u/CastleLurkenstein

Looking around for suggestions here. I've looked at Vedder, Tenicor, Tulster, PHLster, maybe Desantis, and...I dunno, probably others that escape me now. There's a crazy number of options out there. I've never carried before, but would like something I can use in hot, humid weather.

Most days, I'm at an office, seated, wearing a tucked in dress shirt, so tuckable options would be better, although I also do enough otherwise where I'd be wearing a t-shirt in warmer weather.

For now, the Shield Plus would be my "hot weather" carry, and I have an Echelon 4.0c for cooler weather carry. No light, either, but I do have an optic mounted (Romeo-X Enclosed Compact).

Picked up the 4.0c COA recently and am liking it. I've been looking around at options for a holster, but, for now at least, am leaning against AIWB, and more towards strong side or kidney (3-5 o'clock, basically).

Even limiting myself, there are a dizzying array of holsters, ranging from what seems like around $55-125 or so. Most of the day, I'm seated in an office with a tucked in dress shirt, so a tuckable holster would be a good choice.

I've thought about Vedder, Tenicor, maybe Desantis? Oh, and Tulster and maybe PHLster, but dunno whether their models are more intended for AIWB or IWB/strong-side.

I welcome your suggestions.

I should note that I have no light on this, so anything that requires a light for retention would be out. My 4.5F with a threaded barrel is the one I have a light mounted on.

So...I just bought myself a Warhawk Green Mk2 Blem lower. Which will (for the time being) occupy space in the drawer alongside two other black Mk2 lowers. Been wanting one for a bit, and although I'm still pondering how to build things out, I figured "what the hell" and went for it. If I change my mind, I can just sell it.

ANYWAY, what I'm wondering is if anyone has any comparisons between LMT's ODG look and Griffin's Warhawk Green anodizing. It's not a huge deal if the anodizing doesn't match, but I've thought about maybe picking up a Specwar upper in ODG and pairing it with the Griffin lower.

Bought a Shield Plus a couple of weeks ago, and picked it up from my FFL just this past week. Took it out to the range for the first time, and once I got my optic (Sig Romeo-X enclosed) dialed in (with some help from a friendly RSO), I started shooting with it.

First thing I notice is that my shots are almost uniformly landing high. I'm pretty good at 3 yards, ok at 7, and then by 10 I'm hitting a couple inches high.

This is the first subcompact I've shot, and the first S&W I've owned. I've mostly shot Springfields, starting with an SA-35, then moving to an Echelon 4.5F with a threaded barrel, and picking up an Echelon 4.0c along with the Shield Plus. I don't have the same problem with the Echelon, but it is a bit heavier and almost a full inch longer, plus with the same ergonomics (if not the weight) as my full-size.

I'm trying to figure out what is leading to me hitting high, and right now, my guess is that the subcompact platform of the Shield Plus is revealing bad habits/form that I've "gotten away with" using the full-size, and which the compact 4.0c (with very similar ergos) can still mostly mask. But at only 3.1", there's no hiding with the Shield Plus.

I do want to be clear that I love the feel of the Shield Plus, and I shoot it better than I expected to, when switching to a much shorter, lighter gun. It truly feels fantastic in the hand, and much nicer than the subcompact Glock that a friend of mine has (I don't mind Glock grips, but this just felt better). I am also still hitting in the "A-zone", I'm just noticeably higher than POA, and much higher than expected POI.

My guess is that either I need to grip higher, or (more likely) that my grip is "off" in a way that leaves me pushing with the palm of my dominant hand to offset recoil unconsciously (which, in turn, only exacerbates it).

Anyone else experienced something like this when getting into subcompacts? Were there any techniques that helped you train this out? (Yes, dryfire is already on the menu. I'm currently reading through Baseline Dryfire by Stoeger, and have a couple other books of his, and I have a Mantis X that I use for dryfire practice.)