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Originally Posted by SpringerXD
Also, for those of you who SmartCarry, do you keep a round chambered and are you comfortable doing so?
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Absolutely, especially with the grip safety of the XD. Not sure I'd be so comfortable with one without a safety.
I have a friend who wasn't sure about carrying chambered in the Smartcarry. He cocked his XD,
unchambered, and carried it doing a lot of physical activities. I don't remember how long he tested it, maybe a week, carrying every day. It never went off accidentally. He once accidentally dropped his XD, loaded and chambered, from waist high. It bounced off the hard floor, and never fired. He now carries chambered, all the time in every holster.
I also carry chambered in the Smartcarry. It took me awhile to work up the courage, but now I have no problems with it. The barrel isn't pointed at my privates. It was designed to be worn low, and if worn low, the barrel lays on top of and in parallel with my private area. If the gun were to discharge, the bullet will either go between my legs, or perhaps hit a leg. I'm just very careful not to push on the grip safety when holstering.
Reference your 4", make sure you get the proper size holster. My XD9sc fits well in a medium holster, but my 4" S&W 59 is top heavy in the same holster. I have used the 59 with the medium holster, but it is not optimum. Let Charlie from Smartcarry know what you have, and he'll set you up right. (My XD is my primary, that's why I ordered the medium.)
I ordered the double holster since the grip on my XD prints just a bit. With the double holster, I place my XD in the left holster with grip facing right (I'm right-handed). That way, the small bump is nearer the zipper and seems to hide better for me. The double holster also gives me the option of carrying two guns. Charlie also sells a security model, which has a full-length pouch behind the holster(s). Some people keep speed strips in them, or documents, or cash. I've used it for my 4" S&W before in a crunch. The security pouch swallowed up my S&W, but it would be a bit harder to draw from that pouch. Neither the extra holster nor the security pouch add much bulk for me.
There are many other holster options, but due to the environment I carry in, I don't know what I would do without my Smartcarry.