LC9 holster
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Cheapshooter
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Do you have a preference as to carry type? Inside the waist band or out? Material type, leather, Kydex, or hybrid?
My personal choice is the Theis hybrid IWB for all three guns in my carry rotation.. Kahn CM9, Ruger LCR, and Springfield XD40 Sub Compact.
Very comfortable, and keeps your gun well concealed. There are several other companies with similar designs, but I have been really satisfied with the quality, price, and fast personal service from Theis.
http://theisholsters.com/
If you want to pocket carry, and your pant pockets are suitable for the LC9, consider the DeSantis Nemesis. Again, my choice for my LCP for deep concealment when necessary. Also, Cold weather coat pocket carry for my LCR.
http://www.desantisholster.com/THE-NEMESIS
My personal choice is the Theis hybrid IWB for all three guns in my carry rotation.. Kahn CM9, Ruger LCR, and Springfield XD40 Sub Compact.
Very comfortable, and keeps your gun well concealed. There are several other companies with similar designs, but I have been really satisfied with the quality, price, and fast personal service from Theis.
http://theisholsters.com/
If you want to pocket carry, and your pant pockets are suitable for the LC9, consider the DeSantis Nemesis. Again, my choice for my LCP for deep concealment when necessary. Also, Cold weather coat pocket carry for my LCR.
http://www.desantisholster.com/THE-NEMESIS
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ninjarealist
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I own a LC9s and the nemesis works fantastically so long as you use the holster as designed. I've read complaints from people that it follows the gun out of their pocket, but I'm guessing they just didn't know to draw a pocket holster like this. It works flawlessly for me every time.
Great holster. Very easy to draw from yet also covers the trigger and safety perfectly. Some of the stitching leaves a little to be desired in terms of quality but this holster is not expensive in the least.
But what makes this holster really good for pocket carry is the way it imprints. When your gun is holstered in the nemesis, it imprints more like a wallet or a smart phone than a gun. This is crucial for pocket carry IMO and the reason I really love this holster.
However, I should point out that I've read really good reviews of the Desantis Superfly, which is billed as an improved version of the Nemesis. I love my Nemesis, but I really want to try out the Superfly. You should definitely check out that model as well
One word of warning, if you're a svelte guy the LC9s will look so big in your pocket that it will stand out. I'm a 170 lb 6'2" guy (I need to eat a sandwich, I know) and I pocket carry the LC9s when at home. I've never had someone make it as a gun, but people often wonder what the hell that gigantic thing in my pocket is.
I had one girl tell me that it looked like I had an eggplant in my pocket. I lied to her and said it was my 120 GB Zune. She believed me, but it's moments like that which make me feel that perhaps the LC9s is just a little too big for pocket carry outside the home. Still if I didn't carry in the Nemesis, it would be completely obvious that I had a gun in my pocket.
Great holster. Very easy to draw from yet also covers the trigger and safety perfectly. Some of the stitching leaves a little to be desired in terms of quality but this holster is not expensive in the least.
But what makes this holster really good for pocket carry is the way it imprints. When your gun is holstered in the nemesis, it imprints more like a wallet or a smart phone than a gun. This is crucial for pocket carry IMO and the reason I really love this holster.
However, I should point out that I've read really good reviews of the Desantis Superfly, which is billed as an improved version of the Nemesis. I love my Nemesis, but I really want to try out the Superfly. You should definitely check out that model as well
One word of warning, if you're a svelte guy the LC9s will look so big in your pocket that it will stand out. I'm a 170 lb 6'2" guy (I need to eat a sandwich, I know) and I pocket carry the LC9s when at home. I've never had someone make it as a gun, but people often wonder what the hell that gigantic thing in my pocket is.
I had one girl tell me that it looked like I had an eggplant in my pocket. I lied to her and said it was my 120 GB Zune. She believed me, but it's moments like that which make me feel that perhaps the LC9s is just a little too big for pocket carry outside the home. Still if I didn't carry in the Nemesis, it would be completely obvious that I had a gun in my pocket.
Cheapshooter
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Actually, my DeSantis I use for the Elsie Pea is a Superfly. The difference being the flap, or "fly", held on to the holster with a velcro strip. I thought it would be usefully for back pocket carry. Making the gun and holster appear as a wallet. It does a good job, but I didn't care for sitting on my gun, and the fly gets in the way of smoothly drawing the gun so I never use it. When I bought a DeSantis for my LCR, and CM9 they were both the Nemesis model.
I don't often carry anything larger than an LCP in my pants pockets. With some pants I can pocket carry the Kahr, which is a little smaller than the OP's LC9, but it's just more comfortable, and convenient to me in the Theis IWB.
Alien Gear
If you can wait Alien Gear holsters are worth it. It looks big but its lite, super comfortable and @ $30 with a lifetime repair/replacement 30 day no questions money back and if you ever want to change your ccw gun the will take your old shell and send you a new one.
Its adjustable and you can swap out shells to carry different guns by 4 screws. But unfortunately there holsters are out selling their production because each holster is made to order and not sitting on a shelf. Last I heard one version has a 7 week lead time and the other has 4 weeks.
Its worth the wait. I wear mine all day and it doesnt move, and because of how its made the weight is spread out and doesn't pull down your pants. No BS, but in 25 yrs ccw its the most comfortable holster i've worn.
