I ordered a sideguard tuck-clip for my smith 642 in march, true to their 8-9 week waitlist, it arrived two months later in may. I've been carrying it fairly regularly for the last 2 weeks now.
VERY nice leather work, good heavy duty stitching, molds nicely to the revolver. The clip is black spring steel, fits my wilderness belt great.
I'd say the retention level is pretty much perfect. the gun won't fall out by any means, but it's still easy and smooth to draw from.
Quite comfortable to carry IWB. I carry this gun primarily in my pocket, but i was looking for a carry solution for when i don't have decent pockets etc. One thing to keep in mind when carrying a revolver IWB which was a bit surprising to me was how thick the cylinder is. It's still a very comfortable gun to carry due to its lightweight and unobtrusive grip though.
I primarily carry this setup at 2:30, basically right over my right front pocket. The offset clip does help keep the overall thickness down. A lot of clip style holsters place the clip directly in the center of the slide or cylinder I find that tends to allow the gun to rotate in addition to adding thickness to the bulkiest part of the holster.
only downside i see to the offset clip is you can hit your knuckle on it while drawing. Being a thin steel clip this can be a bit uncomfortable though I haven't drawn blood.
So here's some pics.. overall a great holster I highly recommend them!
http://imgur.com/a/ivEy8
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