Gear Review: HT Speed Draw Holster

By Nick Leghorn

I hate SERPA holsters. I think they’re difficult to use properly and without the proper training they increase the likelihood of putting holes where holes shouldn’t be. But there’s a problem: they’re convenient, and they work. They provide effective retention of the handgun, yet the mechanism is dead simple to disengage even under stress. Finding something that provides the same retention and ease of use with a different mechanism is rare, but they exist. HT Holsers took a stab at that problem, and their solution is the Speed Draw concealed carry holster . . .

The trick to making a good SERPA alternative is designing a mechanism that releases the firearm when you do something you would normally do during your draw stroke anyway. The SERPA works when you index your finger along the side of the holster. Safariland’s ALS holster releases when you drag your thumb along the inside of the holster. Both are things you’d normally do anyway. They only require a little extra pressure to activate. For HT Holsters, they’ve gone in a different direction.

Some holsters release when the gun is shifted in the holster itself (N82) , but HT has gone a step …read more

Via:: Truth About Guns