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BAC · May 6th, 2009, 07:38 PM

Oh, it works great, until you're under stress. It isn't that the system is unsafe, it's that it's potentially unsafe when it matters. Draw against the timer, draw while trying to move onto/away from a threat, draw while running, draw while fending off someone already close-in, or someone about to be close-in... The hand naturally wants to clench, and that's a very hard instinct to overcome. Since at least part of your hand is required to in order for the Blackhawk holster to work, you've already given the O.K. for that instinct, hence the NDs associated with the system.

It's not an accident some of the more experienced folks in the training world speak poorly about the SERPA. Training can mitigate some of the risks involved, but what advantage does the SERPA have over other retention holsters that don't share the same sort of "finger-uncomfortably-close-to-the-trigger-to-draw" risk? I see cons, but can't see any pros.

-B

May 6th, 2009, 07:38 PM	#8
BAC Distinguished Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,994	Oh, it works great, until you're under stress. It isn't that the system is unsafe, it's that it's potentially unsafe when it matters. Draw against the timer, draw while trying to move onto/away from a threat, draw while running, draw while fending off someone already close-in, or someone about to be close-in... The hand naturally wants to clench, and that's a very hard instinct to overcome. Since at least part of your hand is required to in order for the Blackhawk holster to work, you've already given the O.K. for that instinct, hence the NDs associated with the system. It's not an accident some of the more experienced folks in the training world speak poorly about the SERPA. Training can mitigate some of the risks involved, but what advantage does the SERPA have over other retention holsters that don't share the same sort of "finger-uncomfortably-close-to-the-trigger-to-draw" risk? I see cons, but can't see any pros. -B __________________ RIP, Jeff Dorr: 1964 - July 17, 2009. You will be missed. Defensive Carry Search Tips Step 1 - Choose a subforum on right side under "Search in Forum(s)" Step 2 - Type general topic of interest in "Search by Keyword" textbox. Step 3 - Read results and refine/repeat as necessary.