Re: 92FS/Serpa help please
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NineHotel</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Living in a state that has no concealed carry permits I take it you are speaking anecdotally rather from experience, either past or potential future.
How many gun fights have you been in? When is the last time you had to defend yourself with your hands? Please, enlighten us oh so rapid to opine one. </div></div>
You're wrong about the former point, and the answer to your questions have nothing to do with the topic of this post. You asked about a holster and you were told by multiple posters that it's a cheap piece of crap and that's why it doesn't fit your pistol well. What else is there to hash out in this thread?
There are plenty of retention holsters on the market. If you want one, go ahead and buy one. I wont stop you. I might even suggest which ones to look at.
I actually saw a Chicago Police Officer (plain clothes) wearing a Serpa last weekend (with a Glock 19 in it). I actually commented to my girlfriend (after he walked away) that I was pretty shocked that any legitimate police department would allow him to use such a crappy holster while on duty.
If you want to buy junk, that's your business and obviously we'd be fools to stop you. But shouldn't it be obvious if a holster lacks sufficient tolerances to draw one's firearm smoothly and quickly, that it's insufficient for <span style="font-style: italic">any </span>use where self defense is anticipated?
I actually think the concept of the Serpa is a good idea. Unfortunately, the execution sucks.
Oh, and in case you misplaced your dictionary, "experience" is just as "anecdotal" as reading someone else's story and reposting it. But, considering I've posted in this very forum about concealed carry, what I carry, and what kind of equipment I use, I figured it ought to be obvious from where I drew information. With that said, it's all anecdotal. I don't claim to have a Ph.D in holster use, and I haven't examined some lengthy empirical study on the use of the Serpa holster. I have, however, talked with Soldiers in Iraq that wish for a different holster in which to carry their Berettas into combat. I haven't claimed that I made some sort of scientific investigation or subjected their <span style="font-style: italic">anecdotes </span>to the scientific method. I can (and have) said that I've taken a look at the product myself and listened to the first hand accounts of both people who enjoy the product and people who hate it. I have determined, subjectively, that it lacks the quality necessary for anything other than "non social" purposes.
If you disagree, so be it. But you won't catch me relying on it. It's fine if you disagree. My opinion is worth what you paid for it.
