After I made detective many years ago, I wore a paddle holster for most of my remaining time on the job. While I can't help you with a specific brand to fit your weapon, I can share some things I learned.
The strongest, longest lasting holster had a plastic paddle. The paddle was fairly wide and rode comfortably on the hip. It was attached to the leather with 2 hex head screws but the cant wasn't adjustable. The flare at the bottom was well rounded and didn't dig or shift.
Because it was plastic, it didn't breathe and if worn next to bare skin, held moisture, felt clammy in hot humid weather and would stick to the skin. The retention hook was good, held quite securely, almost too much. To remove it, I had to pull the holster away from the hip with one hand and push back on the paddle with the other to clear the retention hook over the waistband. Not too bad with jeans but the softer fabric of dress slacks often caught on the hook. I don't think the holster could ever have been snatched off, but it had only a simple thumb snap to hold the pistol anyway, so handgun retention training was mandatory. In addition, over time the flexing of the paddle and the leather at the attachment point fatigued the leather so much that it developed a split in the leather just below the screws. I still have it and sometimes wear it to the range but I don't trust it anymore for EDC. Now I had to remove my holster as much as 3-4 times a day just handling prisoners and such, so mine probably saw more flexing than the average, but it's something you should know. I wore that one for at least 5 years so it had a good run.
My second holster had a leather paddle, it wasn't as wide and the flare at the bottom was more angular than rounded. It didn't ride as well as the other and the flare dug into the body, especially when driving. The leather was more comfortable in that it could breathe somewhat but some moisture would accumulate and be absorbed by the leather. It got a little musty smelling but Febreze helped. The biggest complaint was that it required the same procedure to remove and the repeated flexing caused the leather paddle to break off entirely within a year or so.
I tried to use the paddle from the first one on the second but the attachment points didn't line up, so it got trashed. After that I just went back to a belt slide for on duty use, as IWB, shoulder holsters, etc were prohibited. That's pretty much how I still carry now (been retired nearly 6 years), it has as much to do with years of training and muscle memory as well as personal preference.
Don't want to put you off the idea of paddles if that fits your needs, but did want to give you points to consider. Hope this helps
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