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Got my new Canon T1i so I had to take some photos of my S&W 1911PD with the MTAC

TLynnHughes wrote:I can't speak from first hand experience. However, my son is probably about the same size as you, maybe even slimmer. He carries both IWB and OWB depending on his attire. The biggest adjustment he had to make was the generally can't carry directly on his right hip. He has to move the gun around to about the 4:00 to 4:30 position. He has a 9mm Beretta Storm and it snugs in right by his kidney. In that position, he can usually get away with a looser Tshirt and not get made. Hope that helps.

T.

I'm 5'10" and 140 and that's where I carry my 4" 1911 in a Minotaur MTAC holster. Being this skinny you don't really have a comfortable option anywhere on your side because your slide annihilates your hip bone. My biggest problem is shirt length. If I raise my arms to reach anything there's a nice pistol grip sticking out of my pants, then your shirt gets caught on it and you won't even realize it's not tucked in anymore (found that out a few days ago but I was wearing a jacket).

Granted I'm still figuring all this out too, I'm not yet a veteran CHL'er, I'll let you know if I find other helpful hints.