USA Carry
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Concealed Carry Resources
    • Concealed Carry Permit Information By State
      • A-E
        • Alabama
        • Alaska
        • American Samoa
        • Arizona
        • Arkansas
        • California
        • Colorado
        • Connecticut
        • Delaware
      • F-J
        • Florida
        • Georgia
        • Guam
        • Hawaii
        • Idaho
        • Illinois
        • Indiana
        • Iowa
      • K-M
        • Kansas
        • Kentucky
        • Louisiana
        • Maine
        • Maryland
        • Massachusetts
        • Michigan
        • Minnesota
        • Mississippi
        • Missouri
        • Montana
      • N-O
        • Nebraska
        • Nevada
        • New Hampshire
        • New Jersey
        • New Mexico
        • New York
        • North Carolina
        • North Dakota
        • Northern Marianas
        • Ohio
        • Oklahoma
        • Oregon
      • P-U
        • Pennsylvania
        • Puerto Rico
        • Rhode Island
        • South Carolina
        • South Dakota
        • Tennessee
        • Texas
        • Utah
      • V-Z
        • Vermont
        • Virgin Islands
        • Virginia
        • Washington
        • Washington D.C.
        • West Virginia
        • Wisconsin
        • Wyoming
    • Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity Maps
    • Concealed Carry Permit Examples
  • Articles
    • Concealed Carry
    • Gun Reviews
    • Gear Reviews
    • Defensive Gun Use Stories
    • Training
    • CCW For Women
    • General Firearm
    • Open Carry
    • Self-Defense
    • Survival
    • EDC
    • Home Defense
  • Forums
  • Giveaway
  • Store
  • Deals
  • Home
  • Concealed Carry Resources
    • Concealed Carry Permit Information By State
      • A-E
        • Alabama
        • Alaska
        • American Samoa
        • Arizona
        • Arkansas
        • California
        • Colorado
        • Connecticut
        • Delaware
      • F-J
        • Florida
        • Georgia
        • Guam
        • Hawaii
        • Idaho
        • Illinois
        • Indiana
        • Iowa
      • K-M
        • Kansas
        • Kentucky
        • Louisiana
        • Maine
        • Maryland
        • Massachusetts
        • Michigan
        • Minnesota
        • Mississippi
        • Missouri
        • Montana
      • N-O
        • Nebraska
        • Nevada
        • New Hampshire
        • New Jersey
        • New Mexico
        • New York
        • North Carolina
        • North Dakota
        • Northern Marianas
        • Ohio
        • Oklahoma
        • Oregon
      • P-U
        • Pennsylvania
        • Puerto Rico
        • Rhode Island
        • South Carolina
        • South Dakota
        • Tennessee
        • Texas
        • Utah
      • V-Z
        • Vermont
        • Virgin Islands
        • Virginia
        • Washington
        • Washington D.C.
        • West Virginia
        • Wisconsin
        • Wyoming
    • Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity Maps
    • Concealed Carry Permit Examples
  • Articles
    • Concealed Carry
    • Gun Reviews
    • Gear Reviews
    • Defensive Gun Use Stories
    • Training
    • CCW For Women
    • General Firearm
    • Open Carry
    • Self-Defense
    • Survival
    • EDC
    • Home Defense
  • Forums
  • Giveaway
  • Store
  • Deals
No Result
View All Result
USA Carry
No Result
View All Result
  • DAILY GUNS & AMMO DEALS – CLICK HERE!
Home Articles

Do IWB Magazine Holsters Even Make Sense?

Long-time reader discusses why he found IWB magazine holsters didn't work for his everyday carry. He points out why but asks the audience for their opinion.

USA Carry Reader by USA Carry Reader
June 12, 2018
in Articles, Concealed Carry
Reading Time: 3 mins read
Do IWB Magazine Holsters Even Make Sense?
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

As a regular USA Carry Reader and long-time concealed carrier, I have to ask the audience just one question: when is something a practical addition to everyday concealed carry and when is it just a marketing gimmick? For me, I’m torn on IWB magazine holsters.

Over the years, I’ve seen quite a variety of ‘fandangled’ new ways to carry a concealed handgun — from glorified $35 strings to leather satchels we’re supposed to tuck down our pants. Now, I know inside the waistband is the way I generally carry my gun. I know I need a backup magazine for my pistol because it only holds eight rounds in a standard magazine and I’m just not comfortable with that number. I already had to buy a new belt to keep from “pistol sag,” and now it seems the new trend is to stuff a magazine in a holster and stick that down my pants as well.

Does it even make sense to have an IWB magazine holster?

Well, I guess the next question: where else am I going to store it?

I carry a sub-compact because that’s what fits in my waistband and doesn’t show. That sub-compact is an M&P Shield chambered in 9mm. Would I like to throw a laser or a light on it? Sure I would. But it’s not practical for me — in my everyday carry — to purchase accessories that would arguably out-value the pistol I’m carrying. Folks may disagree with me and that’s fine, but I just don’t see the point.

