Anyone experienced firearms owner who regularly carries a concealed pistol has The Drawer.

The Drawer is that receptacle for all those holsters that seemed like a good idea at the time.  Belt holsters, IWB holsters, shoulder holsters, the latest universal belt slides, and countless permutations of leather and synthetic materials with horizontal and vertical carries, with and without retaining straps, can be found in The Drawer.   

The reason those who carry handguns amass enough holsters for The Drawer is that there really is no single "right way" to carry a firearm.  What works and what works well varies from person to person, from climate to climate, from body type to body type, from gun to gun.  When evaluating a specific holster system, then, one cannot really know if that system is right without direct experience.

It is, therefore, impossible for me to tell you that the Under Cover (UC) Comfort holster is perfect for you.  It might be, or it might not be.  That will be up to you.  What I can tell you, however, is what it felt like to use this system.

I have a concealed carry permit for my handguns and have developed, through the years, a preference for simple IWB carry behind my hip.  I generally see shoulder holsters as limited in application, the shoulder straps themselves something of a visual liability.  The UC Comfort holster, however, eliminates shoulder straps entirely while retaining the basic underarm positioning of such rigs.

The result feels a little like wearing a masculine, gun-bearing corset.  The system is essentially a form-fitting t-shirt of "Naturexx," a breathing, heat-dissipating, moisture-transferring fabric.  Two gun pockets with snap-closure retaining straps have been sewn into the shirt.

Intended for full-sized handguns, the UC Comfort is used for deep-cover concealment beneath an outer shirt.  In use with various law enforcement and military personnel, this "shirt holster" does seem a viable means of completely concealing a large firearm.  (For visibility, I've used a yellow training gun in the photo at right.)

I cheated while testing the UC Comfort, in that I wore the loudest shirt I own to obscure weapon's outline.  I had no problems with "printing," therefore, though depending on your body type and how tightly your outer shirt fits, you might have an odd bulge when you wear your gun this way.

The Beretta 92F I carried for testing shifted a little, but not too much, with regular movement.  The shirt is form-fitting specifically to keep a loaded handgun from flopping about next to the body, but there are limits to its ability to keep a heavy pistol immobile.  It goes without saying that you won't be performing many quick draws with a gun buried under your shirt and held fast by a snap-on retaining strap.

It took some time to get used to the feeling of this "compression shirt holster," but once I did I began to wonder if I might try it on a more consistent and extended basis.

If you carry a handgun and are looking for an alternative to shoulder holsters, this may be worth a look.