BLACKHAWK Stache Premium IWB Holster_ConcealedCarry_mag Carrier Included

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.

Overall, it's a good product for the price. The Kydex is firm and cut well, and it can be adjustedto ride the belt appropriately. The mag holster is the same. However, the connector piece that joins the holsters together is worthless. There's only a height adjustment, not a length adjustment. So, you would have to make sure that every belt you wear can fit between the holsters. I actually think that connectors are all worthless unless the manufacturer is going to include multiple lengths. You're better off getting some flat kydex pieces, finding the length that works for you, then sand and drill the piece as needed. Honestly, with as many adjustments as they make available on the holsters, the lack of length adjustment options (or providing multiple length options for connectors) is just a lazy oversight at this point. And the connectors is one of the selling points! Good quality and fit, but 3/5 stars for design and concept.

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

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.

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

I absolutely love the ability to adjust the ride height and cant. As an AIWB carrier, I found the entire design for the mag carrier highly annoying and essentially worthless. The belt clip doesn't... clip to a belt! Stuff's there like a buckle and a double layer of belt. Even Blackhawk's pictures of it worn AIWB shows the clip actually on just the pants, not the belt. Totally pointless to use that particular clip at that location, except the fact that the floppiness of the connector renders proper support mandatory as it winds up at a position that forces the entire holster up out of your pants as the clip on the main holster is right at its limit. I wear a heavy leather belt that the clip just barely fits. All of the above means that as for AIWB you shouldn't bother buying or thinking you can use the mag carrier in AIWB. Perhaps if I ever stop carrying that way I'll dig it out of my holster drawer, but until then, back to Kydex...

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.

Title pretty much says it all.No matter what configuration I tried, it just was not comfortable at my hip. This is basically 12 or 6 o’clock carry only.Also, the rubber that came with the claw sucks and slips past the screws without much effort.