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[Erik_Pakieser]

Forgive the topic drift...

My experience with the Serpa has been just the opposite. Students who use the Serpa have stated that by being forced to press the release button, their finger is in a register position on the draw, rather than seeking the trigger. YMMV.

Thanks for posting the info about NDs at Front Sight; I think this is something we can all benefit from.

[chinakay]

can't get there from work.

http://www.frontsight.com/SafetyReports.asp?Action=ShowSingle&ID=5

IIRC, Serpa, Fingers, and ?Safety dis / engagement timing?

Aww, they won't let you see nasty gun pages at work?

Yes, the last 3 were all Serpas.

[chinakay]

Forgive the topic drift...

My experience with the Serpa has been just the opposite. Students who use the Serpa have stated that by being forced to press the release button, their finger is in a register position on the draw, rather than seeking the trigger. YMMV.

Thanks for posting the info about NDs at Front Sight; I think this is something we can all benefit from.

Well, their mileage varied anyway

It's certainly something to be aware of.

[mmcnx2]

Please lets all remember when you pull the trigger gun goes bang.

It was operator error plan and simple, to say the Spera was the casue is like saying the darn ammo that goes off when hit with a firing pin. I used one for awhile and if anything it trains you to extend that finger not move it into a trigger.

I'm guessing he was trying to be one of those go fast guys and no matter what holster he would have used his form was/is the issue.

[hammAR]

[chinakay]

Also expensive...a helicopter ride from FS into Vegas costs $17,000 apparently.

[hammAR]

.....................

[rtk]

If he was working...we may have paid for the ride.

[Norsesmithy]

When it comes to Serpas I don't like them because debris can get in the button and lock them shut, forcing you to break the mechanism or body of the holster to remove pistol.

I don't want that to happen when anything is on the line, even if it's just pride at the range.

The fact that people seem to shoot themselves in the leg more often using them than using other holsters is just more feces on the cake.

If I ever decide I need a holster that has more retention than friction provides, it'll probably be something with Safariland's SLS system.

[goalie]

Unfortunately, in our society, it often doesn't.

[macphisto]

As of today, the Blackhawk Serpa and similar finger-actuated retention holsters are banned from use at Front Sight unless the locking device is removed or disabled.

[chinakay]

Ooo, interesting.