Drawing (pistol) from iwb

[ubet]

I have a question, my concealed carry is a p220carry, and I use a milt sparks vm2 with the tuckable clips. I have always practiced clearing my shirt with my strong arm, and drawing with the same arm. Or is it better to clear the shirt with the weak arm (left arm for me) or not? Got to wondering about this... thanks.

 

[treebasher]

Re: Drawing (pistol) from iwb

I practice both.

Clearing your shirt with your support hand seems to be quicker and less likely to leave clothing in the way of your draw stroke.

But I also practice clearing and drawing with only my strong hand. This is important if you are holding something or using your support arm and it is not available to clear your shirt. In reality, I am willing to bet that this is the technique you will end up using when rubber meets the pavement...

YMMV

 

[Powder_Burns]

Re: Drawing (pistol) from iwb

Use your thumb to lift your shirt as you draw. Works for me anyway..

 

[ubet]

Re: Drawing (pistol) from iwb

Thanks for the comments.

I have tried with my weak hand, and it feels awkward. I keep my shirts tucked, it drives me insane to have a shirt out of the pants. But I know its tougher to get to the pistol like this.

How do you use your thumb to lift your shirt, is it tucked or untucked?

 

[Insayn]

Re: Drawing (pistol) from iwb

Where are you wearing the holster? In a dignatary protection course we cleared the shirt with our off hand when worn in the 1 and 3 o'clock position. While your off hand is pulling the shirt up, the shooting hand is going the opposite direction and obtaining your grip and breaking retention if applicable. The off hand holds the shirt out of the way until the draw is complete to prevent snags and marries up with the shooting hand near the upper abdominal area as you are punching out to the sights position.

For button up, untucked shirts a heavy object is sewn on the gun side bottom flap or placed in a pocket to help the shooting hand swing the clothing away.

 

[Graham]

Re: Drawing (pistol) from iwb

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Insayn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">For button up, untucked shirts a heavy object is sewn on the gun side bottom flap or placed in a pocket to help the shooting hand swing the clothing away. </div></div>I am not a fan of the heavy object idea: It delays the draw and causes the garment to bend around the object, thus keeping the article of clothing in the way of the drawing hand.

 

[9H_Cracka]

Re: Drawing (pistol) from iwb

Get a blue gun and practice your draws with a buddy trying to assault you/take it away from you as you draw.

Your perspective on this subject will be massively altered.

 

[ubet]

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Insayn, I wear it just a hair beyone 3oclock, button up shirt, tucked in.

9h, I would do that in a heartbeat, but no one I know around here would participate in something like that if asked. I tell someone I have a ccw permit and they look at me like I have a dick coming out of my forehead. I live in a rural area, where the biggest crime is poaching, or the indians over at the rez smokin meth.

 

[Insayn]

Re: Drawing (pistol) from iwb

I wear mine IWB at 1 o'clock and always wear an untucked t-shirt. No button up shirts for me, but the principle is the same. Off hand clears the clothing out of the way while shooting hand establishes the grip.
As for the object it was nothing more than a washer or fishing weight sewn into or next to the seem or a challenge coin in a pocket. When they demonstrated it they were able to clear the shirt out of the way with a flick of the wrist and fingers, throwing the shirt and object to 4-5 o'clock area. The lowest button on the shirt was unbuttoned. Granted these are for untucked button up shirts.
Whatever you decide to do requires practice to instill it into your muscle memory. With practice comes speed, with speed comes accuracy. Just because someone obtains a CCW/CHL doesn't mean they are proficient.

 

[ubet]

Re: Drawing (pistol) from iwb

I just tried it at the 1oclock, and wow, its A LOT easier to access, but it seems I know have one hell of a bulge right there, and it sure as hell at my dick... the grip is printing too, but this is with a white tshirt tucked, I will try it with other things though. Lot more comfortable their than at 3oclock

 

[Insayn]

Re: Drawing (pistol) from iwb

There are a lot of factors when concealing such as one's build, weapon type/size, carry method, clothing and how hard is the public looking. In reality I feel the only one's that really scan other people for weapons are police and other CCW/CHL carriers. Not only for printing of weapons but the mannerisms of a person carrying. We tend to index it, touch it, bump it...whatever, to reassure us that it is still there even though we know its there.
I carry at 1 o'clock out of comfort, its easily and quickly accessible and I can suck in my stomach a little to make space for a faster and easier grip.