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Funny you mention this - I was wearing it tonight :-)

Thank you very much :-) I remember the photo sequence you & LT made about avoiding muzzle sweep on the draw, and was tempted to msg you directly about this.

I didn't think it was any design defect unique to the holster - I was guilty of mixing my holster review with some personal learning curve issues...

Typing up that review prodded me to start experimenting on my own: I discovered that if I index the tips of my middle/ring/pinkie fingers on the front of the grip, use more of the tip of my thumb on the tip of the straight portion of the retention closure, and unsnap/push the straight portion far away from the pistol (towards my chest), I can avoid the strap trap (nice expression). The tips of my fingers start to draw the pistol out, and as the back of the slide clears the strap, the pistol comes naturally into my usual grip.

I think about the only variance between the above and what you've described is that I'm not getting pressure on both the front of the grip (with my fingertips) and the back of the grip (with the palm) during the first portion of the draw. But the grip is established before the slide has cleared the holster, so I don't *think* I'm really at risk of bobbling control of the firearm. Doing it this way keeps the web of my hand well out of the way of the strap, reducing the chance of things getting bound up.

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Finally broke down and ordered one after admiring the design for the last year or so. What really sold me is the back strap, rather than the gun & mag holder being able to swing forward when leaning over, or when trying to draw.

Received mine 5-6 weeks after the order, and the build quality is very nice. Got it for my Walther PPS & two spare mags. Very comfortable, and the holster was appropriately tight at first - even snapping the retention strap was a struggle, but (the strap) has now broken in nicely.

A couple of challenges:

The draw is a struggle - when my right thumb unsnaps the retention strap as I'm establishing a grip, the thumb also traps the retention strap against the back of the slide, making it a tough pull to get the pistol out of the holster.

If I unsnap the strap, then massage the strap out of the way, and hook my thumb up over the rear sights, then the remainder of the draw is okay. But that seems AWFULLY slow... Any sugggestions?

The design mix-up I ran into is on the mag holder. The length of the retention straps there are correct for the PPS 7 rnd mags, but I wanted to carry two 8 rnd spares, and a 7 round in the pistol. The foot of the 8rnd mags is longer, and the retention strap can't reach around them to snap closed. Also, the feet on the PPS mags are long enough (wide enough?) that the two mag slots need to be spaced further apart to avoid the two mag feet from getting in each others' way.

I called the owner, and he was very gracious about the problem. I'm going to send him the measurements that will be needed to resolve these two things, and he's going to make a replacement & send it out to me.

But all in all, I love this rig!