Thread 64487155

Was the 1911 ever supposed to be carried concealed? It seems mighty big and heavy.

>>64487155 (OP)
>Was the 1911 ever supposed to be carried concealed?
no. it was a military handgun first and foremost.

Carrying a 5 inch 1911 for a huge "maybe" wasn't even being considered back then.
You know what people carried back then, like actually? Mouse guns. 25acp, 32acp at most.

>>64487183
That and absolute fuckloads of assorted 30 to 38 caliber revolvers.

>>64487155 (OP)
Concealed carry back then meant pocket pistols.

famous black and white photo of two urban youth and one has a 1911 inside his jacket

>>64487155 (OP)
i appendix carry a 5 inch 1911 with a valkyrie bushing compensator attached :D
the trick is to use a minimalist trigger guard holster and tie it to a belt loop with a string ;D

>>64487155 (OP)
Idk, im a 180/5'10 manlet and ive been 3/4o'clock edcing fullsize 1911s in iwbs for coming up on 20 years, personally i find them very comfortable to carry due to the slim profile, really they're the only kind of hangun i cc in a holster (i pocket carry other things from time to time when it's really hot or im not wearing a belt)

>>64487155 (OP)
If nogs can conceal dracos and 33rd. extendos, you can manage to conceal a 5" Govt.

>>64487155 (OP)
if only they made shorter 1911s...

and I've concealed carried a full size 1911 past the popo, but I've gone all commander length now.

>>64487155 (OP)
>big
The grip dont matter for concealing and the slide is mighty thin for what it is
>heavy
Get a stronger belt then, sonny boy your britches are hangin 'round your ankles like a monkey

>>64489965
>The grip dont matter for concealing
Yes it does it's the most important part.

Nogunz nocarry ass nigger

>>64490157
Are you pocket carrying, or just a fatty?

>>64490157

There is a way to make the grip print less

>>64490157
>t. macdonalds american

>>64490178
>>64490171
Two fatasses projecting. Only lardasses with giant love handles think the grip isn't the hardest part to conceal. Otherwise that's what prints, unless your engorged fat fuck body is flopped over it.

>>64487385
Yep. Not that many years before derringers and pepperboxes were common as fuck too. And before that you had things like flintlock tap-action or muff pistols. Until very recently in history the trend has been to EDC tiny little pocket guns.

>>64490182
Tuck your shirt in behind the holster(you cant because youre fat) and wear a thin jacket. Grips are a literal non factor in ccw if youre not pocket carrying or a fat sack of shit(like you)

>>64490200
Grips are the only factor in CC'ing and you're a turbolard

>>64487155 (OP)
It was designed with the cavalry in mind, so no.

Holster I made 30 years ago that allowed you to tuck your shirt in. Only the belt loops are exposed.

>>64487183
Carrying a 1911 was pretty common, the only more common piece back in the day would've been a .38 revolver. Not hard to conceal it when you're wearing a jacket.

>>64490182
eat a vegetable