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Welcome to the forum!

My normal daily personal pistol is a P97DC, so I understand about the size. (Mine is pretty much the same form factor, only it has a polymer lower and stainless upper, and is .45 ACP.)

By "no safety", do you mean that you have a decocker or DAO version? Not that it really matters which... the first shot on both is the same: just like a revolver.

How many revolvers have you ever seen with a safety? (There are a few, but they're rare and expensive.)

Mine is a decocker: first shot DA, follow on shots SA, and a decocker lever that blocks the firing pin while dropping the hammer.

My duty carry pistol at work is a KP89DAO. Double-action only: no safety, no decocker, every shot is double action.

The DAO works just like my secondary carry gun, a Taurus M85UL, 2" .38 Special. No safety: every shot double action.

Don't let the "no safety" issue bother you. If you want something smaller and easier to conceal, I completely understand! But if you're worried about an accidental discharge, then ease your mind. Any holster that fits will cover the trigger. So long as the trigger is covered, it will not go bang.

I like my Fobus paddle holster. It's not premium leather --it's not even leather!-- but for less than $25, it performs at least as well as a leather or hybrid holster three times the price.

Carrying a full size pistol OWB requires a change of wardrobe; I simply buy a bowling or camp shirt a size larger than usual, and wear it over a t-shirt. No one except a highly trained eye would spot me carrying.

Welcome again, and good luck!

Kevin