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dougwg wrote:
get some weapon retension training and be on top of your SA
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
The statement above is the best free advice you will ever get! Holsters are a personal choice...no matter what you choose TRAIN, & then train more. Retention is good, but as with everything in life there are trade-offs: speed vs. mobility. If you think you may ever have to run with a holstered pistol, then a thumb break maybe a choice to consider & so on...
Can you deploy your pistol under stress? Can you do it with either hand consistently?
I personally don't like Serpa's, I have large hands/fingers & find it difficult to hit the button right handed, & damn near impossible to draw left handed. In the real world things happen....you may not always have the use of your strong hand (injury/shot/stabbed/dog is chewing on it...etc.) Practice with your weak hand, it could save your life!
Remember folks: being able to draw a pistol fast from a holster at a well lit range & burning holes in a stationary paper target is a far cry from the situations you may actually find yourself involved in, in real life.