Back when S&W released their first 40 S&W the model 4006 I was in line to get the new wonder pistol. Along with that I needed a holster to carry it. Being left handed, no internet and poor I wound up getting the Galco Miami Classic shoulder holster. It turned out to be a pretty good way to carry the heavy bastard. The 4006 and I did not get along and it became to date the only gun I have ever removed from my collection. The holster was moth balled for 2 decades. Fast forward to last year. For a bunch of reasons I decided to hang up my trusty Para P12 in favor of the Gen 4 Glock 22. As part of the switch I once again needed a shoulder holster. I had initially planned a custom holster but the little woman wanted to buy it for me for Xmas with one stipulation, it had to be something she could order and get under the tree. I said what the hell. I will try the Galco Miami Classic once again. Since that time I have used the holster without issue and think it's a decent value for an off the shelf holster. Well the other day I was looking for something in the basement and i decided to look in my now garbage bag full of moth balled holsters and I happened upon my original Miami Classic. I was struck by a few things. The leather on the holster was substantially thicker and much more rigid. The offside mag pouches we even thicker. The current model is thinner, smoother almost suede like rather than the coarse thick leather of the original. The other big difference was the shoulder straps were thinner on my original model not by much but thinner none the less. Now here's the thing you might think that the differences were for for cost savings in 2012 and that may be the case but the positive is the holster is easier to use, no tug of war getting spare mags out. The straps are not stretching at connection points and snaps as was the case with my original model. All in all I am pretty pleased and consider this an improved product.