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Hustle, please consider practical/tactical issues as you choose your method of carry. An LCP tucked into a back pocket with a velcro flap is a good choice for a BUG.

For a primary, I like neither the pistol nor the carry option. Placing an under-powered pistol in a carry position where you have to attenuate your shoulder to get the gun out of a back pocket...well, that could be a recipe for disaster.

General rule of thumb is this: if you can't access your gun, get it on-target, and fire the first round in two seconds or less, you need to find a different carry system. My bet is that you can't even get a decent grip on your back-pocket pistol in two seconds, much less bring it on target and accurately fire.

Moreover, consider that when a CHL decides he (or she) must draw, he's already behind the attacker's OODA Loop. Statistics show that the attack will most probably be launched within 5 to 7 feet of where you're standing.

If your carry position forces your dominant arm to reach more than a few inches behind the mid-line of your body, you can imagine how easy it would be for a savvy streetfighter to foul that draw and take your dominant arm out of the fight.

Not dissin' you. Honest.

But carrying a handgun--especially an underpowered one--on your person in poor tactical position is less than optimal. You may be less armed than you think.