nate0486
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Thumb breaks are fine retention is a mindset and a learned skill not a holster. A holster such as the Safariland ALS with active retention is nice but not required. Being aware of the idiots around you is more important in my book.
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A retention holster isn't going to stop someone from grapping your firearm!!!Keep the thumb break, train with it. Retention FTW. Don't want to end up like the guy in the Virginia gun grab and killed with your own gun, do you?
Thumb breaks are fine retention is a mindset and a learned skill not a holster. A holster such as the Safariland ALS with active retention is nice but not required. Being aware of the idiots around you is more important in my book.
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A retention holster isn't going to stop someone from grapping your firearm!!!
Grabbing no. Actually taking it, chances greatly decreased with active retention. Granted a thumb break is kind of a bare bones retention IMO. But then unless you use something like a thumb break lock(I have it on my bianchi level 3) where the BG would have to know to bush the slide forward then push the break directly toward me(theres also a small piece of plastic that keeps the thumb break from being broken unless specifically pushed the right direction and also negates the "Rip away" which standard thumb break may not. All in all it adds time to react but also to draw. Try a few holsters in a gun shop and see what you like. I agree retention is also a skill but having a holster that gives you that precious 1-2 seconds to backhand the BG trying to take your gun and drawing yourself may be the difference. Below are some pics of the holster I mentioned. 1 is the extra plastic piece that makes ripping the gun out pretty much impossible unless you push the break in first. 2 is the break lock disengaged. 3 is the break engaged which basically looks like a thick break. Last there's one of my px4 inside it with the break locked as if it were on. I can draw with the break locked in about 1.5sec but that came with practice and the trigger guard passive retention adds to the "getting it right" factor. take from this what you will, good luck and "carry on"!