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sluggermn · 05-17-2006, 04:33 AM

for those of you who carry your 1911 as a side arm on a daily basis what do you use for a holster?
Here is my situation.... I have a colt 1911 and I currently have one of those clips that go under the grip and along the slide so you dont need a holster (gangsta carry if you will lol ) and the problem I am having is it does move around some, for exampe getting in and out of the car ect. along with the movement I have been some what bothered by the hammer and slide lock digging into my back, is there a way to prevent that from happening?
I am determined that I am either going to solve the problem or develop some nasty callious over time from the damm hammer digging in to my lower back.
I am a large (fat) guy and I refuse to go out with out my colt so I need a iwb carry option that is more comfortable.
any suggestions??

thanks
slugger

45Smashemflat · 05-17-2006, 06:22 AM

My most common concealed carry with a 1911 is a Dillon CYA worn over the right rear pocket. Covers easy with a light jacket. Sits comfortably in a car. I also have a Galco paddle and a Yaqui slide that I use at times when concealment is not as key. The Dillon is not made anymore, but its a lot like the Galco SOB.

tex45acp · 05-17-2006, 09:55 AM

sluggermn,

I too am a larger than normal guy and the most comfortable IWB holster that I have ever worn is the Milt Sparks Versa Max 2. I have tried dozens of others and the VM2 does the job so well I hardly know I am carrying my Wilson Professional 1911.

Go here to look at it: http://www.miltsparks.com/VM-2.htm

Shooter45 · 05-17-2006, 09:58 AM

Check out the leather at www.wilsoncombat.com .

Wilson will let you wear the holster and if you don't like it , send it back.

Country101 · 05-17-2006, 12:34 PM

I wear the Milt Sparks Executive Companion. I wear it as often as I am not on school campus. It's really comfortable. For car trips, I generally dont hook my belt into the belt loop at 5 o'clock so that it will slide around more towards the front of the hip. Then it doesn't give me any problems at all in the car. Once I get out, just slide it back around to the position you want. Wont even have to adjust your belt if you suck in a little. It only gives me problems in certain seats and on longer trips. I highly recommend the holster.

berto64 · 05-17-2006, 01:42 PM

For my 1911 I use a lefthanded IWB holster in the small of my back where it is readily accesable to my right hand.

I also am a fat guy and it works good for me.

Sometimes I just stick it in my front pants pocket and wear a light jacket to cover whatever sticks out.

05-17-2006, 04:33 AM	#1
sluggermn V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: nw minnesota Posts: 467	ccw ? for those of you who carry your 1911 as a side arm on a daily basis what do you use for a holster? Here is my situation.... I have a colt 1911 and I currently have one of those clips that go under the grip and along the slide so you dont need a holster (gangsta carry if you will lol ) and the problem I am having is it does move around some, for exampe getting in and out of the car ect. along with the movement I have been some what bothered by the hammer and slide lock digging into my back, is there a way to prevent that from happening? I am determined that I am either going to solve the problem or develop some nasty callious over time from the damm hammer digging in to my lower back. I am a large (fat) guy and I refuse to go out with out my colt so I need a iwb carry option that is more comfortable. any suggestions?? thanks slugger __________________ If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." -- Samuel Adams "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tryants." (Thomas Jefferson http://giftsrollup.com/?id=slugger -->

05-17-2006, 06:22 AM	#2
45Smashemflat Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,494	Re: ccw ? My most common concealed carry with a 1911 is a Dillon CYA worn over the right rear pocket. Covers easy with a light jacket. Sits comfortably in a car. I also have a Galco paddle and a Yaqui slide that I use at times when concealment is not as key. The Dillon is not made anymore, but its a lot like the Galco SOB.

05-17-2006, 09:55 AM	#3
tex45acp V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 190	Re: ccw ? sluggermn, I too am a larger than normal guy and the most comfortable IWB holster that I have ever worn is the Milt Sparks Versa Max 2. I have tried dozens of others and the VM2 does the job so well I hardly know I am carrying my Wilson Professional 1911. Go here to look at it: http://www.miltsparks.com/VM-2.htm __________________ *The only thing needed for evil to exist......is for good men to stand by and do nothing!!!*

05-17-2006, 09:58 AM	#4
Shooter45 Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Contributor Posts: 8,752	Re: ccw ? Check out the leather at www.wilsoncombat.com . Wilson will let you wear the holster and if you don't like it , send it back.

05-17-2006, 12:34 PM	#5
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,028	Re: ccw ? I wear the Milt Sparks Executive Companion. I wear it as often as I am not on school campus. It's really comfortable. For car trips, I generally dont hook my belt into the belt loop at 5 o'clock so that it will slide around more towards the front of the hip. Then it doesn't give me any problems at all in the car. Once I get out, just slide it back around to the position you want. Wont even have to adjust your belt if you suck in a little. It only gives me problems in certain seats and on longer trips. I highly recommend the holster. __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

05-17-2006, 01:42 PM	#6
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,388	Re: ccw ? For my 1911 I use a lefthanded IWB holster in the small of my back where it is readily accesable to my right hand. I also am a fat guy and it works good for me. Sometimes I just stick it in my front pants pocket and wear a light jacket to cover whatever sticks out. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God. Last edited by berto64; 05-17-2006 at 01:44 PM..