{"id":4806,"date":"2016-04-21T18:51:58","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T22:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/?p=4806"},"modified":"2017-12-16T16:59:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T21:59:11","slug":"carry-appendix-inside-waistband-aiwb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/carry-appendix-inside-waistband-aiwb\/","title":{"rendered":"Appendix Carry (AIWB) Basics: Keep it Secret. Keep it Safe."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Appendix Inside the Waistband (AIWB) carry has been a steadily growing trend in the concealed carry world for several years now. It&#8217;s been derided by some as a fad, but it doesn&#8217;t look like we can expect appendix\u00a0carry to go anywhere for a long time. The biggest problem with AIWB right now is the\u00a0<em>staggering<\/em> amount of misinformation being spread about the topic, even from some respected industry experts who normally give reliable advice. I&#8217;m personally a big fan of AIWB, and even though I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s for everybody, if you&#8217;re\u00a0serious about concealed carry, you should take a few minutes to understand the pros and cons, and how appendix carry can be done safely. I&#8217;ve done my best to condense the basics of AIWB into one quick video&#8230;<\/p> <h2><strong>The Basics of Appendix Carry<\/strong><\/h2> <p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gD1-cmqdXWA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><br \/> Full transcript below:<\/p> <p><em>&#8212;<\/em><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pretty much every day for about the last six years, I\u2019ve carried a handgun on my belt right here at the 1 o\u2019clock position, also called\u00a0Appendix Inside the Waistband carry or AIWB. There\u2019s been a lot of\u00a0controversy about\u00a0this method of concealed carry, and that\u2019s because it\u2019s been really\u00a0misunderstood both by its critics and by a lot of the people who choose to carry this way.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appendix carry is nothing new. It\u2019s actually been around for centuries, but it\u2019s gained popularity in recent years which I believe has a lot to do with the influence of the firearms instructor Todd Green.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Todd actually passed away last month after a long fight with cancer. And unfortunately, I never actually to\u00a0meet Todd in person or take any of his classes before stopped\u00a0teaching, but even so, he\u2019s the one guy who probably more than anybody else has had the most influence on my development as a shooter. And not just the way I carry a gun, but my whole approach to thinking\u00a0about self-defense general. And that\u2019s because Todd shared a lot of his thoughts on his blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/pistol-training.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pistol-training.com<\/a> and the forum he started, <a href=\"https:\/\/pistol-forum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pistol-forum.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I first gave appendix carry a serious try after reading about it on Todd\u2019s blog several years ago and since then I\u2019ve had a lot of opportunity to experiment\u00a0with different techniques and gear\u00a0and I\u2019ve also been able to pick up some tips here and there from other instructors who carry appendix. So there\u2019s a lot more to this than I can share in one video, but I want to give you a quick overview of appendix carry, and maybe confront some of the more common criticisms.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But first I want to talk about why anyone would want to carry a gun this way. There are a lot of advantages to appendix carry. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The one you hear most often is that it has the potential to allow for a very\u00a0quick draw stroke from concealment. This is especially true if you\u2019re sitting down or in an awkward position or in very tight quarters where you can\u2019t move around much. The gun is just easier and quicker to access than a gun behind your hip. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also easier to protect the gun if someone were to try to make a grab for it, and it\u2019s easier to surreptitiously access the gun without drawing a lot of attention to yourself if you need to do that.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of people find appendix carry to be uncomfortable, and I can\u2019t really argue with that, but that&#8217;s by no means\u00a0a universal experience. I actually think it\u2019s more comfortable because I don&#8217;t have a gun pressing against my hip bone all day &#8212;\u00a0I can\u00a0tolerate for a lot longer compared to\u00a0any other kind of belt carry.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But for me, the most compelling reason to switch to appendix carry was just ease of concealment. With behind the hip carry, I just could not find a way to conceal a gun\u00a0unless it was\u00a0very small or I was wearing a jacket or really baggy clothing. But with\u00a0appendix carry, if I&#8217;ve got the right holster, I can carry a gun of just about any size and I don&#8217;t have to\u00a0wear a XXL poncho to cover it up. That&#8217;s not to say\u00a0I always want to deal with the weight of a full size pistol but with appendix carry, I\u00a0can be a lot more flexible with the size of gun that I&#8217;m carrying.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Usually, when somebody says they&#8217;ve tried appendix carry and then they \u00a0immediately decide they don\u2019t like it,\u00a0it&#8217;s\u00a0because they\u2019re using the wrong kind of holster. That\u2019s almost guaranteed to not work.