I only buy one type of holster. Leather pancake with retention strap. I can wear it in normal fashion or loop belt outside holster for extra retention. While not as concealable I find it more comfortable then IWB contraptions.

 

Concealment Express makes a nice IWB holster for that pistol. I have several of their
holsters and if you like Kydex, it's a good one.

 

I use a Don Hume OT721 OWB leather pancake holster for my Shield Plus. It keeps the gun and the grip close to the body and is comfortable.

 

For a shield .45 iwb I use a Desantis Cozy Partner. For owb I use an 1836 leather pancake. They're both made for the shield 9/40 but work great on the very slightly larger .45.

 

Are you interested in Inside the Waistband (IWB) or Outside the Waistband (OWB) carry. We have two picture thread "sticky's" that may give you some ideas.

IWB Holster Picture Thread The offical IWB holster pic thread

OWB Holster Picture Thread OWB Holster Pic Thread

 

Are you interested in Inside the Waistband (IWB) or Outside the Waistband (OWB) carry. We have two picture thread "sticky's" that may give you some ideas.

IWB Holster Picture Thread The offical IWB holster pic thread

OWB Holster Picture Thread OWB Holster Pic Thread

Thanks jtq, I'm thinking IWB may be a bit more concealable?

 

Yes, IWB is usually more concealable, while OWB is often more comfortable. Everything is a compromise.

Unless you are using a "tuckable" holster, with an IWB holster, you'll need a cover garment that covers at least to the bottom of your belt. With an OWB holster, the cover garment needs to extend beyond the bottom of the holster that is below the belt.

On the good side, a little gun like the Shield may not need a big cover garment, even when worn OWB, since the gun is so small, and the barrel so short, depending on the holster, the bottom of the holster may not extend much below the bottom of the belt.

 

I carry my Shield 9mm M2.0 in a DeSantis SoftTuk and love it. Very comfortable to wear. My only complaint is I wish the "body side" of the holster was taller to keep sweat off of the gun. When it is sweaty weather I need to clean & oil the mag release once or twice a month.

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Thanks alot for the feedback guys. From what I'm seeing so far I think I'm leaning towards an IWB appendix carry holster.

 

A consideration for AIWB for short barreled guns, is sometimes short holsters don't have enough below the belt line to stabilize the gun, and often you'll get the gun to roll over the belt.

Some folks use a holster for the longer version of a model to limit this problem, such as wearing a G17 holster for their G19 or G26, and some makers intentionally make a longer holster for short guns to provide the stability.

 

I'm certainly going to follow along for this thread as I'm still searching for the "perfect" M&P Shield holster. My EDC is a M&P Shield 2.0 and love it. I've got a Blackhawk kydex IWB that I use most often for neighborhood walks and it has little printing and is comfortable. I bought a Crossbreed IWB that I want to love and is more comfortable than the Blackhawk but I've had the belt clips slip free many times during firing excersives at the range so I don't trust it. With the change in South Carolina laws allowing for open carry I've switch to a DaSantis OWB w/thumb break as my primary holster if I'm going out other than walking the dogs. I can carry easily and still be concealed with just untucking my shirt and don't worry to much if I accidentally show my carry.

 

So I just ordered the Concealment Express IWB holster for my Shield Plus along with the optional concealment claw. Right in the price range I was looking for, and seems well reviewed/rated. Thanks for the feedback guys, I'll let you know what I think of it when it comes in.