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IIRC, Wild Bill Hickock favored butt-forward carry too. I think it was called the Cavalry Draw.Have had "Dad bod" for a good while so I feel you.
One of the best things I ever did was try suspenders. I was leery at first but once I tried them I fell in love. No more constantly feeling like I had to be tugging on my damn pants! Since I long ago quit wearing tight pants I also long ago went with the "Relaxed Fit" in all the pants and shorts. This gives room to use ISWB holsters with ease. Everyone has their personal favorite. One of mine is a left handed holster carried behind me on right side. It makes it easy to cover and when I reach for the pistol the grip is facing my hand as I reach. I started with this LONG ago when I had the body to wear tight jeans and often used "Mexican Carry" behind me with the pistol the same way. Main thing for me was the suspenders. Good quality ones have made life soooo much better.
When you look at old pics of the way the Army carried then they used a left handed holster carried on the right side of the belt. I never could understand the reason for that as it always seemed it would be very hard to draw like that. When I do it I have the pistol behind me on the right side. So can slip my hand under the covering and puts the grip in my hand. From the first time I tried it just seemed perfect. I did try it once with an left hand OWB holster on the right side and that felt very hard to do. Especially with a holster with some kind of retention to undo. Had to really twist my wrist to get at it. Maybe something about doing it on horseback made sense to them back then?IIRC, Wild Bill Hickock favored butt-forward carry too. I think it was called the Cavalry Draw.