1. That's what I thought, too.
2. I have to take it up a notch to keep others happy, meaning an OWB holster. (I really wanted to train with my snubbie, but that is "unacceptable" as well). I've been carrying it all week in a IWB holster that caught much grief, but it works just fine for me. After some time elapsed, I'll go to that thread and admit the deed that I have done.
5. I went to Stephen Jenkins (LEO supply shop) on E 21st St., near Shadeland yesterday, and bought a gun belt, a better ankle holster, a IWB leather holster (for the Shield 9 and Glock 26: yes, made for either), and 2 dedicated Fobus paddle holsters for the Shield 9 and Glock 26 to use for training, but I'm sure they are not up to the standards of acceptability, but I went there since it was a LEO shop where real professionals go to get their wares. And, when I was at training a last week for a Basic Handgun class, I bought an IWB holster for the Shield and Glock, b/c most of mine are for smaller guns that I've sold.
Training isn't about making anyone in particular happy but yourself. You need to be proficient enough with your way of carrying a firearm. Fobus holsters are junk and belong in the trash can. If I wasn't at work I'd link up a video Clint Smith reviews fobus holsters.
My last class I took. I used a Glock 19, SOE belt, NSR holster, NSR mag holder. With the exception of the mag holder (I now carry a spare mag in my pocket) that is exactly how I'll be carrying when I'm off work tomorrow.
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