The SERPA Sucks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It

By Bob Owens

Let me share with you a brutal truth that is going to hurt the feelings of a lot of people: the BlackHawk! SERPA holster is one of the worst holster designs currently manufactured.

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Field Training Directorate (FTD) launched an investigation of the design after “four incidents.” The resulting research discovered that the user’s trigger finger ended up proximal to the trigger on 25-percent of the draw strokes, and that in 13-percent of attempted draw strokes began out of sequence. They concluded (PDF) that the basic design of the holster was likely to greatly increase the likelihood of an “inadvertent discharge,” and concluded that it should not be used in any of their training.

They are far from alone. The National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service has banned SERPAs from use by officers, and have many sheriff departments and police departments.

IDPA has banned them from competition.

Gunsite Academy recommends against SERPA use, and if you bring one, they’ll force you to disable the locking mechanism, while I’ve watched them do firsthand. Many other shooting schools, instructors, and ranges also require the locking mechanism to be disabled, including Kyle Defoor.

Larry Vickers bans them outright, as …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms