G19 too big for ccw looking for other options - Page 2

baddarryl · January 19, 2013, 06:57 PM

Also consider the fact that people carry so much crap on their belts that no one even thinks about what is under there. That is what I have summed. Kinda like when I used to be a pot smoker. I figured every cop in the world could see a 1/4 bag down my pants. Now that I am not concerned anymore I realize I could probably could have carried a pound!

Another thing about the 19. I do not like carrying extra mags and the 19 helps me not to have to (i know there are arguments for that too

). Some thing like a single stack 9 would force that.

HKFan9 · January 20, 2013, 12:51 PM

I carry a SA XDS .45 now, but I also have a Glock 19 I carry. I carry it OWB but you said it was not an option for you. Try changing your carry position as well, sometimes with a bigger gun, I carry them over my back right pocket.

In all honest the XDS and the Glock 19 are much easier than the 1911 I used to carry. Sometimes I still carry a 1911, but the XDS is much easier.

happyguy · January 20, 2013, 04:19 PM

It sounds to me like your holster is more of a problem than your gun.

January 20, 2013, 04:19 PM	#28
happyguy Member Join Date: May 5, 2006 Posts: 65	It sounds to me like your holster is more of a problem than your gun. __________________ "Hope" is not a strategy!

January 19, 2013, 06:57 PM	#26
baddarryl Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2011 Location: Cape Fear! Posts: 1,683	Also consider the fact that people carry so much crap on their belts that no one even thinks about what is under there. That is what I have summed. Kinda like when I used to be a pot smoker. I figured every cop in the world could see a 1/4 bag down my pants. Now that I am not concerned anymore I realize I could probably could have carried a pound! Another thing about the 19. I do not like carrying extra mags and the 19 helps me not to have to (i know there are arguments for that too ). Some thing like a single stack 9 would force that.

January 20, 2013, 12:51 PM	#27
HKFan9 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2008 Posts: 3,057	I carry a SA XDS .45 now, but I also have a Glock 19 I carry. I carry it OWB but you said it was not an option for you. Try changing your carry position as well, sometimes with a bigger gun, I carry them over my back right pocket. In all honest the XDS and the Glock 19 are much easier than the 1911 I used to carry. Sometimes I still carry a 1911, but the XDS is much easier.