Right side carry to me. I want the tip into my stomach as a woods shooter. Also with the tip in tight it's smaller rotation of the wrist to pour the powder. With the tip out, not only does it have the potential to catch branches when walking sideways between two trees or in brush but it also tends to get in the way of the free swinging of my arms when walking and it's in the way when I bring both hands in front of me to say, hold a sandwich, or similarly manipulate something two handed at chest height. That's my observation anyway.