Blackhawk Holster A.R.C.

I swear i have the hardest time finding a holster that works for me considering i am about 135-140lbs. I was a little concerned with ordering this holster so i also ordered one of those elastic belly holsters. I usually jave to appendix carry but with the blackhawk holster i can carry at 6oclock and 5 oclock just as well as appendix. I can ALMOST carry at 3oclock depending on what short i wear, amd if you are skinny like me you know that 3 oclock is almost impossible unless you open carry. This blackhawk holster is one of many i have owned and i have never been disapointed. The only thing that i found wrong wasnt a big deal at all. The clip is attached with one small screw and it FEELS a little flemsy...but after using this holster for a while i can tell you that it is actually pretty stout. It also comes with two diff size clips for diff size belts and the clip has two attachment points, one to ride high and the other to ride high. It is also reversable for leftys and rightys. The pictures dont do it justice. It is much smaller than it looks and it works great for my swshield9mm...and for anybody wondering, the shield ONLY comes in single stack, no matter if its 9mm or .40.....this holster appears to be molded for this weapon in particular so no it will not fit the mp models...only shield....also for the record, i was NOT offered any products for free or discount. it would be nice lol but i really feel that honest reviews are EXTREMLY important when shopping online. I cant stand the people who ONLY leave reviews when something is wrong...i personally only leave reviews when the item is eother really good or really bad....this item was really good and i would suggest it to anybody..big or small

I've only had this for several days, worn it on and off swapping with a barsony leather IWB holster.The obvious: small holster that doesn't spread out, no body shield which might mean direct skin contact.A couple of things. At 6'2" 215 I figure I'm just too fat for appendix carry. No problem, this holster slides around just fine.Also putting the clip for "high ride" really makes the pistol top heavy and easy to roll the belt. I changed it to the lower setting.I ended up carrying this about 2:30 or so, just forward of the side although I'm still playing with that.I have no problem with the clip itself except that the clip itself is thick and itself prints on the belt, possibly drawing attention to that area. Might just be me noticing that.Otherwise I have to agree this is a pretty darn good value for the under 17usd I paid for. If anything its a good backup holster with good adjustment options.Update: Sadly with no backing I do sweat directly on my shield 9mm.Another update: Now that its cooler I put a tshirt under my normal shirt. I barely notice the pistol now, decided to upgrade to 5 stars, although I wish the holstercame up higher and had a sweatshield option.Another update: A positive: with the clip profile being so small I found I am able to sufficiently tuck around the holster clip to get it to more than adequately conceal when wearing a dress shirt. I need to adjust the holster height as it digs too much into my leg while sitting at the deepest setting. I'll need to work more with the holster settings to make it comfortable for the time I'm at church.

This holster is great for the money. The S&W M&P Shield 9mm fits perfectly, is secure in the holster and the retention is adjustable and it actually works. There are a few hangups. As other people have noted, it's not perfectly comfortable to have the sharp angles of the firearm grip and rear slide poking you. However, it's clear just from looking at it you'll need an undershirt, so no lost stars there. Where it did lose a star is the comfort factor. Full disclosure, I'm a tall guy with a belly (6'5" 260 lbs). I can't sit down with this in the appendix carry position comfortably. I tried both ride height settings and different cant positions, it just doesn't work for me to sit or bend over comfortably. If this was a little more adjustable and I could get the pistol down a little further I think it would at least be bearable, but I'm essentially getting rammed by the butt of my firearm every time I sit down, and if I forget about it and do it too fast it's like getting punched. Now that I've gotten the bad out of the way, I will say I really like it. If I know I'm not going to be sitting or bending over too much, it works very well in the 1 o'clock position. It completely conceals the Shield and is comfortable to wear, even without an undershirt for short periods of time. If I know I'm going to be sitting I can easily wear it in the 4-5 o'clock position without having to change anything and sit on it without hurting myself. For $20, I was expecting a lot less as far as quality. If you're on the fence about this one, I would wholeheartedly recommend it, especially if you're fit and don't have a gut. Heck, even if you do have a gut I would recommend it. Just throwing it out there, I didn't receive any products or compensation for this review(but if Blackhawk! wants to send me some more stuff I would sure like it haha).TLDR: For $20, you get a great holster that can be used in multiple orientations. If you have a gut it might not be super comfortable, but it's still worth it.