And I should be more accurate and say that a holster that loops on to or is supported by your belt sucks. Your range of movement is kind of tethered and there's an annoying pressure point where the clip is.
I've been doing some research, if for no other reason, I'm getting a new PDF so the wife can have the one I currently use (well, at least this time I have a reason!). And it looks like I might be going with a BellyBand style. For your reference:
This is the Galco "Underwraps" version, which I'll probably be getting.
I looked and looked and looked at Supertucks, Kholsters, etc etc, and they are all obvious holsters if you're looking for them and if you know what you're looking at. A friend of mine has one and I can tell every time. The clips just stick out like a square apple. He likes his and is perfectly comfortable wearing it. However, I've seen him suit up, as it were, and it can take a little time.
The belly band is elastic, plyable, it moves with you. It can be worn under anything, tucked, untucked, shirt, no shirt, you name it. Also, unlike a tuckable holster which has small "slots" where you tuck your shirt in, with a Belly Band, it's completely under your shirt, so you aren't limited in the length of shirt you wear.
Another nifty advantage is that you don't have to remove the holster to remain comfortable if you have to take off your firearm for some reason. If you're going in to a bar or to someone's house, let's say. Since it is high quality elastic with 4 inches of velcro, with no hard points, you can slip your PDF out and keep on trucking. My friend removes the holster too, if he isn't going to carry his weapon (a lovely SR9C, by the by).
So, once I get it and have tried it out, I'll post a full review, but as I've said in the past, you'll go through many a holster before you're comfortable with what you carry with.
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