Aknazer
Regular Member
Please don't use anything "Serpa"
Why don't you like serpa holsters? I love mine when I get the chance to use it.
Please don't use anything "Serpa"
Why don't you like serpa holsters? I love mine when I get the chance to use it.
Do you have internet service?
Maybe try a search.
That doesn't state why YOU don't like them. The main complaint I've seen is people saying the release button causes the trigger finger to curve into the trigger guard and risk a negligent discharge. Personally I haven't had any issues with my serpa so I ask again, why don't YOU like them. If you don't like them because of what other people have said and not your personal experiences that's fine, but at least state a few of those reasons.
Apparently the Safariland has also experienced problems due to debris causing the release button to lock up.Snow, dirt, rocks/pebbles can cause the retention release button to lock up also. That's why I ditched my SERPA. My new SafariLand ALS doesn't wiggle nearly as much either...!
dougwg thinks he's so important that if you google him, his opinion on serpas will come up:monkeyThat doesn't state why YOU don't like them. The main complaint I've seen is people saying the release button causes the trigger finger to curve into the trigger guard and risk a negligent discharge. Personally I haven't had any issues with my serpa so I ask again, why don't YOU like them. If you don't like them because of what other people have said and not your personal experiences that's fine, but at least state a few of those reasons.
Apparently the Safariland has also experienced problems due to debris causing the release button to lock up.
"Service Bulletin for ALS™ Holster Users
Safariland has been made aware of a situation where the Provo, UT Police Department experienced malfunctions while training with the 6360 ALS holster on the range.
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*****The entire bulletin referencing gravel being caught in the holsters causing guns to be trapped in the holsters can be read at:
http://www.safariland.com/NewsPressDetail.aspx?Id=131&Category=4
I'm not defending the Serpa nor am I denigrating the Safariland. What I am doing is pointing out that both holsters have a catch mechanism retention system (of different design but still a catch mechanism) and both have had a similar problem with debris being caught in the works.
I'm beginning to think (I'm still looking for info) that any holster that utilizes a catch mechanism retention system has a possibility of debris being caught in the works. Now.... which of the many holsters out there with a catch mechanism retention system has a real (not just he said/she said) lesser chance of debris mucking up the works due to different designs of the catch mechanism???? I have no clue.
But at this time I do understand three things....
-All man made things, including holsters, require routine cleaning/maintenance.
-If I've been rolling around in the dirt/snow/gravel it would be wise for me to either draw before falling on my arse and/or not reholster before checking for debris.
-A possible holster malfunction (regardless of the retention system) is just another reason to carry a BUG.
I want to make it clear that I really don't care which holster is better/worse than the other. I makes my choices based on the factors operative in my life and y'all make yours.
Of course there is another choice .... don't use a holster, any holster, that has a catch mechanism retention system.
I carry a Five-seveN. If I want a retention paddle holster I'm pretty much stuck with Serpa. I do use the CQC rather than the base model, but still...Please don't use anything "Serpa"
I carry a Five-seveN. If I want a retention paddle holster I'm pretty much stuck with Serpa. I do use the CQC rather than the base model, but still...
Welcome back Pat. I didnt know you were in Davisburg too.
Yep. Saw you one day over on Dixie. Hooked and waved at you. I thought you saw me, based on the way you jumped. I was in a teal colored S-10.
Were you the guy coming at him as he walked down the middle lane?