You can have both. I recently purchased a leather lined kydex holster from Tucker Gunleather. I got the Silent Thunder inside waist band, and carry my Glock 26 in it. I haven't been carrying long, so my basis for comparison is pretty limited. However, I'm very pleased with the holster. Last week I wore it while shoveling snow and it kept the gun in place very well. Reholstering the gun is easy because of the rigidity of the kydex, but the gun only comes in contact with leather. As for comfort, I don't have any other IWB holsters for comparisons, but the Silent Thunder is not uncomfortable.