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I will say that I plan to revisit the MTAC and get holster bodies for my XDM and XDS. The holster bodies are inexpensive, and that was the one IWB holster that worked for me. It was just that with the larger guns it caused me pain. I'm thinking that with the XDS, it might be pretty good.

I am left handed, and I own holsters from the following makers for the following guns:

MTAC Minotaur (IWB) with holster bodies to fit:

• 3" 1911,
• 5" 1911,
• M&P45 Full Sized,
• HK USP Compact 40

DM Bullard:

• IWB w/ Belt Loop to fit 3" 1911

Desantis:

• (OWB) Speed Scabbard to fit M&P45
• (OWB) Speed Scabbard to fit Glock 19
• (OWB) Speed Scabbard to fit HK UPS Compact 40
• Nemesis Pocket Holster, fits Kahr PM9 and Springfield XDS-45
• Nemesis Pocket Holster to fit J-Frame revolver

Galco

• (OWB) Concealable Belt Holster to fit 3" 1911 (OWB)
• (OWB) Concealable Belt Holster to fit 5" 1911 (OWB)
• (IWB)Royal Guard IWB to fit 3" 1911
• (IWB)Summer Comfort IWB to fit HK USP Compact .40
• Miami Classic II shoulder rig with holster bodies to fit HK USP Compact and 1911
• Ankle Holster to fit J-Frame Revolver
• (OWB) Fletch Ride Belt Holster to fit Springfield XD(M)-45 Compact 3.8

Mitch Rosen:

• (OWB) 5JR-EXP Belt Slide to fit Kahr PM9
• (OWB) 5JR-EXP to fit Kahr CW45

FIST:

• (OWB) #10 Shortcut belt slide to fit J-Frame revolver

Kramer Leather:

• (OWB) Belt Scabbard to fit M&P45

Hopp Custom Leather:

• (OWB) Custom made pancake holster with ostrich trim and matching magazine carrier, to fit Springfield XD(M)-45 Compact 3.8

I no longer own the 3" Kimber 1911 or the HK USP Compact .40, or the Kahr CW45 that those various holsters were purchased for, so anything to do with those guns just sits in my holster drawer gathering dust until the day when I either sell them, or buy another gun to fit them.

I probably own more holsters than the average bear, but I am in a situation where I really had to do some hunting around to find holsters that work for me. Partly, it's just being left-handed. There are almost never any "off the rack" left-handed holsters in stores that you can try on, nor do I have a ton of left-handed friends who carry, so I can't borrow theirs and wear it around for a bit.......or if I do, we don't have the same gun, etc., etc. The other reason I have a lot of unused holsters is that I have a really bad chronic back problem which has deteriorated over the years I've been carrying. Some holsters, like the DM Bullard for 3" 1911 above, just never worked that well for me from the beginning simply because of my body shape, and others, like pretty much all of the IWB choices, I had to stop wearing because they caused me pain.......not at first, but after wearing them for a while. Anyway, since I don't really get an opportunity to try them on and wear them around for a bit, I have ended up buying a lot of holsters that in the end just didn't work out for me.

It's part of the hidden cost of carrying a gun.