Higgins909
Active Member
I guess I'm here to talk about appendix carry and what I do and don't like and what ya'll do and think about what I do. So pretty much the one and only gun that I've really carried the last 2 years is a Taurus 605. It's 5rnd .357 with a Hogue grip in some cheap soft leather amazon holster. It is super comfortable and I forget about it. It moves with me, not against me. I carry it right about 12:30. Just to the right of the zipper, so I can still pee without undoing everything and the barrel doesn't hit my leg when I sit. Thing is, I hate the gun. .38 special isn't too bad in it, but .357 is just brutal, which I decided to carry... The trigger is very long and heavy and pinches my finger. The gun is so hard to get a grip on with 2 hands. I have no idea if I could shoot it one handed.
I have a M&P Bodyguard .380 but it's failed my little test before using for CC, 2 times. (light primer strike) I think it also pinched my finger and for sure was very hard to get a grip on. Since it's hammer fired, it would be a gun I would consider carrying, but it's got the same problems as the 605 and then failed my test 2 times. As the title says, I really don't like the idea of carrying a firearm that isn't hammer fired. I think I rule out SA hammer fired as well. I'm not sure if this is something I can learn to get over or not.
I've wasted too much money buying guns and holsters and them not working for me. Every setup I've tried in the 3-4 o clock area, moved against me and was very uncomfortable. I've carried my G17 appendix at every once in a while to remind myself why I don't do it... I like that the barrel is on my junk and not pointed at my junk, but I could probably get a G34 and it would go past my junk and not be a problem if I sit down. But the grip is a bit long. ...If I could get a G34 slide on a G19 frame, lol. But the problem I've noticed when appendix carrying a semi-auto is that the beavertail/back of slide jab up into my abdomen when I bend over and go to sit into my car.
I really want a setup that is comfortable and something I can actually shoot. But that is hammer fired? or maybe a way to get over my kinda trust issues of "if" my gun goes off, so does my junk/leg? I'm not quite sure how to explain it, but I guess because it has a long trigger pull and a hammer, it's harder to pull the trigger all the way and I could possibly feel the hammer going up and stop it.
Thanks,
Higgins909
I have a M&P Bodyguard .380 but it's failed my little test before using for CC, 2 times. (light primer strike) I think it also pinched my finger and for sure was very hard to get a grip on. Since it's hammer fired, it would be a gun I would consider carrying, but it's got the same problems as the 605 and then failed my test 2 times. As the title says, I really don't like the idea of carrying a firearm that isn't hammer fired. I think I rule out SA hammer fired as well. I'm not sure if this is something I can learn to get over or not.
I've wasted too much money buying guns and holsters and them not working for me. Every setup I've tried in the 3-4 o clock area, moved against me and was very uncomfortable. I've carried my G17 appendix at every once in a while to remind myself why I don't do it... I like that the barrel is on my junk and not pointed at my junk, but I could probably get a G34 and it would go past my junk and not be a problem if I sit down. But the grip is a bit long. ...If I could get a G34 slide on a G19 frame, lol. But the problem I've noticed when appendix carrying a semi-auto is that the beavertail/back of slide jab up into my abdomen when I bend over and go to sit into my car.
I really want a setup that is comfortable and something I can actually shoot. But that is hammer fired? or maybe a way to get over my kinda trust issues of "if" my gun goes off, so does my junk/leg? I'm not quite sure how to explain it, but I guess because it has a long trigger pull and a hammer, it's harder to pull the trigger all the way and I could possibly feel the hammer going up and stop it.
Thanks,
Higgins909