I'm an old guy, I still shoot thousands of rounds per year. Most of my last 10 years I pull the trigger on a G34 out of a USPSA production style holster. Out of that holster, under a vest, I can break the 1 second mark easily with that concealment method. If I have a good day, I can get in the .8s somewhere, if I have an exceptional day, I have hit the upper .7s.
I decide that I want a dot, and not just the change to the dot, but the change to AIWB with a G19.5, compensated with a X300U light. No magwell on the gen 5. Trying to conceal under a hoodie instead of the vest. No, not a Timmie vest, but like a Carhartt. My draws tonight were abysmal. Best I could do was about a second and a quarter at 7 yards.
I thought AWIB was suppose to be faster, not slower. I know it's the Indian and not the method. Thinking back on tonight's range session, I think that I am clearing the kind of long hoodie all the way to my chest before I even start for the gun. My grip is much different since the gun is tighter to my body on the draw. Trying to put the thumb on the top, left hand corner of the rear iron sights as per a video I saw from Modern Samurai Project.
When working on reloads, I focus on getting the new mag with my support hand more than dropping the mag in the gun and that helped reloads a bunch. What kinds of things should I be focusing on to improve my draw stroke from AIWB?
What were some of your "Ah Ha moments when it came to cutting time from AIWB? If you choose the best type of hoodie of sweat shirt to work from, what features do you look for in a cover garment for AIWB? A couple of times, I not only grabbed the hoodie, but the shirt underneath of it. What would be your best combo of shirt next to the body, between the gun and you and cover hoodie?
Sorry so many questions. Thanks for a gentle nudge in the right direction.
Note: hoslter is Tenicor Malus Sol for this rig.
I decide that I want a dot, and not just the change to the dot, but the change to AIWB with a G19.5, compensated with a X300U light. No magwell on the gen 5. Trying to conceal under a hoodie instead of the vest. No, not a Timmie vest, but like a Carhartt. My draws tonight were abysmal. Best I could do was about a second and a quarter at 7 yards.
I thought AWIB was suppose to be faster, not slower. I know it's the Indian and not the method. Thinking back on tonight's range session, I think that I am clearing the kind of long hoodie all the way to my chest before I even start for the gun. My grip is much different since the gun is tighter to my body on the draw. Trying to put the thumb on the top, left hand corner of the rear iron sights as per a video I saw from Modern Samurai Project.
When working on reloads, I focus on getting the new mag with my support hand more than dropping the mag in the gun and that helped reloads a bunch. What kinds of things should I be focusing on to improve my draw stroke from AIWB?
What were some of your "Ah Ha moments when it came to cutting time from AIWB? If you choose the best type of hoodie of sweat shirt to work from, what features do you look for in a cover garment for AIWB? A couple of times, I not only grabbed the hoodie, but the shirt underneath of it. What would be your best combo of shirt next to the body, between the gun and you and cover hoodie?
Sorry so many questions. Thanks for a gentle nudge in the right direction.
Note: hoslter is Tenicor Malus Sol for this rig.