Back last June my wife, Leah, finally found her pistol - a Kahr CW9. If you are interested in the details the story is
here. It came with an Uncle Mike IWB holster and that was not a problem because she carries in a Coronado concealment purse due to the dress requirement at her job. The only time she carries any other way is when I am not home. She does not normally carry when I am home, but I work three nights a week and so she does carry then.
Back in early May she told me that she wanted to get a better holster because the Uncle Mike was soft and she had trouble putting the pistol in without the material folding over. So I went looking for some holsters for her to look at. I narrowed it down to three that fit the criteria that she had given me concerning price, wait, and design. I had already decided which one I would buy if it were me, but since it wasn't for me I did not tell here which was my choice. When we got to the
Side Guard site she pretty much decided that the Minimal Holster with the standard clip was what she wanted. Then we went to the Customer Pics section and there was a Minimal Holster with the snap connector holding a Kahr CW9 with the AGrip wrap around grip on it (just like hers). That settled it. So I emailed our member MNBurl, the owner of Side Guard Holsters, about placing an order. We corresponded back and forth a couple of times to get everything arranged, I sent off the check, and we settle back to wait.
On June 7, 2008, one year to the day from the date she got the Kahr, the holster arrived. Leah has been wearing it on the nights I work for the last three weeks. Since she didn't wear it everyday I gave her some time to get used to it before asking her opinion. She works at a computer a great deal everyday and except for checking her email and occasionally placing an order of some kind she doesn't do any computing at home. So I am going to give you her review of her Side Guard Minimal Holster with standard clip. First the photos.
Leah loves the color of the holster. That is another thing that sold her on the Side Guard. As you can see by the photos, she does not wear a belt and she carries in a crossdraw position. Around the house she wears shorts or jeans and never a belt, so the requirements for the holster were that it be IWB and clip on plus have just a slight reverse cant. The Side Guard fits the bill perfectly. The clip holds the holster firmly in place without a belt and the cant is perfect to let the grip of the Kahr just ride over the top of the waistband on the shorts or jeans. Leah likes that she can holster the Kahr without any worry about the holster material folding over on her. She likes the high back that keeps the slide from rubbing against her. Leah says the workmanship is very good and that she would recommend Side Guard Holsters to anyone who is looking for a quality holster at a reasonable price.