C&D Pardus AIWB

[JodyH]

After the initial molding issue with my Cane & Derby Pardus I finally got around to using the replacement holster for a week or so.
Here's my observations:

• The holster is super fast with no drag on the gun at all. Just an initial click to overcome the retention and the guns coming out.
• Concealment is decent but not great. The P30 is a good sized gun though, so grip tuck is going to be tough on a skinny guy like me.
• Dropping the holster 3/8" by raising the belt loops helped quite a bit with concealment with no appreciable difference in the draw.
• I swapped the Bladetech rubber belt loops for some of Dale Fricke's loops made of a much thinner material, that also helped with concealment.
• The belt loop position is a pain in the ass for me, the loop's position and spacing doesn't work great with any of my pants. It works ok, just not great.
• 8 hours of carry including drive time was not an issue. As comfortable as any other holster I own.

[Super J]

Thanks for the review. Any pics showing how far out the grip sits from the torso

[JRL]

Pics please!

[JodyH]

I'll get some pics up Sunday.
Gotta get a tan and my abs in shape first.

[JRL]

I'll get some pics up Sunday.
Gotta get a tan and my abs in shape first.

You're right, those two things should be doable in a day

[matman]

You're right, those two things should be doable in a day

Just airbrush the 300 style abs on and be sure too use your spray tan!

[JodyH]

Action shot tomorrow.
Until then here's a pic of the holster showing the lower profile Fricke belt loops.

[JodyH]

You can see that the P30 grip is going to be a problem no matter what holster I use, I just don't have much "real estate" to work with.
Same thing with crowding my belt loops and belt buckle, being skinny does have its AIWB downsides.
99% of the time I conceal under just a T-shirt and the Pardus/P30 combination is right on the verge of being too big.
I'm still carrying the P30 because I know the vast majority of people are oblivious, but when I really need to be 100% I switch to a different gun and holster.
Example: We went to a "family fun center" yesterday for my boys birthday. Bowling, laser tag, etc. I was going to be doing a lot of activities around a lot of kids who would be at waist height and wanted absolute concealment. Especially since this place was also prepping for their big New Years bash and a "man with a gun" scare would be a bad thing. I went with my P2000Sk in a low ride leather AIWB.

[LOKNLOD]

Looks to me like the second loop being on a wing closer to your centerline, "above" the slide if you will, creates a moment that wants to rotate the butt of the gun away from the body instead of tucking it in closer. Especially on a smaller-diameter dude.

[JodyH]

Top down.
The butt tucks fine, the P30 just has too much junk in the trunk for my waist diameter (32").
Luckily I have wide shoulders so my T-shirts drape well.