Regular_Joe wrote:
My wife and I would like to find some defensive handgun training in our local area.
I've corresponded with John Murphy (
http://www.fpftraining.com), and his training looks good, but I carry via a Serpa CQC (and my wife carries with a Sig Serpa-like holster) and I want to train with what I routinely use; John doesn't allow Serpa's on his range.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
John doesn't allow Serpas because they promote dangerous situations in a training class. His classes are quite good and the price is very competitive.
He is running a skill builder 1-day course January 10, 2010 that will include force on force. You may want to look into it.
The Safariland ALS 6377 (and 6378) holster is a much better system and they make holsters for SIGs. The draw is far more natural because the hand lands in the "high thumb" position (as if you were working a 1911) and the thumb sweeps down to where it would normally rest. Lift the gun out when you feel the interference from the lever. The trigger finger has no work to do besides be a trigger finger. The ALS is no more or less concealable than the Serpa...they both stick out.
Furthermore, opticsplanet.com has Safariland ALS holsters for about $39 shipped! You may need to wait up to two weeks, but I found opticsplanet.com's service to be quite good.
Belt holster 6377:
http://www.opticsplanet.net/safariland-model-6377-selection.html
Paddle holster 6378:
http://www.opticsplanet.net/safariland-model-6378-selection.html
An alternative to the ALS is the DeSantis Chek-Mate. I didn't like this holster as much because the release lever is not in a natural location. There also was not enough leather between the body of the holster and the belt slots. This resulted in bunching on the belt. If you can get over these two problems, the Chek-Mate is actually quite nice because the outside is tan leather rather than black plastic.
http://www.desantisholster.com/storefrontB2CWEB/browse.do?action=refresh_browse&ctg_id=4222