Andy W.

With an OWB holster, I wear my belt adjusted to the same size that I wear it without a holster. This makes it a little snugger and stays put.

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C Paul Lincoln

Looks to me like you aren't threading the belt through the belt loop behind the holster, which allows the increased downward deflection of the belt. It is a bit or a hassle to thread through that hiddlen loop, but the gun will be much more secure, speaking from experience.

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Rugergirl

Very good point. A wider belt will be a stronger belt, but if your belt doesn't fit the belt loops, a sewing friend or the local dry cleaner should be able to put in some tack-stitches to make the belt loops fit the belt. Great temporary solution and when you do get the wider belt the tack stitches can be removed.

Carrying small guns like my 686+ my GP100 or the Model 29 can present some problems, but knowing I have such fine equipment makes it worth the little "adjustments" I have to make

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dukalmighty

I see the problem your too skinny,keep that belt in the same hole and gain 10 pounds

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TucAzRider

I agree with everyone on here saying you need to get a good holster AND a good gun-belt... You get what you pay for.. I have the "flat-butt" issue, and before I got a good Pure Kustom holster and a belt from the Beltman I used to have the same issues.. Only I could tighten it all the way and it would still want to creep down. Now I normally run with my belt one hold larger then I can wear it and things stay where they need to.. I hike often for hours and forget I'm carrying.. Life is comfortable and good.. :-)

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dukalmighty

I think hes got a 3/4" belt he's wearing,you need to get a good belt,1 1/2"gun belt that'll keep your tightey whiteys hid

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chiefjason

That's one plus on the paddle hoster. It hooks the belt and pants. I also went with a 2" belt that is much stiffer. When I have to wear my old belt I wonder how I ever put up with it and a belt holster. I may ultimately go to a gun belt, but for now I picked out the thickest, stiffest, and easiest to adjust belt I could find.

Deanimator

For me, tighter is better. I was sick a couple of years ago and lost a lot of weight, so I have a lot of extra room in all of my pants and belts. I've had to add holes to the small side of my belts, and I usually have to tighten them up all the way to keep my IWBs from sagging badly with the guns I carry (smallest is a Glock 19).

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puncho

A real gun belt will help as others have already said.

chemicalpoet

Thanks for the feedback, everyone!

Paul, yeah, it's through all loops (bad pictures, my bad D:), but you did make the think about moving it up to about 3:30 for the extra support from that loop, which I hadn't currently been doing.

Bark'n/Dukalmighty, the very top: Aker Image Page
I was under the impression the b21 Aker was a "gun belt" :p. A buddy of mine had a Belt Man and a slick nylon Safariland, but I will say I picked up this guy, the b21, namely due to how comparable it was to the former two and its stylization. While not an insurmountable, elephant/rhino/dinosaur hide belt, I thought it stacked up to my bud's Belt Man in rigidity pretty good. . . and a few extra pounds, in this case, would mos def level the rig out (lol), but I can't imagine how the woman would take that though.
(her) "Hun, uhm. . . I noticed you've let yourself go just a hair. Something you 'wanna talk about?"
"No! It's for my comfort and protection!"
"Riiight~."