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Crash wrote: ↑Thu Jan 24, 2019 7:55 pm When wearing a button-front shirt untucked, should the shirt be buttoned or unbuttoned when carrying at the 3:30 - 4:00 position? I've seen an instructor who wears it buttoned then pulls up the back of the shirt with both hands and another instructor who says that the shirt front should be unbuttoned when carrying at that position.

Opinions? Recommendations?

Thanks for your assistance,

Crash

You have to find which carry method works for you. There is no one way that fits all.

I carry openly at 3 o'clock. My son carries his M&P M2.0 Compact 9mm 4.25inch concealed IWB at 3:30-4:00. He sometimes wears a button shirt tucked or untucked. Often wears t-shirts. He wears a motorcycle jacket when riding his Ninja. He has trained and practiced defeating his cover garment with one hand or with two.

Even though I carry openly, I have trained and practiced to defeat cover garments with one hand or two. When wearing a suit, my coat is usually unbuttoned. I will clear and draw with one hand. Sometimes it gets cold in central Texas and my winter jacket is zipped. Two-handed clearing works best.

Unless you always carry the same pistol in the same way and always dress the same, you will have to consider the ways in which your manner of dress affects your draw and train accordingly.

As with most things in life, we must each decide which risks we are willing to manage and which benefits matter most to us.