An update to my response. I ended up with a MAX-9 and pocket carry it like I did my MK9.
I got a decent leather holster from Amazon (
J&J Custom Holsters is the brand). It's the type that has the backer on it to make it print like I'm carrying a wallet in my front pocket. You can see it in this pic:
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I will say that it's slightly larger than my MK9, but it's actually lighter, even with the added capacity (twice that of the MK9).
My disclaimer is that I'm a really big guy and my jean pockets are big and deep enough to fit the gun and holster.
Aqualung