I have a full size M&P .45 with the 4.5" barrel and am now thinking that I should have maybe bought the compact version. I want to carry "in pants" and there don't seem to be any holster options out there for the full size, but plenty for the compact. Has anyone used or has both? Am I giving anything up if I get a compact .45 and move away from my full size. I love the firearm and have put in a full Apex trigger kit and RAM... but from a pure portability perspective I'm wondering if its a little large compared to the compact.

Please note, with ALL the respect in the world for folks opinions, I'm going to stay with .45 and not go to 9mm or .40, so recommendations to purchase those cal. won't be helpful.

Thanks to you all!

John