Appendix Holster With Wedge

[Bikebreath]

I've been carrying for 8 months. I've gone from OWB at 3 & 4 o'clock, to IWB at 4 & 5 o'clock, to appendix. I tried appendix near the beginning of all this and ruled it out for the way it prints.

I've come back to appendix with the help of a video below from the Phlster Enigma people. I got the enigma for cycling and it just doesn't work. However, the video linked below gave me great help in finding appendix carry as my preferred way to carry. I like the gun in front of me where it's more in my control. I don't have to reach around anymore and up front feels like it's the best and fastest draw.

Yesterday I made a new and larger wedge. I've wanted to share this for some time and I hope it helps someone.

Some pictures of the new wedge with a $20 for scale.

 

[FrankZ]

That's a huge wedge.

 

[E.Shell]

That's a huge wedge.

That's what she said.

 

[Edwonbass]

I've tried a small soft foam wedge and it still seems like a lot. I've just been going with just the holster at about 1:30. Seems comfortable enough but prints depending on what I'm wearing. If I wear it lower and cinch the belt, it helps. I have a claw but just couldn't get along with it.

 

[outrider58]

That's a huge wedge.

Needs more dangle...

 

[Bikebreath]

I wore it today for 5 hours and I didn't notice it being too big. Prolly cause my Johnson is so yuge. Seriously, it was fine.

 

[Threeband]

Did it work the way you want it to? If it forces the grip tightly into your... midriff, does it interfere with your draw?

 

[FrankZ]

I wore it today for 5 hours and I didn't notice it being too big. Prolly cause my Johnson is so yuge. Seriously, it was fine.

Glad it worked out for you.

 

[Alan3413]

I parsed it as "holster with wedgie" and I thought to myself, "is that what they're calling 6 o'clock carry these days?"

 

[Biggfoot44]

I wore it today for 5 hours and I didn't notice it being too big. Prolly cause my Johnson is so yuge. Seriously, it was fine.

Eh . Back in the day , wore Airweight J Frame in ankle holster for 12- 15 hours , and more than once literally forgot it was there .

 

[Bikebreath]

Did it work the way you want it to? If it forces the grip tightly into your... midriff, does it interfere with your draw?

The last wedge was smaller and so this does force the grip and slide into my midriff more, which is working better than before.

It does not interfere with my draw.

 

[Bikebreath]

Eh . Back in the day , wore Airweight J Frame in ankle holster for 12- 15 hours , and more than once literally forgot it was there .

Maybe my smaller wedge prepared me for this larger one, but I do at times forget it’s there.

 

[3paul10]

Needs more dangle...

Lt. Dangle.

 

[Crosseye Dominant]

The Harry's holsters infiltrator and shorty holsters (which are really made by philster) can tip grip in with a much smaller wedge. This is due to how they angle the integral trigger guard ridge (that it uses instead of a wing). Highly recommend.

 

[alucard0822]

Have tried all sorts of things with AIWB rigs, but keep going back to the least bulk possible. The claw can help with larger pistols, pulling the grip in, and keeping it more stable, but even that can be annoying. Have tried wedges, but kinda like tyhe old Crossbreed style hybrid holsters they add do much bulk in the interest of comfort, they become uncomfortable I like simple Ulticlip holsters and small pistols being they work in athletic gear and don't require a belt, in the summer, my P365 with a flat mag is the largest pistol I carry, and if I plan on doing something like hiking/biking/kayaking I opt for a tiny CW380. In colder weather, or when doing something that requires cargo shorts/pants, I can carry the P365 or my larger XL version, but still opt for an AIWB holster with minimal bulk, and a single clip.

 

[Bikebreath]

The Harry's holsters infiltrator and shorty holsters (which are really made by philster) can tip grip in with a much smaller wedge. This is due to how they angle the integral trigger guard ridge (that it uses instead of a wing). Highly recommend.

I have the Blade-Tech appendix holster. I wore it for an hour again today with the monster wedge and it just fits my anatomy very well.

That looks like a Harry's holster in the video I posted above. I really wanted to stop buying holsters for the XDs, but hell, buying a Harry's will make it an even dozen. Why not?

 

[Bikebreath]

Have tried all sorts of things with AIWB rigs, but keep going back to the least bulk possible. The claw can help with larger pistols, pulling the grip in, and keeping it more stable, but even that can be annoying. Have tried wedges, but kinda like tyhe old Crossbreed style hybrid holsters they add do much bulk in the interest of comfort, they become uncomfortable I like simple Ulticlip holsters and small pistols being they work in athletic gear and don't require a belt, in the summer, my P365 with a flat mag is the largest pistol I carry, and if I plan on doing something like hiking/biking/kayaking I opt for a tiny CW380. In colder weather, or when doing something that requires cargo shorts/pants, I can carry the P365 or my larger XL version, but still opt for an AIWB holster with minimal bulk, and a single clip.

I was gung-ho to try the Phlster Enigma for cycling. Spent way too much time researching it and thought if it didn't work for cycling I'd find another use for it...that has turned out to be great in drawstring shorts where no belt is being used and your just walking in the neighborhoos. The holster I got for the Enigma was from the Holster Co., (imaginative name, sure to garner confidence), the Quick Ship Stealth - Phlster Enigma Compatible. I found that that particular holster works without the leg-leash around your neater regions, you can just pull the gun toward your strong side to get a good draw.

Back to the Enigma for cycling. Bend over a little to reach the handlebars and each pedal stroke/leg raise, moves the Enigma and it prints bad. Now I put on drawstring shorts over my bike shorts and pocket carry with a Alabama pocket holster.

 

[Crosseye Dominant]

I was gung-ho to try the Phlster Enigma for cycling. Spent way too much time researching it and thought if it didn't work for cycling I'd find another use for it...that has turned out to be great in drawstring shorts where no belt is being used and your just walking in the neighborhoos. The holster I got for the Enigma was from the Holster Co., (imaginative name, sure to garner confidence), the Quick Ship Stealth - Phlster Enigma Compatible. I found that that particular holster works without the leg-leash around your neater regions, you can just pull the gun toward your strong side to get a good draw.

Back to the Enigma for cycling. Bend over a little to reach the handlebars and each pedal stroke/leg raise, moves the Enigma and it prints bad. Now I put on drawstring shorts over my bike shorts and pocket carry with a Alabama pocket holster.

 

[Bikebreath]

That bike be BITCHIN'.

 

[outrider58]