I've been using the SmartCarry holster for the last 61 days.

It is nearly perfect!

I carry a Ruger P95, a 9mm with a 4" barrel, which is not a small gun by any means, everywhere I go.

I have worn it with shorts, jeans and slacks.

I have worn it at home, while shopping, doing yard work and just walking down the street.

Last week I wore it to an amusement park and went on a corkscrew ride that turned me upside down repeatedly. No problem.

Is it safe? I think it is.

When the gun is holstered, like any good holster, the trigger guard is covered and protected.

When worn correctly, unless carrying a mouse gun, the barrel points down between your legs, not at your family jewels.

As the web site says, to draw, you hook your weak side thumb into your waistband and pull out. you draw straight up using the butt of the gun.

It is actually pretty easy.

Let me emphasize: no one knows I am carrying. Even my wife can't tell without, well, grabbing at me.

I like that I can wear this holster with a suit, or with shorts and a t-shirt -- or even no t-shirt!

A couple of things to keep in mind:

1) You need room in your pants for the gun. No painted-on jeans!

2) How can I put this delicately? I switched from briefs to boxers, in order to carry my original equipment in a muzzle-down position.

3) If you're like me, and it's summer, there will be perspiration down there!

Although moisture can't come through the back of the holster, it seems to go around. To combat this, I use the Sentry brand Marine Tuf-Cloth protectant. Nonetheless, I am seeing a little bit of rust stain on the holster itself. (This may be an issue with any IWB.) I should have paid the extra $35 for the stainless model!

Overall, I love this holster. I don't want to wear a vest, second shirt, a belt, or a jacket all the time. With this, I wear what I want and stay comfortable all day.

Oh, and I'm not a paid spokesman, just a satisfied customer.

DOes anyone have any experience with the Thunderwear Holster. It seems reasonable for the Target and Excel Center situations. I am considering one for just such situations.....
of course I will really put a lot of trust in my 1911 in condition 3 hovering in and around the boys......

Joel, we haven't even met and you are already calling me short, round bottomed, and snubby.....

Seriously, thanks for the input. Even though the majority of my collection is all 1911's, and a single Glock M30.

However, I have been looking very seriously at a S & W 442. BUT (and that is a big but) 5 shots (?) and then what....do you also carry a speed loader in the extra pocket? I just have never been a wheel-gunner, but there is a certain attractiveness to the 442-especially with the laser as the SO doesn't like 1911's, but she would consider this, so it would become our weapon (first one and first time)..................

help me with the road-block......

There are some differences between Thunderwear and SmartCarry -- the SmartCarry has a patented design that keeps seams from snagging on the gun.

As I've never seens a Thunderwear rig up close, I can't say whether it's a real advantage or marketing hype.

As part of that, I've repeatedly tried to snag guns on T-wear's seams, just to see if it could be done, and I can't. (I'm not saying that it's utterly impossible, but I've tried with several guns that aren't well-rounded for carry, as well as those that are.)

Ditto for catching the trigger on something when holstering (spent a fair amount of time with a you-wouldn't-believe-how-many-times-I-checked-it unloaded gun) trying to do just that,