I just had to use the shell swap offer because I replaced my EDC gun. It cost me $2.32 to mail them the old shell and had the new one in my hands in 8 days w/Free shipping back to me.
If you can wait Alien Gear holsters are worth it. It looks big but its lite, super comfortable and @ $30 with a lifetime repair/replacement 30 day no questions money back and if you ever want to change your ccw gun the will take your old shell and send you a new one.
Its adjustable and you can swap out shells to carry different guns by 4 screws. But unfortunately there holsters are out selling their production because each holster is made to order and not sitting on a shelf. Last I heard one version has a 7 week lead time and the other has 4 weeks.
Its worth the wait. I wear mine all day and it doesnt move, and because of how its made the weight is spread out and doesn't pull down your pants. No BS, but in 25 yrs ccw its the most comfortable holster i've worn.
I just had to use the shell swap offer because I replaced my EDC gun. It cost me $2.32 to mail them the old shell and had the new one in my hands in 8 days w/Free shipping back to me.
ninjarealist
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@Cheapshooter I would have to buy special pants to even dream of back pocket carry. With any of my regular pants it's completely impossible. I exclusively mess around with front pocket and jacket carry, so for those purposes the design of the superfly seems ideal. But I could see why someone who is trying to do backpocket carry would dislike the extra bulk.
But I agree that the LC9 is just a little too big to be concealed well in the pocket. I carry it that way at home, because I find it to be so much more comfortable than IWB, but I just wouldn't feel confident carrying that way out of the house. I really need to get an LCP. It's a lot less gun for only a slight decrease in size, but that slight decrease really counts: to a degree I didn't fully appreciate before pocket carrying the LC9s.
But I agree that the LC9 is just a little too big to be concealed well in the pocket. I carry it that way at home, because I find it to be so much more comfortable than IWB, but I just wouldn't feel confident carrying that way out of the house. I really need to get an LCP. It's a lot less gun for only a slight decrease in size, but that slight decrease really counts: to a degree I didn't fully appreciate before pocket carrying the LC9s.
Cheapshooter
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Actually, I find the fly attached to the Nemesis to make it a Superfly restrictive in drawing my Elsie Pea from the front pocket as well. With the size of the little mouse guns, and the shape altering effect of the Nemesis, the fly is unneeded. That's why it's neatly stored away in some drawer.......somewhere! LOL
@hoss1969, The The is holsters are also hand made in a one man operation. Each holster is assembled, and tested for fit with each style of gun they are sold for. Therefore, I'm not sure he will sell separate Kydex shells for other guns. The price is a little higher, but less than the Crossbreed. But delivery time for the three I have bought in a little over a year has been less than two weeks. Even though they say 3 or 4 when you order.
yoter, what ever brand, for a waistband carry holster I think the comfort and secure function resulting from the weight distributing design of the IWB hybrid makes them the way to go.
They look big, and cumbersome for a small handgun, but when you wear one you really appreciate the design.
ninjarealist
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@Cheapshooter Ahhh, I guess I didn't really understand what you meant when you said "fly". I was unfamiliar with that term.
I like it because it ensures the holster comes off without fail and it also helps to stabilize the holster in my pockets. I could see how someone with large hands would find it restrictive to drawing. My hands are about average and I have no issues with drawing.
Maybe it also has to do with the grip?
I like it because it ensures the holster comes off without fail and it also helps to stabilize the holster in my pockets. I could see how someone with large hands would find it restrictive to drawing. My hands are about average and I have no issues with drawing.
Maybe it also has to do with the grip?
Cheapshooter
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The Theis, and I think most other hybrid IWB holsters are also tuckable. The belt clips are attached to the leather backing at the bottom of the clip allowing a shirt to be tucked in behind the clip. They also offer the option of "J" hooks that go behind the belt, and clip on the bottom with only a small tab being visible for more discrete carry.
I am an admitted minimalist when it comes to holsters. I started using only the belt clip on my P32 & Pf9. I now carry my LC9s in a blade-tech IWB holster in the appendix position. I clip the gun on my belt just past the first belt loop, and buy my belts a couple of inches long so it covers the clip. The bladetech holds the pistol VERY securely, it is difficult to get the pistol out of the holster if its not on your belt, but easy if it is. I can easily draw the pistol from the seated position as well.
I sometimes pocket carry my LC9S in a DeSantis Superfly and I love the holster. Nice quality, inexpensive and does a great job if breaking up the silhouette of the gun in your pocket.
I will say that the LC9s is probably the upper limit of what I would consider suitable for pocket carry. I'm a very big guy, and wear loose fitting jeans with deep pockets. It will be visible in your pocket, just not recognizable as a gun.
Cheapshooter
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Do you guys using the Superfly have any problem getting a good grip on the gun when drawing it from a front pocket? Maybe it's just me, my pockets are a bit tighter, or my Elsie Pea is smaller. But if I have the flap, or "fly" attached I have to make a conscious, and deliberate effort to get my hand between the fly, and the grip, and not between the inside of my pocket, and the fly.
Captains1911
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When I owned mine I carried it in a Crossbreed Minituck. I'm sure a Black Mamba from Concealment Solutions would be just as good if not better.