If you’re worried about getting in a firefight, carry as much as you can comfortably. That being said, a firefight is generally not the kind of circumstance you’ll find yourself in, exceptions being law enforcement or turf wars. I’ll bet most of you reading this aren’t the turf war type though...
Do not get a holster for your elite unless the manufacturer explicitly states that it is designed for the elite variant. Normal XDMs do not have the ambidextrous slide release and holsters designed for those will not fit your gun properly.
Its tough to find stuff for the elites since they’re so...