Great holster for new firearms on the market - Safariland 578 Grip Lock System Pro-Fit Holster

When you purchase a gun that has not been out on the market long you run into a real issue when trying to find a holster for it. I purchased a S&W M&P CORE Ported 9 mm and found that most of the holster manufacturers were not making a holster for it. I tried the Safariland 578 Pro Fit holster and love it.

I am not sure how they do it, but with the turn of a few screws the holster looks, and feels like it was custom made for my gun. The package has both the belt and pancake holster options included. Normally I like a belt holster, but I will have to say that after trying the pancake option from Safariland it is really secure. Most of the other pancake holsters I would not use for fear of pulling out the holster with the gun. Not so with Safariland.

The holster has a level 1 retention feature which I was not used to using. All of my other holsters have no retention. This was a concern at first, but I have found that the retention on the Safariland holster is very easy to use and has not hampered me in the drawing of my gun. I really do not know it is there. I think that having the retention is a good thing now and like that's it was a part of the holster.

With everything said this is an excellent holster for the price. I would buy it again over a custom made holster.