I like the Serpa and the ALS. I prefer the ALS for most things.Unless somebody goes hands-on with do-bads on a daily basis I don’t know why somebody would want to carry in a Serpa.
Aren’t the Safariland ALS and GLS much better options?
I’ve used all 3, the ALS and Sera the most, and the GLS is like a next generation Serpa to me. However, I found that the Serpa forces you to have a good trigger finger index, something I appreciate. That said, I sold my Serpa and won’t buy another.Unless somebody goes hands-on with do-bads on a daily basis I don’t know why somebody would want to carry in a Serpa.
Aren’t the Safariland ALS and GLS much better options?
And to clarify, I owned one, even wore it to a three gun match some years ago.Unless somebody goes hands-on with do-bads on a daily basis I don’t know why somebody would want to carry in a Serpa.
Aren’t the Safariland ALS and GLS much better options?
Seen it once.I had a Serpa as my first holster. Used it with a Beretta 92. Never really seemed like a problem (at the time) given the heavy trigger on that gun. I eventually took a class where the instructor talked crap about them for the whole two days. He said he knew a guy that had his lock up and not release his gun. That scared me out of using any holster with a mechanical latch.
That'll teach you to carelessly make a valid point.Video has almost 9K views and I'm now labeled as "racist" for the term ghetto thugs 😳 😑 😐 🙄
Does anybody have the actual number of people that shot themselves? Just curious. I have been using one daily for 10 years and I seem to be doing fine.These holsters suffer from a fundamental design flaw, there's no solid reason to use one with the other options on the market.
The button is horribly placed and lends itself to accidents just by the way it's designed. Sure you could train around it, but that only minimizes the risk. why roll the dice while trying to train around the poorly designed lock when you could simply avoid it all together? Just makes no sense. The shear number of people who've shot themselves with these holsters makes it obvious that these holsters are a poor choice for the real world and heavy use. I'd rather go without a locking mech and run a holster with tightened retention than risk shooting myself.
but hey, that's just my opinion, and some may disagree, which is fine, just be sure to carry a TQ with ya.
Saw someone mentioned how a guy shot himself because of the lock/retention of a SERPA holster. Here is my take on it
The trouble is, at their price point, and resulting availability in so many big box and gun stores, they become the choice of novices.To condemn the device because someone(s) has difficulty using their index finger for any function other than pulling when its in proximity to a trigger, seems a bit unfair.
The trouble is, at their price point, and resulting availability in so many big box and gun stores, they become the choice of novices.
I have a long held supicion that most NDs happen to inexperienced or very experienced people - the first don't know any better and the second stopped paying attention.Well I don't disagree there, but the bigger problem with novices and this threads particular topic.....
is their handling of their gun.
And of course this constant refrain by operators that "we don't allow those things here!" makes me wonder who is having more AD/NDs, novices or......
It's always the equipment that failed. That's all I am saying.
I had a couple kydex holsters made back when people first started selling them on the net that would do that.I bought one for an M&P 9EZ for my wife because it was the only thing I could lay hands on that day. She used it for awhile when in the woods without complaint. One day we went hiking and I was carrying her pistol in that holster. About halfway up the hill, I felt something hit my right foot. I looked back, and the magazine had fallen out. When I re holstered it, I realized that the holster itself was hitting the mag release on the pistol. Excellent design. I think I have a video somewhere.
yeah that's def bad design. i doubt this was your problem, but as a side note i will also mention that i have had trouble occasionally with various holsters and Glock extended mag releases not playing well together, enough that i have virtually quit using them.I bought one for an M&P 9EZ for my wife because it was the only thing I could lay hands on that day. She used it for awhile when in the woods without complaint. One day we went hiking and I was carrying her pistol in that holster. About halfway up the hill, I felt something hit my right foot. I looked back, and the magazine had fallen out. When I re holstered it, I realized that the holster itself was hitting the mag release on the pistol. Excellent design. I think I have a video somewhere.