Talk about the thread that wouldn't die! Poro old kmack is probably been in the Valley for a week already, while folks are still argueing what is best for him!

As for the fanny pack type holsters, nothing screams GUN! in my area quite as loudly as one of those. Even my wife comments on men with those, usually along the lines of "I wonder what he's carrying?"
I've carried a Smith 45-16, a 1911, and now carry a Para-Ordnance P12. Nobody has ever looked twice at me, including every LEO I've dealt with.