Thoughts on Blackhawk Serpa holster? mail in rebate available

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Anyone use these? Any opinions yea or nay?

I notice that non member store Cabela's has posted the Blackhawk rebate link.... 50% off it looks like

This is a link to the rebate form on Cabela's site, as opposed to a product for sale at a non-member's site.

http://www.cabelas.ca/content/filemanager/Rebates/BLACKHAWK-Half-Off-Serpa-Holster-Event-MIR.pdf
 
Just follow the basic firearms principles. Finger out of the trigger guard, gun pointed in a safe direction. That's all. Practice. Practice. Practice.
 
The Serpa holster has three main flaws:

1: Bad design resulting in NDs.

2: Durability.

3: Snow, dirt, or debris locking up the mechanism.

All of the above issues have occurred far too many times to be user error or anecdotal.

Individual users, like those who have posted above, and I am sure will fill this thread shortly, may not have experienced all, or any of the above, but that does not mean it won't happen to either them, or you, in the future.

Serpa holsters have been banned by a number of very large Military and LE organizations, and many instructors and schools have either outright banned them, or restricted their use to those students who are still issued them. If you think your individual experience, or opinion, outweighs that of FLETC, Larry Vickers, Kyle Defoor, Phase Line Green Tactical, the late Pat Rogers, Gunsite, Norwegian Military, Grey Group, USAF...the list goes on, and continues to grow, then go ahead.

Trying to justify your poor choice of equipment by recommending it to others is pretty sad, given that far better options like Safariland or Solely Canadian exist.

Regards.

Mark
 
They work great if you do your part. Both the wife and I use them. You should have no worries drawing a pistol and worrying about a ND if you're properly trained ie. black badge.

Personally I love how using the release lever puts my index finger in perfect safe placement along the pistol body. That may vary with different firearms though.
 
I have two - one for my Shadow and one for my 1911. I really like them. Easy to draw and secure retention. I also like that when I depress the latch to draw, the firearm naturally come out with my finger on the frame above the trigger guard. Now, having said that, it does take some getting used to as my first IDPA match with saw me uselessly yanking away 'cos I forgot where the latch was. Now that I'm practiced up, no problems.
 
Pyd said:
Don't take that as information. You just got a Ford guys review of a Chevy. Useless input.
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As you obviously know more about, and have more experience with, a Serpa, than all of the instructors and organizations that I listed, why don't you enlighten us all with your superior knowledge?

I guess Larry Vickers, Kyle Defoor et al don't know what they're talking about, and they haven't actually witnessed issues with the holsters. Take a pebble, and push it behind the Serpa paddle. The good news is, the holster is such poor quality, that you will be able to get the gun out eventually by ripping the holster open.

Why do people on this forum think their "extensive" personal experience with a gun or piece of equipment trumps that of large organizations or instructors that have issued, used, and abused to destruction the same item?

Regards.

Mark
 
Why the heck are these holsters still so common and popular here? Every store seems to only have Serpas and Bladetechs. Serpas are not super cheap and sure as heck don't conceal well. I do like the click when the gun locks into the holster though!
A Serpa will work if you just need something just to stick a gun into when your hands are busy. It is not the best if you actually use your gun hard for a living.
What MWL said is all correct. I used to run Serpas but have completely gone away from them. There are better systems out there.
 
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