Wasabi

In my never ending attempt to drain my bank account and to satisfy my holster addiction, I've been thinking about getting a thin kydex pocket holster for my PM9. FIST offers one:
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Has anyone tried this holster and can offer an opinion?

Thanks for any input.

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T Bone

Been thinking the same thing. I think RetSupt99 has one? Haven't seen him around here recently come to think of it.... Anyway, he's never had a bad thing to say about a Fist holster. Do a search on the Fist pocket holsters here, I remember a few really praising the thumb push (leather or Kydex, they both have that feature).

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Wasabi

Thanks,

Yeah, from what I've read, RetSup99 loves the FIST holsters. I did find an earlier thread about the #K5 after I posted that. I've actually been looking at a #K5 for a while now. I'm going to give one a try. It seems to have a lot of good reviews out there and @ $35 it's VERY reasonably priced. I want to go kydex with this one for the extra thinness.

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OhShoot

Might I suggest you take a look at this one, too?
Can't get much thinner and still contain the gun. Extra mag containment at no extra size is really nifty. (stellarrigs.com)

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Wasabi

Thanks I'll check the stellarrigs out. I'm not sure I want a mag holder with my PM9 pocket holster though. That might be too much for one pocket and defeat the purpose of having a compact, ultra thin holster.

Speaking of keeping it ultra thin, has anyone tried the K5 as a hybrid with leather or ultrasuede? Would either add too much to the thickness? The leather is a pricey upgrade @ $40 extra but the ultra suede is only an extra $25. Will going with a hybrid help with any possible cracking? I was thinking the ultrasuede may help it stay in my pocket better when drawing the gun. Maybe I should just stick with the KISS principle here and just go with the kydex only. I'm going to give FIST a call this week but was just wondering of any actual user opinions.

Thanks again for the input.

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randyc74

IMHO, I would prefer to have the magazine holder at the front of the holster. It would be impossible to get a good full grip on the pistol while drawing from the holster.

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OhShoot

Looks that way, doesn't it?
But a soon as first of your fingers starts under grip, there's a little play there and gun pops right up into your hand. No retention of the holster is required.
And if you look at the dimensions, the mag holder doesn't add anything to xy dimensions.

If the mag part were in front of holster it would almost double the width of the holster counting gun + mag.

- OS

OhShoot

Look at x y dimensions of holster and butt of gun. They are the same with or without the magazine part. It adds nothing to overall length and width of the "rectangle".

- OS

Wasabi

True for the area of the holster where the grip is. It adds something (bulk) in the area below the grip where the mag is. I am trying to avoid adding more bulk. If you look at the K5, there is nothing in that area below the grip (not a true full rectangle, more like a wedge):
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Also, as other posters have noted, it may make it difficult to draw the gun (IMO as well).

Back to my choices with the K5. I'm leaning towards going au natural and skip any hybrid action. Keep it simple and thin.

Thanks for the input.

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T Bone

Seems sound. The thumb push should make it unnecessary to worry about the holster coming out with the gun.

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