 years now, almost every day. I like it a lot. I had a lot of reservations about a "plastic" holster, also about a clip on, but as long as I am wearing my usual 1 1/2" heavy leather belt, the clip snaps on and stays on, solid and stable. I like this holster enough I've thought about getting another, just in case they discontinue it. This is it: https://palmettostatearmory.com/um-tactical-iwb-sig-sauer-p365-holster.html Palmetto is out. Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!

Re: IWB Dillonbuck #18458827 05/28/23
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida deflave Campfire Sage
deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 South Florida	Originally Posted by Dillonbuck Originally Posted by deflave Jesus [bleep] Christ. You either wanna wear IWB or you don't. If you do, leather or Kydex matters not. The vast majority of people carrying today are wearing Kydex. For good reason. Agree 100%. And am glad you jumped in. You have mentioned holsters before, I was staring at the pretty girl two pews up, and not paying enough attention. My questions were just that. Don't really care about the material, just want a gun holder that works well. And isn't miserable. What do you like, and why. CompTac or Black Scorpion is tough to beat. Anything T-Rex Arms is gonna be tough to not love. Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

Re: IWB deflave #18459392 05/29/23
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,207 PA. P Pat85 Campfire Outfitter
Pat85 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,207 PA.	Originally Posted by deflave Originally Posted by Dillonbuck Originally Posted by deflave Jesus [bleep] Christ. You either wanna wear IWB or you don't. If you do, leather or Kydex matters not. The vast majority of people carrying today are wearing Kydex. For good reason. Agree 100%. And am glad you jumped in. You have mentioned holsters before, I was staring at the pretty girl two pews up, and not paying enough attention. My questions were just that. Don't really care about the material, just want a gun holder that works well. And isn't miserable. What do you like, and why. CompTac or Black Scorpion is tough to beat. Anything T-Rex Arms is gonna be tough to not love. Any experience with Tier 1 concealed for IWB or appendix carry for that matter? Last edited by Pat85; 05/29/23.

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