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I agree with the concept of something is better than nothing at all, but where do you draw the line between something and nothing?

We will all a agree a .380 is better than nothing. I think many people will agree that a knife is better than nothing, as is a pocket knife. In fact we can take this on down to a spork is better than nothing which will logically lead to a spoon is better than nothing. Personally I will continue to carry a full size 1911 as my primary 90% of the time, with other guns rotating into play on occasion, My Sig P238 will remain in its place as a BUG 90% of the time, with other guns like my LCP, LCR, and S&W 442 occasionally taking its place.

Carrying concealed changes your lifestyle: You start wearing something that weights a little more, You remain more alert than before, You consider your options more carefully than before, and you stop going places because they might not be safe. Carrying a concealed handgun is not supposed to be a fashion statement, nor is it supposed to be comfortable. It's meant to be comforting. IF you can carry comfortably then your better off, and with modern holsters you have a much better chance of doing so. Dress around the what you carry, don't carry around what you wear.

I own, and sometimes carry, my two XDm 4.5 pistols in a Comptac MTAC holster. One is a .40S&W the other is a .45ACP, no issues carrying either of them. I also own, and sometimes carry, a full size Smith and Wesson M&P in a Comptac MTAC as well. I have no issues carrying it either. To me when talking about IWB carry grip length is the hardest to conceal while barrel length is, for all intents and purposes, a non issue. I have yet to find a handgun (that was designed as such) that I can not carry concealed, although that Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 Mag with a 7.5 inch barrel came close.