Got it today. I must say, I think it's overpriced. It's just a ballistic nylon and velcro pouch. I've bought money pouches of a different shape for less than 10 bucks. But, then, they weren't designed for carrying a gun. It has a large pouch behind the holster I can use for cash on trips and such, pretty nice. I put the empty SP101 in it and practiced a bit. I have a Hogue on the gun, a little longer than stock, but seems to hide well, plenty of room. I can sit down, even bend over and tie my shoes and it doesn't bother my gut, but then my gut just sorta sticks out a little, not like it lops over anywhere. LOL As I had hoped, I can suck in the gut and the draw is fairly quick, though it takes both hands to be quick. I've had it on about 4 hours now and I must say I prefer it to IWB, though I'm not really that used to it, yet.
The only sign of the gun in there is a little bulge near the belt from the grip. My boot gripped Taurus would bulge less and the Kel Tec P11 disappears. With my shirt tail out, though, any bulges are masked, but even with the shirt tail in, you wouldn't notice it.
The one thing that everyone says here and is true, if you're sitting, you need to loosen the belt to get at it or just straighten up in the chair/seat and you can get at it, but it's a lot slower than standing regardless. Standing, the draw is quick. So, when I carry with it on a trip in the car, I can wear back up on an ankle. Frankly, pocket carry is slow while seated and even IWB isn't that fast and you sort of sit on the gun, so you need to lean forward. The one thing ankle carry can do is draw quick from a seated position like in a car. I have an Uncle Mikes ankle holster for small autos and one for J frames, so I can pick my poison there. I hardly ever wear on the ankle, but seems like a good idea when in the car.
The thunder wear sure isn't the preferred method if you drive a lot, but I rarely drive. I'm usually on a bike around here. However, I can get at it if I loosen my belt. My pants are 2" oversize. I wear 36 ideally and buy 38s for IWB and such. So, there's room to draw from it with my belt loose. I can just unhook the belt in the car and tighten it up when I get there, will work, too.
So, I think I'm going to like the system for daily carry, but I'll qualify that by saying I haven't worn it all day, yet. IWB doesn't get to irritation until the last few hours of the day when you can't wait to get it off, LOL. Probably wouldn't be as bad with less belly roll, but it gets old. Can't carry the .357 in a pocket, too heavy and the grip it takes to shoot it well is a little big. So, this thunderwear thing looks like the way to go with the SP101 and I really like carrying the caliber. I'm with .357 the way some are about .45, just makes me feel like I have enough gun.
Yeah, the 2.3" barrel ain't what a 4" is, but it's still putting up 1340 fps with a 140 grain bullet, a good bit better'n my .38 loads.
