S & W Shield 9mm IWB Leather Holster Recommendations

Recently acquired a Shield 9mm, and am looking for an IWB leather holster. Have been on Amazon, Midway, and other sites looking at various products, and one thing I am often finding confuses me. Most leather holsters I see with many good reviews, state in the product description that they fit a hold range of guns. I just don't get that. One holster ad (The Defender) listed the same holster being for Springfield XDS, Glock 17, and S and W Shield.

How can a holster that will take a gun the size of a Glock 17 also properly fit a Shield, which is about two thirds the size of a Glock 17? I have 2 OWB hip holsters (Glock 19 and Sig P228). They both were made for one gun, and form fit the gun perfectly.

Any comments/recommendations on leather IWB holsters that are decent quality and snugly fit a Shield would be appreciated.

This is what I carry my Shield in:

https://comp-tac.com/mtac-premier-iw...ster-comp-tac/

I've had it for years and it's still going strong. It's pricey, but I'm pretty sure they have a 15 or 20% off sale in November.

Desantis.

https://www.cabelas.com/product/DESA...RS/1981017.uts

Can you narrow down what you are looking for? Price range?

For a simple leather clip on, I use a Don Hume 715-M WCS. I have one of them for just about every pistol I own.
https://www.donhume.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=828


If you want the best, versatile holster ever made, Pure Kustoms Black Ops Pro...but before you click the link, it’s about $200....
https://www.purekustom.com/pure_kust...k_ops_pro.html

Thanks for the recommendations guys.

Tommy T

Hi spartakis,

Thank you for your response to my question about the Don Hume IWB leather holster. I don't really need the measurements; I was just concerned that it might be overly thick. Glad that's not a problem a problem.

The reason I asked was that in reviewing some IWB leather IWB holster reviews on Amazon, I noted that, in some cases, purchasers liked the quality of various holsters, but felt they were so thick that they compromised concealability.

I am going with the one you recommended. Thanks again.

Tom

I have 3 Garrity holsters, all "Inconspicuous" model. The clip is a real beast and will not fail. You couldn't give me a Kydex clip.
http://www.garritysgunleather.com/In...ip-SigP239.jpg

DeSantis makes a model called the Dual Carry II that I use for my G43x. It is dual carry as it does have a belt slit for wearing OWB, but also has a j-clip style plastic clip so you can wear it IWB from appendix to 4 or 5 o'clock. It also has a snap retention over the back, so if I wear it OWB or even open carry, I have at least that level of retention. Not sure if this is of any interest to you, but it is an option. I also bought a LH version of the same holster that I like to wear OWB at 6 o'clock concealed. I prefer that draw from SOB right handed out of a LH holster. The holster is a straight drop that I also prefer.

https://www.amazon.com/DeSantis-Dual.../dp/B00FYQ95WE

Hi, this is the S&W Shield 9mm IWB holster I got:

https://www.hancockarmory.com/nation...ter_p0129.html

It fits Smith Wesson Shield 9mm and 40SW.