Looks like a nice holster there. I considered Brigade for a long time when choosing a custom holster for my XD9sc.
In the end I went with Brommeland Max-Con. I have XS Big Dots on my XD9 and whether they would be a problem on a tight fitting custom holster. After an email to Gary, he assured me there would be no problem so I went with the Brommeland.
No doubt you'll be happy with the Brigade. It looks like a damn nice holster. The steel sights should stand up to shaving off a little leather no problem.

and nice pictures. Thanks for the post and review.