So, when it comes to carrying a spare backup magazine, I have three set aside. The first is in the glove box of my car alongside a flashlight. The second is in my left pants pocket because it fits there and I know where to go to get it. And the third is in my trunk.

My friend let me borrow an IWB magazine holster, and I found that between the pistol and the magazine, inside the waistband, my waistline looked jagged and way more noticeable than when I just carried the pistol. I don’t want to look like an undercover cop. I want to look like an average Joe buying a gallon of milk at the store. If some criminal decides to press his luck, that’s his problem, not mine. I don’t want to advertise anything to anyone. That’s the beauty of carrying a concealed handgun.

The other added piece is the discomfort. I know a lot of people who say they carry appendix. I can’t because every time I sit down, the muzzle of my gun is pointed straight at my groin. Even though I know my trigger finger is the safety, I don’t like it. So, I’ve always carried at 3:00. I don’t carry at 5:00 because it’s a pain in my back if I’m driving the whole day.

Three o’clock works for me, IWB. If I place a spare magazine inside an IWB holster, it’s either going to make the other side of my shirt stand out — no Bueno — or make me look even more ridiculous when I try to tear up my shirt to get to my gun.

I experimented and tried to find a place where an IWB magazine holster would work. Based upon my body type and the way I carry my gun, I haven’t found a single way that works better than simply throwing the spare magazine in my left pocket. My gun is on my right, the spare magazine is in my left pocket and my keys and cell phone are all in my right pocket.

I practice the movement. When I am at the range, I practice changing a magazine in between a course of fire. I know it intimately, and I’m comfortable with it. So, for me, IWB magazine holsters add nothing. But, I’m willing to listen to you all and let sway my opinion.

Do IWB magazine holsters even make sense? And if so, how do you pull it off?

Tips For Carrying A Spare Magazine

Tags: iwbiwb holsterspare magazine
USA Carry Reader

USA Carry Reader

Next Post
Florida Did Run Background Checks on Concealed Carry Applications

Florida Did Run Background Checks on Concealed Carry Applications

0 0 votes
Article Rating
Subscribe
Connect with
Login
I allow to create an account
When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account.
DisagreeAgree
Notify of
Connect with
I allow to create an account
When you login first time using a Social Login button, we collect your account public profile information shared by Social Login provider, based on your privacy settings. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account.
DisagreeAgree
Please login to comment
1 Comment
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Previous Post

Point of Impact: Choosing the Right Ammunition for your Defensive Handgun

Next Post

Florida Did Run Background Checks on Concealed Carry Applications

Related Posts

Body Armor for the Masses
Self-Defense

Body Armor for the Masses

November 21, 2023
3-Year-Old Shoots 2-Year-Old Brother with Pistol He Found in Mom's Purse
News

3-Year-Old Shoots 2-Year-Old Brother with Pistol He Found in Mom’s Purse

November 21, 2023

How to Deal with Gun-Free Zones
DGU

How to Deal with Gun-Free Zones

November 17, 2023
Buying A Handgun for the Woman in Your Life
General Firearm

Buying A Handgun for the Woman in Your Life

November 17, 2023

© 2023 USA Carry LLC

Navigate Site

  • Concealed Carry Resources
  • Articles
  • Forums
  • Directory
  • Giveaway
  • Store
  • Deals

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Concealed Carry Resources
    • Concealed Carry Permit Information By State
      • Alabama
      • Alaska
      • American Samoa
      • Arizona
      • Arkansas
      • California
      • Colorado
      • Connecticut
      • Delaware
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Guam
      • Hawaii
      • Idaho
      • Illinois
      • Indiana
      • Iowa
      • Kansas
      • Kentucky
      • Louisiana
      • Maine
      • Maryland
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • Minnesota
      • Mississippi
      • Missouri
      • Montana
      • Nebraska
      • Nevada
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New Mexico
      • New York
      • North Carolina
      • North Dakota
      • Northern Marianas
      • Ohio
      • Oklahoma
      • Oregon
      • Pennsylvania
      • Puerto Rico
      • Rhode Island
      • South Carolina
      • South Dakota
      • Tennessee
      • Texas
      • Utah
      • Vermont
      • Virgin Islands
      • Virginia
      • Washington
      • Washington D.C.
      • West Virginia
      • Wisconsin
      • Wyoming
    • Concealed Carry Permit Reciprocity Maps
    • Concealed Carry Permit Examples
  • Articles
    • Concealed Carry
    • Reviews
    • Defensive Gun Use Stories
    • Training
    • CCW For Women
    • General Firearm
    • Open Carry
    • Self-Defense
    • Survival
    • EDC
    • Home Defense
  • Forums
  • Giveaway
  • Store
  • Daily Deals

© 2023 USA Carry LLC

wpDiscuz
1
0
Join the conversation, please comment.x
()
x
| Reply
You are going to send email to

Move Comment