[QUOTE=Standby;2457807]Apologies for coming across as aggressive. Was definitely not my intent. Average has different meaning for folks so I wanted some more background.
If by average you mean the kind of guy who buys a gun, takes the mandatory class then goes to the range only after some crazy news report of a tragedy; then AIWB is most likely going to be a problem. A serious life threatening problem. If you have an ND with a gun pointed towards your junk the BEST thing you can hope for is damage to your junk. An inch either way and your ass is toast. So I would not recommend AIWB for that kind of shooter.
If you're more experienced, not necessarily lots of classes kind of experience, but disciplined in safe gun handling. Train relatively regularly and are willing to put in the work to insure you have a safe draw stroke and holstering technique UNDER STRESS (timer..) then AIWB may be for you.
I like it cause for me, it conceals very well. I have a broader range of motion aka I can bend/stretch and not print. It offers much better access to the gun in more positions. Seated, laying down.. I can access without having to really expose my elbow. Retention is also easier as you're elbow isnt sticking out there like a pretty lever. Going fetal also protects the gun while giving you access to it.
Negatives are the whole punch a hole in your femoral or deflate a testicle. If you're in a job where you have to go hands on with folks routinely it places the gun between you and your wrestling opponent. Not aware of anyone making a true retention holster for this mode. It's also very body shape dependent. You can go from comfy like a pig in shit to printing or poking with some weight gain/loss or simply buying a differently cut pants.
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