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have to use a holster that is specifically designed for appendix carry. And I don&#8217;t mean\u00a0just an inside the waistband holster with\u00a0a neutral cant. You&#8217;ve got to get a\u00a0holster with some really specific design features like pushing the muzzle away from the body and getting the grip tucked\u00a0in toward the body. Those features are <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really important for comfort and concealment.<\/span><\/p><p><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re looking for some specific suggestions, I would say skip all the cheap stuff and go straight for the really good custom holster makers. It&#8217;ll actually end up being cheaper in the long run. So try<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/keepersconcealment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keepers Concealment<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmcustomkydex.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JM Custom Kydex<\/a>. They both make some excellent appendix carry holsters.\u00a0You could\u00a0also try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.customcarryconcepts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Custom Carry Concepts<\/a> or Dark Star Gear or <a href=\"http:\/\/rcsgear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raven Concealment <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8212; there really are a lot of good options\u00a0these days. Just make sure you do your homework first and\u00a0whatever holster you try comes from a holster maker who understands what has to go into a good appendix carry design.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other big criticism of appendix carry is that it\u2019s inherently unsafe because there&#8217;s no way to\u00a0re-holster the gun without pointing it at yourself. Well,\u00a0that\u2019s only true if you do it wrong. Concealed carry in general &#8212; no matter how you&#8217;re carrying &#8212; is inherently dangerous if its done\u00a0incorrectly. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, I know we\u2019ve all seen this guy before: somebody pointing a gun right at his side while he&#8217;s trying to get the muzzle to go \u00a0into his behind the hip holster. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I see that at the range all the time, but I never hear anybody say that we gotta get rid of this behind the hip carry\u00a0because it\u2019s inherently dangerous. No, what we say instead is, \u201cthat guy is doing it wrong, somebody needs to show him how to re-holster properly so he doesn&#8217;t hurt himself.&#8221;<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, it&#8217;s the same thing with appendix carry. There are a few things we can do to make sure we re-holster the gun safely.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what I like to do when I&#8217;m done shooting is first, I bring the gun back to a high ready\u00a0I then I just pause for just a split second. Sometimes this is called a &#8220;hard break&#8221;. I&#8217;m going to make sure my finger is off the trigger. I&#8217;m going to make sure, if I&#8217;ve got a double action gun, that I&#8217;m decocked and I&#8217;ll put my thumb on the hammer. And if I&#8217;ve got a safety, I&#8217;ll make sure that&#8217;s flipped on at this point also.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now I&#8217;m going to move my cover garment and then I&#8217;m going to lean back just a little bit and tilt my hips forward a little bit. And I&#8217;m going to slowly and very intentionally look the gun into the holster, making sure there are no obstructions in the way. And as soon as the muzzle clears the mouth of the holster, I&#8217;ll tilt it outward just a little bit and&#8230; slowly into the holster. All of that takes about two seconds and at no point was the muzzle ever covering any part of my body.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don\u2019t think you\u2019re any more likely to shoot yourself with appendix carry than any other kind of holster. But it&#8217;s got the perception of being less safe because, if you do make a mistake it&#8217;s going to involve\u00a0your&#8230; gentleman area or maybe your femoral artery, and be fatal really quickly. And that\u2019s why having a very intentional reholstering technique is so important.<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the idea of appendix carry makes you nervous, then don&#8217;t do it. I have never tried to convince anybody to carry appendix and I never will. It\u2019s not for everybody and it\u2019s definitely not\u00a0for more casual gun owners. But if you do want to give it a try, just make sure you use a good holster and don&#8217;t get in a hurry when you&#8217;re reholstering. \u00a0<\/span><\/p> <p><em>&#8212;<\/em><\/p> <p>Spencer Keepers of <a href=\"http:\/\/keepersconcealment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keepers Concealment<\/a> is now teaching an excellent one-day class on AIWB Skills. Be sure to check out the training calendar on his website\u00a0to find out if there&#8217;s one near you!<\/p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Appendix Inside the Waistband (AIWB) carry has been a steadily growing trend in the concealed carry world for several years &#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.luckygunner.com\/lounge\/carry-appendix-inside-waistband-aiwb\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[274,47,21,112,17],"class_list":["post-4806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-toolbox","tag-aiwb","tag-concealed-carry","tag-handguns","tag-holsters","tag-self-defense"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Appendix Carry for CCW - The Good &amp; 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