I've carried an XD Mod.2 subcompact, and I also have a Walther PPS single-stack. My range/competition gun is a 5" PPQ M2 (the Q5 model). I love that gun! I shoot it better than any other model from any other manufacturer so far. I was telling someone this the other night, and opining how nice it would be to change my XD trigger to be more like Walther's, or how great it'd be if the PPS were a double-stack...when he said "Why don't you just carry a PPQ?"
It's a whole lot bigger than anything I've carried before, but it's about on par with a Glock 19...maybe a touch longer in the grip. I carry AIBW around the 1:30 position. I know some hybrid holsters worn at 4:30-ish conceal well, but I often need to get the gun on and off due to the places I have to visit...so something easily removed and inserted would be great.
My biggest concerns, I guess, would be concealing the long-ish grip, and the longer muzzle digging into my leg when I sit. But lots of people carry G19s AIWB and are quite happy doing so.
Anyone carry the PPQ? Or have recommendations on how to get a gun that size to work for carry?
It's a whole lot bigger than anything I've carried before, but it's about on par with a Glock 19...maybe a touch longer in the grip. I carry AIBW around the 1:30 position. I know some hybrid holsters worn at 4:30-ish conceal well, but I often need to get the gun on and off due to the places I have to visit...so something easily removed and inserted would be great.
My biggest concerns, I guess, would be concealing the long-ish grip, and the longer muzzle digging into my leg when I sit. But lots of people carry G19s AIWB and are quite happy doing so.
Anyone carry the PPQ? Or have recommendations on how to get a gun that size to work for carry?