Mission First Tactical Guardian OWB Holster
By: Allan R. Smith
2026 Shot Show was one of the best. Several companies offering their lines of OWB-IWD holsters, but for us one company stood out from the rest. Mission First Tactical has over 75 years of experience and is an American Company that offers not just holsters, but an array of firearm accessories.
After getting home from the show MFT was kind enough to send us the Guardian LE/MIL Series OWB holster for a Sig P365 X-Macro. So for the last two months, we have been carrying it everywhere and so far very impressed by the quality and comfortability of the holster.
The MFT Guardian holster features a patented magnetic retention system that uses strong neodymium magnets to secure the firearm without the need for adjustments. The holster’s are American made and fortunately have no stupid latches or adjustments that I hate.
The Integrated Barrel Stabilizer Insert (IBSI) is engineered to keep your pistol inline and allows the system to work with or without an under barrel mounted weapon light and I found the draw to be consistent every time.
Features include:
- Integrated Barrel Stabilizer Insert (IBSI) to keep the pistol aligned, whether or not you’re running a light
- 15° adjustable cant (7.5° in each direction)
- Mid-height sweat guard to reduce pistol-to-body contact
- Full trigger guard coverage
- Relief cut for slide-mounted optics
- Suppressor-height sight channel for co-witnessing
Each Guardian MHP holster is handmade to precise tolerances using advanced materials and techniques at MFT’s USA facilities.
Approved Weapon Mounted Lights & Lasers:
Streamlight TRL7
Streamlight TRL7A
Streamlight TRL7X
Streamlight TRL-7 HL-X USB
Surefire XC1
Surefire XC2
Surefire XC3
Nightstick TCM-550XL
Inforce Wild 1
Final thoughts:
The belt loops on the Guardian holster took little bit to break in. The holster is super comfortable and the quality is great. Truly believe that MFT is a superior holster company and look forward to trying their other products soon.
For more information go to www.millionfirsttactical.com