Alessi Fieldmaster Shoulder Holster
I purchased an Alessi Fieldmaster from R&F Hunting for my S&W 629 Classic .44 mag. I will go on my next hunting trip in a week, and plan to wear it daily. In the meantime, I have been adjusting and wearing it around the house in the evenings. Overall, it's a great holster, but I have a couple of comments.
First, the good part. The revolver fits very well in the holster, the trigger cannot be pulled while the gun is holstered (at least not with moderate effort -- I did not apply undue force), and I like the swivel feature for drawing and reholstering. I also like the protection offered the gun by the outer holster shell when it is in the "tipped in" normal carry position, and the security with which the gun is held in the holster. I jumped around violently while wearing it and the gun remained securely in the holster.
The improvements that could be made are all in the harness. The holster fits very comfortably, but the off-side (right hand side) of the harness tends to dig in under the arm. I have also found that carrying a speedloader in the top compartment is not reasonably possible as it is too far up under the arm and is very uncomfortable. The off-side would be much better if the under-arm leather was made of the same stiff leather as the holster, and was the same width, front to back, as the holster. That is my assumption based on the wearing comfort of the holster. The speedloader compartments could be reduced to one, or else oriented in horizontal rather than vertical fashion, and placed on the lower portion of the suggested stiff piece of leather on that side. There could also be an adjustment for the length of the off-side belt loop leather, to accomodate person of varying torso length.
With those improvements, the holster would be, IMHO, perfect. A bonus is that the gun is well hidden under a wool hunting coat or an untucked heavy flannel shirt because the design keeps the gun so close to the body. That is not the intended purpose, but it's a nice plus because the gun should not have to be left in the vehicle when going into town for supplies or gas. I'm looking forward to field testing the holster on the hunting trip, and to having the weight of the 629 off of my hip!