I carry IWB at 10-11 oclock on my waist. As others have alluded to, you will want to carry a totally stainless auto because you sweat on an IWB. You can keep a blued gun wiped down and find it rusting badly internally during a detailed strip. I got so fed up with the commercial offerings that I designed my own holster to keep my Colt Officers from printing like I was happy to see you. I found I wanted the holster made from leather with a closed muzzle and covered trigger. Most importantly, I canted the clip so that it rode my belt with the butt parallel to my waistline as opposed to making the slide perpendicular to my belt. That alleviates alot of groin poking when you're in the car and you can tuck the butt behind your belt if your body shape tends to torque the magazine well away from you as you walk. I can also disappear the whole thing into my left front pants pocket very comfortably because I chose a short barrel single stack. Just my bad first hand experiences since I started carrying in the '90's,,,
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Howdy !
If you carry a non-stainless “ steel “ handgun, having its exterior surfaces treated with
Manganese Phosphate does wonders in the prevention of sweat-induced rust.
I had my custom 4” HB S&W M-520 .357Mag treated w/ manganese phosphate
In-lieu of bluing… some decades ago.
I carried the heavy “ N “ frame revolver IWB positioned in the small of my back,
using a Bianchi clip-on “ Pistol Pocket “. You can guess where the barrel was positioned, on my person !
While the holster was intended by Bianchi for M-19 “ K “ frame carry, I wet the leather; and stretched it out to fit my larger framed / wider cylinder revolver.
Short of carrying a gun wholey in your arm pit, or entirely in your _ _ _ _ crack, or under your yarb’s ( all of which of course one can’t ), my IWB carry method was as-bad-as
the gun’s on-person carry environment could be ( IMHO ).
To this day, some 30 years on; the gun has not rusted due to corrosive sweat … even with minimal cleaning/oiling. Not even where the surface treatment has worn off due to clothing and holster abrasion.
With regards,
357Mag
