I like the idea of carrying a small gun, e.g., my SIG P365 in my front jeans pocket. To that end, I have bought and tried several different brands and types of pocket holsters, with no success at all--kydex, fabric, sticky models, models with hooks, etc., and none work as advertised. Invariably, the holster comes out with the gun regardless of type.
The sticky models adhere to the pants pocket liner and it all comes out.
So I just spent $82 on a famous maker's pocket holster guaranteed to work properly.
Nope. Holster, pocket liner--all come out on the draw. I did a chat with this company, and their response was that they'd had no other complaints about this holster, implying that I was lying. They wanted me to take a video of the problem and send it to them and send the holster to them for "testing". Their included instructions claimed that the holster may need to bo "broken in" to work properly. For $82, it should work properly right out of the package!
None of the holsters I bought stay put, hooks, stickiness, et al not withstanding.
I give up.

Any chance it could be a pants/pocket issue?

I have a sticky model (DeSantis) and it sticks to the pocket material fine.

When pocket-carrying, I'm usually in ordinary (i.e. non-designer) jeans or khakis - not especially tight-fitting but not super floppy loose either - and there's not enough room in the pants for the pocket to move much when I pull my P365 out of the holster.

If you have not completely given up you may want to try this one.

https://alabamaholster.com/pro...ront-pocket-holster/

a 3656 is to big for me to pocket carry in normal fitting jeans, but I have this for a LCP Max. It has a tab on the inside facing front top of the holster that you press down on with your thumb while drawing that definitely keeps the holster in the pocket. Very natural motion, works well.

I also have a desalts nemesis for a 442 that works well for me, also in normal jeans.

Good luck

I don't really care for pocket holsters, never really used them until a couple of years ago.

Picked up golf again and started carrying my J frame snubby in a pocket holster to and from the driving range/course. I bought a Mika's pocket holster - pretty good holster.

https://mikaspocketholsters.com/

Another vote for Robert Mika. I have one for my LCP, and one for my 442.

Thanks for the Alabama Holster and Mika links. I've an order in to each for my S&W BG 2.0.

My pocket holsters are Kydex from PJ Holsters. They have the usual hook but what makes work well (for me, anyway) is that they have a thumb ramp that enables the holster to disconnect from the pistol during the draw. The hook then serves to keep the holster in the pocket. And I generally use pocket holsters in jackets.

I too dislike pocket holsters. I've gone this route & it works very well for me.

https://www.clipdraw.com/

I've used these for years now and they work really well:

https://aholster.com/

The holster is going to stay put when the gun comes out.

I've personally found the gun needs to be under 15 oz (total package loaded) to work well for pocket carry.

The P365 is too heavy for me with the clothing I wear, but your mileage may vary.

Don't take this the wrong way, but sometimes it comes down to body shape. Not every body will necessarily work with pocket carry.

For example, if someone has a large gut and has to buy pants multiple sizes larger to accomodate as a result yet they have thin chicken legs that don't match the proportions of the cut of the much larger pants they wear, or even if they just purposely wear super relaxed/oversized pants as a comfort choice, then the pants pockets will just kinda float in the billowy fabric of the overly large pants legs. Without any pressure/tension from the body helping keep the pocket in place, I could easily see the entire holster and pocket liner coming out on the draw. Whereas if they were to wear pants that fit more normally it may not be an issue.

Not saying you need to wear skinny jeans in order to pocket carry, but something like that scenario could be a contributing factor in what you're experiencing.

Pocket carry sucks. Making your hand into a fist and pulling it out of your pocket is cumbersome. Add to that trying to get a proper grip on a handgun and pulling it out? Unless you’re wearing extra large pants or some big old overalls with big pockets, it’s a compromise at best and a recipe for disaster at worst.

A dedicated IWB holster will always be the way to go or OWB if that’s your preference. If you have trouble concealing or have discomfort because of love handles or a gut, then lose weight. That’s where I’m at. I got fat and bought a Ruger LCP that I then bought a wallet holster for to carry in my back pocket. Back pocket, front pocket, makes no difference.

