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LCP Max Owners - Preferred Holster?

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#1 ·
Picked up an LCP max a last month and I tried the soft pocket carry holster that comes with the pistol as well as an Alabama pocket holster that came with the pistol I purchased. Those two options didn't work for me.

I bought a "tuckable" IWB holster shown below from Roundedgear. Not sure how I like it so far, thinking about options and wondering what others use and the pros and cons you all have with your choice(s).

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The one above with the LCP Max is of course lighter than my usual EDC a G43X, but almost exactly as wide in the holster so not really "tuckable" unless I want to explain the large growth on my hip under my tucked in shirt. The clip is nice in that is grabs the pants well and doesn't need a belt, but it's also too thick to wear a belt on the outside of the holster and clip. The holster does secure the pistol very well.

I'm thinking about trying a thinner option, possibly the first below which is from the same vendor as above or the Zero Carry below it. Both are thinner, but they expose the slide which may introduce the possibly of sweat/water damage. Leaning towards the first one below as the clip can be swapped and I'm thinking a Utiliclip might be a thinner option for under the belt.

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#3 ·
I rarely carry IWB. Main reason… I can cover with an outer garment 97% of the time (northern ME). OWB, I have one from J&J… they are off eBay. Very happy with the quality. If White Hat still was around, I likely would have just got one from them (my J-frame lives in that).

For the times where it is shorts/T-shirt… I have a cargo pocket holster, also from J&J. A normal pocket holster is difficult for me, since I have larger hands and end up trying to fish the gun out. Cargo and back pockets… I can actually draw from.

Spare magazine carriers, I have two. One is a 3D printed double pouch off eBay. Other is a single that can do both belt and pocket.
 
#17 ·
I'm a big fan of the Vedder LightTuck IWB. It's small, light and comfortable, and the clip doesn't print like plastic clips. I can't think of any negatives. In fact, I like it so much that if I'm looking at a new gun, one of the first things I do is check to see if there's a LightTuck for it. If there isn't, it's a huge negative, and there's a decent chance that I won't buy it. Here's my newest matte stainless MAX in its LightTuck.

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#18 ·
^^^ THIS ^^^ My Vedder Light Tuck is truly tuckable. It never ceases to amaze me how MUCH fabric I can get in the "tuck" area. If you wear starched dress shirts that rule does not apply. For the purposes of this picture I deliberately wore a light colored shirt and pants, and thinner brown belt to show the maximum amount the clip would show. The clip is in the wrong spot for the belt loop, and the belt is way too thin. That is as bad as I could make it look for picture purposes: With a wider (1 1/2" wide) black belt and darker pants the clip all but disappears.

This is with a Glock 42 in the holster

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Hope this helps your decision making.