What's the exact printing definition? I decided to try a few different t-shirts on noticed part of my grip hit the back of the shirt (you could see a bulge/know something is there) when I turned or bent down. The pistil and holster were not visible. Now my shirt isn't tight, it's a loose fit t-shirt so it's not printing the whole pistol at my 3-330 position. I like carrying owb vs iwb (afraid of shooting my balls). Any insight on this matter would be greatly appreciated.


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The definition of printing is it's kind of like porn, you'll know it when you see it.

Seriously though, to my knowledge, there is no law in New Jersey defining printing. We worry about excessive printing because we live in this anti-gun state and we as law abiding citizens don't want to get in trouble because we may have a bulge at our waist when our clothing shifts or we move in a certain way.

Using a good gun belt and a proper holster will decrease the amount of printing considerably. Many OWB holsters are designed for duty purposes and not so much for concealment so make sure you have a quality OWB holster designed for CCW that holds the gun as close to the body as possible. Carrying a smaller gun helps in concealment as well.

I carry mostly IWB. A claw and wedge help tremendously to minimize printing by bringing the grip in close to the body. When I do carry OWB I wear a loose fitting jacket, wind breaker or unbuttoned collared shirt. It prints a bit but no one has ever given me the stink eye or questioned me about it.

If carrying OWB prints to much in your opinion, you may want to consider carrying in an IWB holster at the 3:30 or 4 o'clock position. My friend does it with this Glock 43x and there's no printing at all. You also won't shoot your balls off in than position but you may get butt hurt if you're not careful.

To aid in concealment I try to wear darker shirts or those with prints on them but with the recent 90 degree weather we had I got away by wearing light colored Polo shirts as well as white T shirts that weren't tucked in my pants. The only printing I had was when I was seat belted in my car.

When I first started carrying in New Jersey, I was extremely self conscious of printing. I was needlessly worried about what would people say and do if they spot my bulge? Well, no one ever said anything and they didn't stare at my waist.

I'm now at the point I pretty much don't care if there's a slight bulge because I'm not doing anything illegal.

That's right, printing is not illegal.

Just make sure you're not advertising what you've got by having the entire outline of your gun imprinted on your shirt because we don't want the bad guys to know what we have until we decide to let them know.

Wonderful, thank you for answering all of my concerns.. Yes I was under the impression printing was illegal. I have a xds 9mm that I'll be carrying, the extended grip prints some, especially when I turn, but the flush mag doesn't. I'll keep the flush mag inside the firearm, and the extended as a back-up.


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Good idea about using the flush mag in your gun and the longer mag for the reload.

I'm going off on a tangent here but this morning after getting dressed, I put my keys in one pocket and my wallet in another pocket, my ID wallet and cell phone went in yet another pocket and then I strapped on my gun. It's become second nature and routine for me to dress this way but this morning before leaving the house I made a conscious effort to remind myself that I'm armed because I've gotten so used to carrying that I've almost forgotten the reason why I carry and that reason is for self defense.

If you carry daily, you'll get so used to having it on your body that you'll eventually forget you're carrying. From time to time remind yourself why you're carrying and hopefully the day will never come where you're glad you're carrying.

It took me a while but I finally got comfortable with AIWB. I was extremely hesitant because I like my man parts. I started by carrying one of my carry guns with snap caps AIWB just around my house. Lots of practice grabs, draws, and dry fire. It took me over a month but I'm confident and comfortable now.

There's definitely a learning curve involved when carrying in any position but especially when carrying AIWB. It's not as comfortable as when carrying OWB but it's not bad and I got used to it fairly quickly. The most important thing is having a good trigger finger discipline. Practice drawing, dry firing, holstering, mag changes, etc. Practice makes all of us better no matter what position we carry in.