The real issue is I’d been eating like shit and overeating, too. Correcting that now and the weight is starting to come off. I can’t wait to get back to carrying a proper pistol in a proper holster.

For me, it comes down to pocket shape. It has to be large enough for hand and gun, but the bottom edge needs a little catch to insure the holster stayed in the pants when drawing

When I first got my LTC nearly 20 years ago, I was frequently wearing Columbia cargo shorts or cargo pants. A Kahr PM9 in a Desantis nemesis worked great and the shape of the pocket insured the holster stayed in the pants when drawing.

Since then, I have yet to find pants/shorts with a pocket shape that reliably separated the gun from the holster. I've tried 5 or 6 brands (e.g. 5.11 tactical, Truspec, Woolrich Elite, Duluth, etc0) of cargo pants/shorts to no avail, never found a pair of jeans that worked, and never found a pair of chinos that worked.

Sorry but no matter how it’s marketed or pushed, the P365 is NOT A POCKET GUN!

To make pocket carry work, you have to carry something that actually fits in your pocket. Something SMALL. Something LIGHT. Something FLAT.

Try a true pocket .380 or even what I carry; a Kahr CM9 and get back to me.

Switched from the PM9 to the 365, the 365 is a bit bigger but still works for me with pocket carry. Desantis Super Fly

I daily carry a P365X in a Vedder Pocket Locker. Carry it in every kind of pants or shorts except athletic shorts, sweat pants, or jeans. Never had the holster come out with the gun unless I pulled the whole thing out together to put away.Vedder makes this thumb notch thingie in the holster you push that down w/ your thumb when drawing the gun out. Works great and works everytime so far.

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Originally posted by PASig:
Sorry but no matter how it’s marketed or pushed, the P365 is NOT A POCKET GUN!

To make pocket carry work, you have to carry something that actually fits in your pocket. Something SMALL. Something LIGHT. Something FLAT.

Try a true pocket .380 or even what I carry; a Kahr CM9 and get back to me.

I’ll stick w/ my P365x w/ a Holosun 507K. Carry it everyday in my front right pocket. No issues so far. I’ll pass on the Kahr9 or .380’s didn’t feel right and,in my opinion, they are piles. Wanted some more horsepower than a .380 so I retired my G42 which is a true pocket pistol. Also retired my 442 and 638. Great pocket guns but, again wanted to have some more horsepower and faster reloads.

Sorry to disagree w/ you but, w/ the right holster w/ the right pants/shorts for your body type the P365 or P365x makes a fine pocket gun.

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Originally posted by Delta-3:
I too dislike pocket holsters. I've gone this route & it works very well for me.

https://www.clipdraw.com/

Nice idea but a no-go for me due to no trigger protection and therefore no round in the chamber.

Didn't know about the clipdraw option. I've got an order in for one to try as my version of the BG 2.0 has a safety.

^^^
I agree completely with PASig!
A SIG P365 just isn't a pocket gun. And I don't care at all what "sales & marketing" says that it is.
Maybe, just maybe, in a large heavy outside pocket of a winter parka, and then you only need one of those kydex trigger guard covers, not a pocket holster.
But in a pants pocket, front or rear pants pocket, highly impractical. It's just excessively large.
See the S&W .500? That isn't a pocket gun either.
The Seecamp IS, actually considered a pocket gun.
I prefer a rear pants pocket holster for the Seecamp.

You folks must have larger pockets than what my pants are equipped with.
I also have zero desire to carry a striker fired handgun in a pants pocket. My thigh/leg/ass cheek body parts are important to me.

Beauty & the Beast 002 by cee_Kamp 32ACP, on Flickr

Post a picture of your lower body and pants/pocket.

I pocket carry almost exclusively nowadays, I use either a Desantis Nemesis, or a Remora with my LCP. They have no retention as they are designed to keep the gun upright inside your pocket.
Drawing the gun out of your pocket, I press slightly against my thigh and hook the edge of the outer pocket. Gun comes out, holster stays in.