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No, crossdraw is just fine. I can't imagine strong draw where I would have move my suit coat aside, then pull up my dress shirt, then access the gun as high as it is with this setup. I'd pretty much lose the element of surprise as long as that would take.

Strengths:
With two or three buttons unbuttoned on my shirt, I can reach in easily. Unbuttoned buttons are covered by the tie.
Well made it seems like, and infinitely adjustable. I'm still making adjustments.
It's very hard to notice that I'm carrying with careful poofing up (technical term) of the shirt on both sides so that you look symetrical.


Cons:
Hot when outside walking to bus stop and waiting on bus or getting in hot car. Since this is only a few minutes a day and we're talking July/August here, this is not a deal breaker.
If you have a beer gut as I do, it attempts to ride up on top of it. It doesn't move the position of the gun when it does this, but it's a bit weird feeling.

Overall much better than a tuckable waist holster poking me all day long as I sit. Since I'm sitting 95% of my day, this is MUCH MUCH better!

I'm looking forward to the Andrew's Leather Monarch to take care of being hot. I'm hoping that horizontal positioning is still as concealable as this vertical positioning is, and I'll definitely need to use the TRUSS when wearing a white dress shirt, which is about once a week. Well worth $59 in my opinion, and shipping was super fast.

I also thought that the gun was pretty high for a strong side draw.

I got the cross draw version. I'm sitting all of the time - In my car, in the bus, and at work - so I figured drawing cross draw was the fastest and easiest for me. Also, since I wear a suit, I'd have two things to clear with the strong side draw: the coat must move back and shirt must move up. That problem also existed with my tuckable IWB holster. I also wear a tie so I get to leave two buttons unbottoned for easy access (I think I got that idea from here).

Now it's time to practice practice practice.

One thing I forgot to mention is that it's a bit hot underneath when I'm outside with it. But since I'm sitting in AC most of the day, it's not a big deal.

Thanks to all for the responses and advice. I bought the SpecGear TRUSS and I like it! Very good concealment, which I expected, but also very good durability as of now, and it holds everything very snug and stays where I want it to. I asked a friend to tell me if he could tell where I was carrying and he couldn't find anything. I then pointed him to my torso as he kept looking at my hip, and he still couldn't find it. That'll work!

I also have ordered the Monarch from Andrew's Leather, but it's a two month wait. Not so long I guess. One question I have is whether the triple magazine pouch would be a good counterweight to a Sig P239. On the other hand, it might be too long if I want to wear it under a tucked-in shirt. Any opinions from Monarch wearers would be appreciated here regarding how low the bottom of the magazine pouch is.


Thanks!

I do wear a white t-shirt underneath already. I was thinking of wearing the shoulder holster over the t-shirt and under the dress shirt, that way skin oils/sweat wouldn't get on the holster. I wonder if there are beige t-shirts?

I'll try the Kangaroo since it is priced so reasonably. I see that the web site mentions that the material is good for hot summer months.

Anyway, thanks LT, but I'll not be able to make it to Friendswood this weekend as good as it sounds. I do appreciate the offer and maybe I can take you up on it some other time.

I carry a Sig P239/40, so it's not small. I tend to wear oversize shirts, so I should have room for it in a shoulder harness. If anyone thinks that maybe I'm wrong here, let me know.

The Monarch from Andrews Leather seems to be a shade on the pale side, so that might work without resorting to dying one. The Galco MC is nice too, so I'd be curious how that works. The shirts I wear aren't thin, but they're not as thick as Wrangler snap shirts for example.

I looked at the Kangaroo as well. Correct me if I'm wrong, but man that looks hot for waiting on the bus in downtown Houston.

Thanks guys

I've read all the shoulder harness posts (I think) and have only come across a slight reference to using one under a dress shirt. I work in a suit and tie environment and I sit about 2 hours commuting and 8 hours at a desk, so a shoulder harness, I think, would fit me better. I have the High Noon Hidden Ally tuckable, and while it's fine when standing or walking, it's a bit uncomfortable while sitting as the hammer digs into my stomach at 3:00 and goes into the seat of my car any further back than that. I'm thinking a shoulder harness would be more comfortable, but am concerned that while wearing a white dress shirt, black definitely would be visible, and even hide color would be visible through the shirt. This is a concern because I work in an open environment and people stand/walk behind me constantly. My question is, does anyone have experience in this regard, or does anyone know of a white shoulder rig?