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I'm researching OWB holsters and am looking for a comfortable and concealable one.
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UBG Micro should be on the short list. When you first get it, it will be quite flat (in other words, it isn't pre-shaped to the curve of your body) and will require some wearing to break it in. But once you have worn it for a few weeks, I believe that you'll agree that there is almost nothing more concealable if you've decided on OWB carry. It disappears with a small gun.
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I currently have a JIT slide from Don Hume but am not happy with it. it prints an awful lot through a T-shirt (does not hug body).
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I, too, have experience with the Don Hume JIT Slide. I found that, though it rode acceptably close to my body (though not as close as the UBG), it suffered from the crippling disadvantage of having no cant whatsoever! What's the point of making a thin, minimalist OWB holster but not canting the gun to pull the grip in for concealment? Couldn't figure that one out. The Hume JIT would be a great value if they could incorporate this vital feature into it.
Anyway, when ordering my Micro from UBG, I specified a lot of cant and a very high ride (the Micro is a high ride to begin with, so I'm not sure if Nate did anything special in my case or not, but at any rate it arrived exactly as I wanted it). These two attributes - agressive cant and high ride - make it a marvelous OWB holster, about as concealable as you can hope to get with this mode of carry.
I'm encouraged to see that you've chosen the little Kahr MK9 as the gun that you'll be carrying OWB. My UBG Micro was molded for an S&W J-frame, so I think my experiences with it are relevant to your situation since those two guns are pretty similar in size.
With such a small gun, you have a good chance of successfully concealing the gun OWB in daily carry, provided you have a covering garment. The good news is that the covering garment doesn't have to be very long at all; the muzzle of a J-frame in the Micro will only extend about 1" below the bottom of your belt, and I think the Kahr will be about the same.
Some people blithely talk about carrying and concealing full-size Glocks and Sigs OWB and act as though it's no big deal. Personally I don't buy this, unless they're either giants or are wearing trenchcoats or very long, sloppy-looking untucked shirts. But whatever works.
Good luck.
EDIT: I just noticed that you're from MA. Not trying to hijack, but how the heck did you manage to get your hands on a Kahr MK9? Lucky dog!