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Most leather products or leather/Kydex products need to be worn so they can "mold" to your body. The vast majority of inside the waistband holsters have a fairly stiff flat piece of leather. Can't do anything about the gun of course but if you can, without great discomfort, put a gun inside your pant's waistband you can use an inside the waistband holster.

Be sure to clear your calendar for the TX CHL Forum day, October 23rd. I will have my bag of carry options and of course you will get to see what others use and perhaps give their choice a try as well.

The issue with low rise pants is that the gun is placed at the widest part of your body but sticks out into narrow regions making it hard to conceal. The issue I have been told was that when sitting down the gun is low enough as to make that a problem.

These are the reasons I suggested a belly band for you. This carry method isn't dependent on pant style.

I too promote purse carry but with little children this may not be a good option.

Hoi Polloi,

I would suggest if you want to keep wearing low rise pants that you look at a belly band. Galco has a nice one. This is a wide piece of elastic with various "pockets" on it. One is for your gun (mine will fit my Kel-Tec 32 all the way up to my M&P 9c), another for an extra magazine, and yet another for whatever.

If you don't always wear low rise pants other options are readily available. I say this as I have noted that any of my students built like you have a hard time getting any of the IWB holsters to work well with low rise pants.

I see absolutely no reason why you can't conceal on your body any compact gun you choose. You don't need to feel you are locked in to an LCP size carry gun unless you aren't willing to change/modify your wardrobe. From your comments above it sounds like you are willing to do some modifications.

I am a fairly small woman and I can conceal my Kimber Ultra carry in a Comp-Tac Minotaur IWB holster comfortably. I do wear my pants at or just below my waistband. This allows me to use my natural waist indentation to hide the gun.

Don't rule out OWB holsters either. I have several that pull the gun in tight enough to hide well but not so tight as to be painful. I use pancake or half pancake style holsters for OWB carry. You wouldn't need to change your shirt style too much to conceal OWB. Dark color/patterned shirts of a fabric with some body work well.

I see you are in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. If you are going to be close to Conroe soon let me know. I would be happy to get out my bag of carry options for you to try.

Guys I know this is the Ladies' General so please, feel free to post pics of your LADIES showing their carry methods and refrain from posting pics of your methods. Thank you.