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My favorite IWB holsters include TTGunleather’s “Mike’s Special”, Milt Sparks Summer Special II, and Clinger Holster’s “Gear Holster” with cushion, all at around the 2:30 - 4:30 position. For AIWB, you may want something with little to no cant. I don’t carry AIWB, so I can’t really make any recomnendation on those.

I will say I find it difficult to wear IWB in the summer heat, especially when sweat gets on the grip and top part of the slide, even with a sweat guard. I’ve tried an undershirt to help with that, but I find it uncomfortably hot when working outside.

Also, some IWB plastic clips don’t retain the holster to the belt that well when drawing, resulting in you pulling the holster completely off during a draw. The best clips I’ve found, though, are the DCC metal clips that clamp and grab on to the belt really well.

The holsters that use belt loops, like the TTGunleather and Summer Special I mentioned above, work well to retain the holster to the belt, but their 1.5” belt loops can sometimes be too small to fit around some thick gun belts. You can order 1.75” belt loops, though, to help with that. And if the belt loops are of the roll-the-dot snap-on kind, sometimes they’re hard to properly snap closed if you don’t do it right, adding to the risk of pulling the holster off during a draw.

Just a few things I thought I’d mention when considering a holster.