I have to admit, though, I wouldn't appendix-carry an auto

by FOG, Sunday, May 12, 2013, 03:14 (4158 days ago) @ FOG
edited by FOG, Sunday, May 12, 2013, 05:38

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Not so much for 'safety' reasons, but more because I can't think of any semi-auto that would work for appendix carry that I would *want* to carry.

The only gun that makes sense to me for appendix carry is an Airweight or AirLite J-frame, preferably in .38 Special. Some may prefer the .357, and for those who can handle it, more power to them.

Literally.

I personally don't trust small auto pistols, and I think the current crop of 'sub-pocket' .380s represent a ballistic pipe dream. I certainly wouldn't want to get shot with one, but they're barely equivalent to the old Winchester Silvertip out of the longer barrels of PPKs and larger pistols from that era.

They used to say such a setup was the 'bare minimum' acceptable for self-defense, but I never bought into it, and to this day I'd rather use a .38 Special J-frame than any .380 ever made.

Now there are a few really tiny 9s on the market, some with 'good' reputations such as the Rohrbaugh, but I have trouble seeing the point. Basically, I still don't trust them, and I think a small revolver is a better, more reliable choice.

During my Glock period, my favorite was the 9-mm sub-compact G26, but it never entered my mind to appendix-carry that gun. Even if it had, I don't think it would be any easier to carry in that mode than a much larger gun.

I see where they are building holsters nowadays that supposedly facilitate carrying guns as big as a full-size Goverment Model in the appendix position, but I can only speculate that it must be some pretty tall people buying them. I'm not exactly short, but I could never do it, no matter how good the holster might be.

It might still be 'fast' and all that other warm-and-fuzzy stuff they say about appendix carry − like it's probably the most discreet but still practical carry position out there − but I'm sure it would only 'backfire' on me.

No pun intended.

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