I used a Bianchi Askins style holster for my hi power. It’s an outside waistband holster but rides pretty high so conceals ok under a vest or jacket.
If you want to go inside waist band the Milt Sparks Summer Special is comfortable and very durable. I’ve used one for a Glock 26 for 7 or 8 years and highly recommend it.
The thing about carry guns and holsters is you’ll try several different combinations before you find the perfect one for your lifestyle, body shape, etc ....... Good Luck on your journey.
Fellow Minutemen and Defenders of Truth,
Although I don’t generally carry a Browning P35 (“Hi-Power”), I am +1 with DG870’s thoughts on this topic.
My daily carry guns include a SIG P226 .357 SIG, (recently sold my old P226 .40), a custom 1911 .45 ACP and standard factory 1911 .38 Super.
I have one Bianchi “Askins Avenger” to fit the SIG and another to fit the 1911’s.
Likewise, I have matching magazine carriers for both (the Super magazines fit perfectly snug in the .45 magazine holder).
I believe Bianchi still makes this holster to fit the Browning P35 but haven’t looked for one lately (I do also own a P35 and if I was planning to carry a 9mm, the vintage Browning would be my #1 choice).
My mentioned holster for the 1911’s is well worn, as is the double magazine carrier, from carrying my .45 for several years, working day and night, during the Narcotics Investigator portion of my career (now retired).
Some of the guys in my unit (Multi-Agency Narcotics Task Force) preferred inside the waist band type carry and Milt Sparks seemed to be the one most often used for this.
Regarding small of the back carry, nobody I knew ever used that method.
Too difficult to draw while seated, especially in a car with a seat belt on.
Plus it puts the weapon a little further from my normal range of hand motion and a little closer to the normal hand motion of anyone standing behind me in the grocery store, etc.
Most of the time I was managing informants to do my buys but sometimes, other unit members would ask me to do buys from some particular smuggler/dealer they were targeting.
For these I would tuck my .45 into my waistband, no holster and tighten my belt down to keep it there, unless I gave it a hearty tug upwards.
My spare magazines would be in my off side pocket.
I didn’t bring handcuffs to any of my buys, as the team was always all around me and I was always “wearing a wire”.
They could hear my conversations so, if an arrest was to be made, they burst in and did so (always “arresting” me as well, just to always keep Mr. Creepo guessing, etc).
Also worth mentioning is that, I would wear a large Bowie knife on my off side, presuming that the bad guys would focus on the knife and not notice I was carrying a cocked pistol and two spare magazines.
(The reason for no holster during drug buys was that Cops have holsters).
As usual I’m getting off track here.
Anyway, I still prefer the Askins Avenger, brown leather holster, for carrying an auto pistol concealed.
That said, you must be sure the tension screw is cranked down tight or else your gun can fall out if you stumble or slip on an icy sidewalk, etc.
Stay safe,
Velo Dog.
