Holsters iwb-owb - The Firearms Forum

Mr. Al · 03-08-2011, 09:30 AM

I just ordered a owb holster. the problem is I'm tall with a bit of a belly so my pants are worn a little low. I need a long shirt to conceal properly. I might change holsters to iwb. Now if dress pants are to tight could I wear the iwb outside using the metal clip between the pants and belt?

Helix_FR · 03-08-2011, 10:02 AM

As long as it stays concealed then you can wear it any way you can. What gun? maybe we could help with a good IWB that works either way.

Alpo · 03-08-2011, 10:30 AM

That wouldn't work. An IWB is designed to go inside the pants, with a clip to keep it from sliding down. So an IWB for a right/hand carry will have the clip on the RIGHT side. And OWB holster has the clip/belt loop on the opposite side. For a right/hand carry, it will be on the LEFT side of the holster. If you wish to take your R/H IWB and wear it outside your pants, you will either need to wear it backwards (cavalry draw) or on the LEFT side.

Second problem is that IWB holsters, since they are designed to have your waistband/belt helping to hold the gun in place, have very little security, and if they are worn on the outside of the pants, can lose the gun fairly easily.

Now, you said "putting the clip between the pants and the belt". If, instead, you wore the holster outside the pants, but underneath the belt, with the clip outside the belt, then it would be on the correct side, and the belt would help with security. That would probably work.

Mr. Al · 03-09-2011, 09:51 AM

I have two guns FN-9 and a Glock 27. The FN was hard to find but I did find one at Highnoon in Florida.

Helix_FR · 03-09-2011, 09:58 AM

Try a Cross Breed super tuck on the glock. You can set the clips high enough that the bulk of the gun is below the waist line anyway. Thats how my 642 was with my Don Hume Holster. If the pants were a tighter fit, no way they would buckle but with the supertuck it holds the cylinder below the waist line and belt so only the handle adds any thickness but it will still draw clean bc of the polymer mold on the holster. .

carver · 03-09-2011, 12:28 PM

I personally can't stand anything between my pants, and my body. I use a Yaqui style holster (OWB), a belt slide. It keeps the bulk of the gun above the belt. I also buy shirts that are a size large, or have a very long tail on them. Try the big and tall shop.

martinclaybold · 03-16-2011, 09:33 PM

I would suggest you Beretta Holsters. I got a very good bargain at GunHolsterPro.com. Why don't you too try up there. I'm sure you'll find something meeting your requirements.

03-08-2011, 09:30 AM	#1
Mr. Al Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 14	Holsters iwb-owb I just ordered a owb holster. the problem is I'm tall with a bit of a belly so my pants are worn a little low. I need a long shirt to conceal properly. I might change holsters to iwb. Now if dress pants are to tight could I wear the iwb outside using the metal clip between the pants and belt? -->

03-08-2011, 10:02 AM	#2
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,625	Re: Holsters iwb-owb As long as it stays concealed then you can wear it any way you can. What gun? maybe we could help with a good IWB that works either way. __________________ Only cowards shoot with their eyes closed.... helixgunsmith.com

03-08-2011, 10:30 AM	#3
Alpo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Florida Posts: 8,662	Re: Holsters iwb-owb That wouldn't work. An IWB is designed to go inside the pants, with a clip to keep it from sliding down. So an IWB for a right/hand carry will have the clip on the RIGHT side. And OWB holster has the clip/belt loop on the opposite side. For a right/hand carry, it will be on the LEFT side of the holster. If you wish to take your R/H IWB and wear it outside your pants, you will either need to wear it backwards (cavalry draw) or on the LEFT side. Second problem is that IWB holsters, since they are designed to have your waistband/belt helping to hold the gun in place, have very little security, and if they are worn on the outside of the pants, can lose the gun fairly easily. Now, you said "putting the clip between the pants and the belt". If, instead, you wore the holster outside the pants, but underneath the belt, with the clip outside the belt, then it would be on the correct side, and the belt would help with security. That would probably work. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy, and taste good with catsup - George of Lod, Year of Our Lord 297 I always take precautions. Beware the Evil Bullet Fairies.

03-09-2011, 09:51 AM	#4
Mr. Al Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 14	Re: Holsters iwb-owb I have two guns FN-9 and a Glock 27. The FN was hard to find but I did find one at Highnoon in Florida.

03-09-2011, 09:58 AM	#5
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,625	Re: Holsters iwb-owb Try a Cross Breed super tuck on the glock. You can set the clips high enough that the bulk of the gun is below the waist line anyway. Thats how my 642 was with my Don Hume Holster. If the pants were a tighter fit, no way they would buckle but with the supertuck it holds the cylinder below the waist line and belt so only the handle adds any thickness but it will still draw clean bc of the polymer mold on the holster. . __________________ Only cowards shoot with their eyes closed.... helixgunsmith.com

03-09-2011, 12:28 PM	#6
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,266	Re: Holsters iwb-owb I personally can't stand anything between my pants, and my body. I use a Yaqui style holster (OWB), a belt slide. It keeps the bulk of the gun above the belt. I also buy shirts that are a size large, or have a very long tail on them. Try the big and tall shop. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

03-16-2011, 09:33 PM	#7
martinclaybold Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3	Re: Holsters iwb-owb I would suggest you Beretta Holsters. I got a very good bargain at GunHolsterPro.com. Why don't you too try up there. I'm sure you'll find something meeting your requirements. __________________ Gun Holsters