BLACKHAWKStache Premium IWB Holster_ConcealedCarry_mag Carrier Included

For a Glock 43X MOS.General thoughts:Lightweight material, but the right amount of rigid and flexible. Material profile is thinner than a kydek sidecar (TRex), but thicker than a slimtuk (Desantis). The magazine carrier adapter (bridge between holsters) flexes nicely but I wonder about its longevity. I assume Blackhawk's warranty will take of any future issues. Betwee the belt clip, adapter and attachment screws, the setup is very adjustable. Each screw had lock-tite applied and adjustments require a normal size phillips screw driver. The base nuts for the screws are held by tension only so (un)tightening could be an issue for some.Pros:Great retention of my G43X - entirely from a tension grab holding on to the front of the trigger guard. The firearm seats with a positive click/clunk and the tension is somewhat adjustable with two rubber "Michelin Man" washers (same screw as the claw attachment). The downside, tightening the claw securely may create too much firearm release tension - still working on the right amount.The holster handles an Shield RMSc just fine. - the main reason I chose this particular rigid holster.Fully covers of the slide release (after market extended) and the flexibility of the materials allows for a snug fit even though touching the release. The magazine release is NOT covered. However, that is something I am only concerned about when drawing/reholstering. -- when in the holster, my squishy belly is not going to release a magazine on its own.The system is ambidextrous with moderate canting adjustments so there are a lot of options of holster/mag carrier placement around the waistline (other than aiwb).The low profile and flexibility between holster parts make the overall system comfortable. The included belt clips are snug and appropriately hook below my etc belt (1.5" nylon). If you have a thicker leather belt, it may not fully clip underneath.Cons:I like my extra magazine to sit closer to the firearm (or separate and further towards 10 o'clock. Shortening the distance would require some extra modification on parts. So I will likely wear without the mag carrier attached.Still working on the magazine retention settings for the oem glock magazines and shield arms s15 magazines. Shield magazines slide in/out much more easily due to metal/polymer versus polymer/polymer friction.Other thoughts:My current daily carry is a different but similar dimension firearm using a desantis inner piece 2.0 which I find SUPER comfortable. However, setup will fit the role as back-up and range practice holster since it is rigid and "safer" re-holstering.For what you get, this is money well spent. I would recommend it.

SUMMARY / TLDRGet the holster, standard version. Do something else for the magazine holder and don't get the Deluxe features.LONG REVIEWReview after about 3 weeks of daily use for a Glock 19 version.PROS:- Great for left handed, ambidexterous features were very well thought out.- Because it is fully adjustable you can try different configurations to find what works for you, so great as a first IWB holster.- It is comfortable for a hard material holster. After a short while you don't feel it. As noted above, with so many adjusting options it is easy to find a height and rotation that work for you.- Holster retention is good. While excercising and moving the gun stays put no problem, yet drawing is not difficult or awkward. The holster feels really solid.- Blackhawk is very responsive and is really doing a great job of providing amazing tech support for their product.- The cost is incredible for what you get. You can browse around and check, there are not that many similar products in this price range.CONS:- The deluxe features are not as great. The available distance provided by the connector between the holster and the magazine holder is barely enough to cover the width of my Kore belt buckles, thus making it hard to have a comfortable placement. This is partly due to the width of the clips used to secure the system to the belt. I contacted Blackhawk about a longer connector, but they have no plans for that. I also tried placing the whole setup to the left of the buckle, but that did not quite work either as that was too wide and the holster ended up too close to the my side instead of my abdomen.- The magazine holder has to be tightened properly. Out of the box my double stack magazine just let the mags slide out. Blackhawk support hinted me that tightening the top screw on the magazine holder while keeping the bottom screw looser would have the effect of making the top of the holder tighter, thus fixing the issue. This process is not clearly shown on the manual, though there is a good explanation on adjustment related to Glock 43 and other magazines. After the adjustment the magazine retention is great.- While I tried the fully connected setup, the magazine holder performed well. But since that was uncomfortable and I removed the connected feature, However, for large sized bellies like mine, the tendency for the magazine is to hold outwards. This has a couple of issues. First, the magazine prints more than the gun, and second, it has a tendency to rotate enough that the clip may come lose. With my current configuration I have already had a few instances where the whole mag holder just fell out of my belt during activity. And this is with the Kore belt where the clip end fit is super snug. With a loser belt I this just has not enough hold. The hoster does not have this problem because the claw and the larger surface makes it impossible for the whole setup to rotate outwards as dramatically as the unconnected magazine does. Since I have already found out that I can't comfortably use the connected system, this means I am looking for a magazine holder replacement that fits me better.Things I may try:- Figure out a way to put together a larger connector. This should greatly help reduce the outwards rotation of the magazine, and it being attached to the holster would make it really hard for it to come out of position.- I may also try to use the right hand claw and attach it to the magazine. Not quite sure it would help with the rotation, but should help tighten the belt against the clip. The only drawback with this is that the magazine holder has a direction for the mags, and the direction I prefer would have the claw on the wrong side, i.e. drawing the clip to reload would have it pointing the wrong direction I am used to.FINAL THOUGHTSI got this holster to figure out whether I wanted to continue with an OWB setup (outside waistband) or switch to IWB (inside waistband), and I can say this was a great experience. The flexibility to adjust all the parts allowed me to learn a great deal about height, angle, and feel of IWB carrying without breaking the bank. The holster feels great, reduced my print (gun profile showing from my clothes) to almost nothing and has made the gun very easy to reach and very fast to present, thus making me a convert for carrying IWB close to the appendix (though in my case being a leftie with an appendectomy sounds funny).I am a relative neofite to full time carry, but I can say that since I got this holster I never feel the need to remove my setup to do any regular activity. Hiking, Running, Gardening, fixing stuff around the house, the ocassional nap etc ... the holster allows me to have my handgun close and ready all the time, where my older OWB setup could not.Even though I do think the deluxe features are not for me, I am happy I got them. For the price difference the learning experience about what works and what not is invaluable.The deluxe features may be better for a person with more athletic complexity, where the belly does not push the magazine out.

This holster fits me great. I'm 5'9" 185lbs. And this disappears under all my shirts. It has great retention for the P365XL and an extra mag. Adjustable height and can't with the option to run the mag carrier separately. This would have been the perfect holster but the clips have sharp points to them that ended up cutting me. I ended up sanding them down, problem fixed. This is probably from the molding process but should have been caught before it left the factory. Blackhawk knows about the issue I am experiencing.

Use it everyday with my Glock 43x MOS, Riton MPRD Optic, and Shields S15 mags.

The holster fits my gun and magazine perfectly (Glock 19 with TLR7A) But there's only 1 belt clip, but 2 claws in the box! Now what am I gonna do 2 claws?? lol

This holster is the best fit for me so far for IWB carry with a G48. I can choose appendix or 8 o clock carry (left hand) when I want, and this holster is cheaper than many competitors! There is a little flex in it, but it is slim polymer compared to other kydex holsters. I also have a Tier One Axis and a Neptune appendix rig. I don’t want to wear those anymore and use this one. I’m 5’8” and 160lbs with a 30” waist, so big holsters are uncomfortable. Blackhawk outdid themselves with this one.

I'm 5'7" and have an athletic build. This was not concealable on my body at all and I'd have had to buy really baggy pants to try to run it as an in the pants holster. I usually use a small of the back holster or a shoulder rig but thought I'd give this a try.It seems to be made well for the few minutes I had it before I realized it would never work for me.