AIWB users?

Shadowrider · Feb 10, 2016

Jedabug92 said:
How is it easier with a full than a compact? Seems counter-intuitive

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Aside from the flipping, it puts the end of the holster farther down. Down far enough to not dig into you when you sit down. His wedges also do a good job of pivoting the grip into you and helps quite a bit with concealment. The extra length also helps that.

english kanigit · Feb 20, 2016

Finding a solution that works for AIWB is like an algebra problem where the variables are that of the gun, the persons build and the holster used. There's a solution out there for almost anybody but you've got to find the right mix and these variables change between people, guns and holsters. Like many things though there are a few solutions that work adequately well for a large cross section of folks. For example I regularly used the Vanguard2 and the Keeper. I'm 6'1" and now I'm noticeably chubbier than I used to be... funny enough this makes it easier to conceal with AIWB carry.

I've carried and trained with AIWB for a number of years now. I used to test new iterations and designs for Mr Keepers as well. In my old job as a utility surveyor I used to walk an average of 12 miles a day, drive for 4-5 hours and also have to regularly crawl into underground vaults and manholes for accessing fiber optic nodes and telephone cables. In addition to this I used this same holster with a ubiquitous Glock 19 during the same job accessing telecommunications rooms in places that were very much NPEs. I wore a version of the Keeper during all of this for 2.5 years.

I have a G19 Keeper and also a G17 Keeper. The latter is typically more comfortable and more stable. What you'll find is that long (i.e.- normal/duty) size guns are typically easier to carry concealed. The reason is that the slide is longer and it helps, with a properly designed holster, to anchor itself in your pants. This is especially true of AIWB. The keeper can also be further adjusted with the addition of foam wedges to the bottom of the holster to tip the top and the butt of the gun further into your body.

This is one of the older variants of the Keeper immediately following Craig Douglas' ECQC class in Chandler several years ago. The cool thing about the Keeper is that it's had continual development and refinement over the years; everything about this holster is designed around concealing it effectively, and, more importantly, retaining the blaster in a fight over the gun. These are extremely durable holsters.

This is a G19 in the G17 Keeper holster. This is the best all-around for the glocks and it is the one I would suggest unless you have and regularly carry a G34/35 length gun.

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Burk Cornelius · Feb 20, 2016

Here is a review of a Keepers holster I did. They are worth the wait

Keepers Concealment AIWB holster Review http://okiesurveyor.blogspot.com/2015/10/keepers-concealment-aiwb-holster-review.html

I also carry a full size 1911 in one

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Jedabug92 · Feb 20, 2016

So I do appreciate absolutely everything yall have offered up. Have yall tried something like these?

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Burk Cornelius · Feb 20, 2016

english kanigit said:
Ek

Had you been farming or something?

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technetium-99m · Feb 20, 2016

He must cultivate the beard.

henschman · Feb 21, 2016

More likely rolling around in the dirt doing force on force training, since he said it was taken after an ECQC class.

A friend from my combatives class just got one of those T. Rex Arms (lol at that name) AIWB holsters (without the side car magazine) that he carries a Glock 21 in. It looks like a really nice holster. The "raptor claw" feature on that holster is a really simple and effective way of accomplishing the same thing the concealment wedge does on the J.M. Custom Kydex holster, or the foam wedges on the Keepers... i.e. angling the grip of the gun tight against your body. This is a fairly small dude, but that full size double stack .45 disappears on him under a T shirt.

I was impressed enough that I will probably go with the T. Rex over the J.M. if I need an AIWB holster for another gun in the future.

firefighterguy · Feb 21, 2016

Jedabug92 said:
So I do appreciate absolutely everything yall have offered up. Have yall tried something like these?

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That looks terrible for aiwb carry. Having the mag attached and the holster being so wide it would be very difficult to also make the grip tuck in towards your hip. It's so much bulk it would look like I tucked a couple bricks in my pants.

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Eagle Eye · Mar 14, 2016

henschman said:
More likely rolling around in the dirt doing force on force training, since he said it was taken after an ECQC class.

A friend from my combatives class just got one of those T. Rex Arms (lol at that name) AIWB holsters (without the side car magazine) that he carries a Glock 21 in. It looks like a really nice holster. The "raptor claw" feature on that holster is a really simple and effective way of accomplishing the same thing the concealment wedge does on the J.M. Custom Kydex holster, or the foam wedges on the Keepers... i.e. angling the grip of the gun tight against your body. This is a fairly small dude, but that full size double stack .45 disappears on him under a T shirt.

I was impressed enough that I will probably go with the T. Rex over the J.M. if I need an AIWB holster for another gun in the future.

About those JM AIWB holster. Do you prefer neoprene sponge wedge OR the extra tuck option? Seems like they have the same purpose. Is one more effective than the other?

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