Safety Concern: Carrying IWB @ 1:00 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

thisismyusername · 03-03-2008, 09:13 PM

I'm new to concealed carry and trying to figure out the right holster (IWB or OWB) and position to carry where my XD40SC is concealed and accessible.

I was thinking about IWB @ 1:00 (I have a Don Hume IWB holster) and the firearm safety rule "Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy". Carrying in this fashion violates this rule - when I walk, sit, and even stand, the muzzle will be covering my body.

Do any of you folks carry in this manner (IWB @ 1:00) and have this safety concern?

Popa75 · 03-03-2008, 09:53 PM

It crosses my mind everyday, At 1

clock the twig and berries wouldent know what hit it

. I carry at about 2:30 and when I sit the muzzle is cramed into my thigh, you can just make shure the gun is clean, well maintained and allways proform saftey checks. I have been carring this way for over a year and the fear of equipment failure deminishes every day.

**turbosupra1313** · 03-03-2008, 09:57 PM

i carry my Kel Tec P3AT at 1 oclock and have no worries because the trigger pull is so long and heavy. other wise, anything else is too long and jams into my leg too much for comfort

kc8ykd · 03-03-2008, 10:07 PM

Your gun won't fire without something pulling the trigger right ?

Keep that in mind and use a quality holster that covers the trigger area and you can put your concerns to rest pretty quickly.

I consider that rule of never point the gun at anything not willing to be destroyed to apply when I am handling a firearm outside of a holster that covers the trigger area.

east_stingray · 03-03-2008, 10:28 PM

I know most of you probably won't believe me, but shooting yourself in the thigh is much worse (medically) than shooting yourself in the junk. Unless you get incredibly lucky, a thigh shot can kill you in minutes.

**mhillsing23** · 03-04-2008, 06:36 AM

You are right...I don't believe you!

**Frenchy** · 03-04-2008, 06:44 AM

Major artery there...Believe it.

Python · 03-04-2008, 07:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frenchy

Major artery there...Believe it.

You're right, of course, but some fates ARE worse than death.

Palmguy · 03-04-2008, 07:04 AM

This is one reason I like the XD over say a Glock...if for some reason I am carrying using my Smartcarry (which isn't really that often these days), the grip safety gives a little bit of piece of mind. I always holster with my thumb on the back of the slide leaving the grip safety un-depressed.

east_stingray · 03-04-2008, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frenchy

Major artery there...Believe it.

Yeah, you have your Femoral Artery for the first half of your thigh, which is about 1/3" in diameter in most men, your deep femoral, which is about 1/2" diameter, your deep femoral vein, which is about 3/4", and your great saphenous vein, which is about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch.

If you manage to miss all of that, the sciatic nerve runs down the back of your thigh and is initially about the size of your first and second finger held up next to each other.

All sorts of fun stuff to hit down there.

03-03-2008, 09:13 PM	#1
thisismyusername XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 573	Safety Concern: Carrying IWB @ 1:00 I'm new to concealed carry and trying to figure out the right holster (IWB or OWB) and position to carry where my XD40SC is concealed and accessible. I was thinking about IWB @ 1:00 (I have a Don Hume IWB holster) and the firearm safety rule "Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy". Carrying in this fashion violates this rule - when I walk, sit, and even stand, the muzzle will be covering my body. Do any of you folks carry in this manner (IWB @ 1:00) and have this safety concern? __________________ ________________________ Stop the Genocide in Darfur! http://www.savedarfur.org/ ________________________ "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick a$$, and I'm all out of bubble gum."

03-03-2008, 09:53 PM	#2
Popa75 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 480	It crosses my mind everyday, At 1clock the twig and berries wouldent know what hit it . I carry at about 2:30 and when I sit the muzzle is cramed into my thigh, you can just make shure the gun is clean, well maintained and allways proform saftey checks. I have been carring this way for over a year and the fear of equipment failure deminishes every day.

03-04-2008, 06:36 AM	#6
mhillsing23 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: +38 26 31 -90 22 48 Posts: 2,867	You are right...I don't believe you! __________________ Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

03-04-2008, 06:44 AM	#7
Frenchy XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Mid-Missouri Posts: 14,155	Major artery there...Believe it. __________________ ~SC Harvey~ "My first priority will be to reinstate the assault weapons ban as soon as I take office. Within 90 days, we will go back after kitchen table dealers, and work to end the gun show and internet sales loopholes. In the first year, I intend to work with Congress on a national no carry law, 1 gun a month purchase limits, and bans on all semi-automatic guns."--Barack Obama, VPC Fund Raiser, 2007

03-04-2008, 07:04 AM	#9
Palmguy XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lower Alabama Posts: 1,638	This is one reason I like the XD over say a Glock...if for some reason I am carrying using my Smartcarry (which isn't really that often these days), the grip safety gives a little bit of piece of mind. I always holster with my thumb on the back of the slide leaving the grip safety un-depressed. __________________

03-03-2008, 10:07 PM	#4
kc8ykd XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 188	Your gun won't fire without something pulling the trigger right ? Keep that in mind and use a quality holster that covers the trigger area and you can put your concerns to rest pretty quickly. I consider that rule of never point the gun at anything not willing to be destroyed to apply when I am handling a firearm outside of a holster that covers the trigger area.

03-03-2008, 10:28 PM	#5
east_stingray XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,285	I know most of you probably won't believe me, but shooting yourself in the thigh is much worse (medically) than shooting yourself in the junk. Unless you get incredibly lucky, a thigh shot can kill you in minutes.

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