Who owns guns and you carry?

[olstyn]

I also really like the blackhawk serpa cqc holster. They are harder to conceal but are comfy and secure. They have a nice draw too.

I won't go so far as to say that the Serpa is inherently unsafe. However, there are some issues with the design that prevent me from considering it for myself, and some well-respected trainers actually ban it for use by their students, the sole exception being if it's an issued duty holster and therefore what the student in question is stuck with.

First, the fact that you have to make an inward motion with your trigger finger in order to release the pistol from the holster can make it more likely that you'll accidentally hit the trigger during the draw stroke. (Google "tex grebner shoots himself" to see someone put a .45 into his own leg in this fashion.) Yes, being extra careful and really paying attention to what you're doing will generally prevent that, but why not design something that doesn't require the use of your trigger finger at all? Wouldn't that be inherently better? After all, humans make mistakes.

Second, there have been many reports that the holster's retention mechanism can lock up if it gets a bit of sand/grit/whatever in it, making drawing the pistol impossible. Those two things make it a non-starter for me, even if I would otherwise have considered it.

On a completely separate note, if anybody's got a source that has reloading components actually in stock that isn't charging an arm, a leg, and your first born child for them, let me know, cause I'm going to need more soon-ish and they don't seem to be available anywhere. I won't be able to afford to shoot USPSA this spring/summer if I can't reload. Factory ammo has just gotten WAY too expensive.