It's a like a Fobus, but with the added bonus you can have such good retention even you can't get it out of the holster. I've mentioned the debris locking it up on INGO several times. I am not going to wear any holster that can lock up if I get pushed down in mud, gravel, or anything that could work it's way behind the mechanism. For range and play time? Whatever. For something you may need to fight with? Hard pass.
Ive purchased several Fobus Holsters after ripping them off in FoF classes! Fobus and the Serpa are the two biggest POS’s available to the shooting world today!It's a like a Fobus, but with the added bonus you can have such good retention even you can't get it out of the holster. I've mentioned the debris locking it up on INGO several times. I am not going to wear any holster that can lock up if I get pushed down in mud, gravel, or anything that could work it's way behind the mechanism. For range and play time? Whatever. For something you may need to fight with? Hard pass.
P&S has a good primer on the Serpa holster. NSFW Language Warning
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OY9VTenW5Ac[/video]
Certainly not as much as the keyboard kommando with 7 perfect drawstrokes from his Serpa without fails!What do those guys know?
It's a like a Fobus, but with the added bonus you can have such good retention even you can't get it out of the holster. I've mentioned the debris locking it up on INGO several times. I am not going to wear any holster that can lock up if I get pushed down in mud, gravel, or anything that could work it's way behind the mechanism. For range and play time? Whatever. For something you may need to fight with? Hard pass.
This. The fact that a minute amount of detritus can lock up the retention is the only reason I would not use this holster.
CM, you never know if you'll get knocked down, etc.
Safariland is a vastly better product if you like plastic.
As far as equipment vs user... it can be both.
My initial statement as to user is from being around far to many idiots I guess.
I realize getting up-ended is always a possibility and can not be totally ruled out.
I just want a retention secure holster. That is easy for the operator to wear/use. This reduces the issues one may face out in the big scary.
I will look into the safariland products.
Listen to Chuck Haggard’s portion of the poscast, after years with the Serpa and thousands of presentations, he still thinks it’s dangerous. He was actually partnered with Blackhawk and doesn’t like the holster.Huh.......I guess I should throw both of mine away then.
Never an issue but I am not in a job that may get me on the ground from an angry bad guy.In that I can see the issue I guess.
I have used them since I found out about them. Years. Never a problem. Yet. But again.....I am not a LEO.
Daily carry has been OK. I realize some folks tend to shoot themselves with these. I also know that a lot more folks shoot themselves with a freaking Glock. Do we blame the equipment or the user. I blame the user.
I have hundreds of draw strokes with my serpa's. I wanted to have the muscle memory in place to use them. I like the retention. To many 5 year old girls out there and the terrorists (avatar) turn 5 next week so tensions are high.....
I respect the opinions given in here. Is there a better retention holster out there. Serious question.
In addition to that, the belt loop attachment is downright fragile. You can break a holster off of the belt with surprisingly little force applied in the right direction. A friend of mine was issued a SERPA by Blackwater years ago on a deployment to SW Asia. He caught the holster on the door jam of his vehicle when getting out and found his G19 (still in the holster body) at the end of its tether.