When carrying in the appendix position, some holsters can interfere with the belt buckle. For instance, with wider attachments, the leftmost attachment might want to go right over my belt buckle, which often doesn’t work.

In addition to being in the way, sometimes the buckle sticks out. I have a number of belts with a cobra buckle, and even if I can center it without it interfering with my preferred carry position, it adds another 1/2″ or more to my waistline.

I have a simple tip to address these two issues that you may have already thought of.

Instead of changing how or where you carry, move your belt buckle. That’s right… it doesn’t need to be pointed straight forward. For a right handed shooter, move the belt buckle to the left to gain additional clearance for the holster clip. It’s simple and effective. Who says you must have your buckle straight forward on your centerline? Not me, especially when it affects my concealed carry!