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Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:39 am
by Abraham
Ask Tex Grebner about this holster.
He managed to get 1911-leg with his...
His self shooting is available to be seen on youtube. (he cusses up a storm right after blasting himself)
It's both horrifying and oddly humorous with his comments like "then my training kicked...I called my Mother."
Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:25 am
by WildBill
I would not modify a Serpa or any other holster if I thought it had safety issues - I would toss it in the trash and buy something better.
Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:37 am
by C-dub
AndyC wrote:Pawpaw wrote:This is a subject that is near and dear to Andyc's heart.
Horrible piece of garbage.
You gotta learn to open up and stop sugar coating things Andy.

Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 10:45 am
by bigtek
C-dub wrote:AndyC wrote:Pawpaw wrote:This is a subject that is near and dear to Andyc's heart.
Horrible piece of garbage.
You gotta learn to open up and stop sugar coating things Andy.
I think Andy did very well within the constraint of language allowed on a family-friendly forum.
Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:23 pm
by baseballguy2001
I disagree. I had a Serpa for years and never shot myself or had a ND. When I joined the 1911 club, I sold a G27 to thin the herd a bit. The guy I sold it to wanted the Serpa so I threw it in for an extra $10. I like the leather holster I have now, it's much more attractive too.
Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:33 pm
by Liberty
baseballguy2001 wrote:I disagree. I had a Serpa for years and never shot myself or had a ND. When I joined the 1911 club, I sold a G27 to thin the herd a bit. The guy I sold it to wanted the Serpa so I threw it in for an extra $10. I like the leather holster I have now, it's much more attractive too.
I don't know anything about the Serpa and have never owned one.
As a youth drove like a mad man on slick tires and sometimes almost no brakes. Have never killed myself or anyone else. Never got into accidents. I sometimes work on live power sockets. I haven't been electrocuted. Yet ....
Just saying, The fact that you haven't had bad results doesn't mean you aren't tempting fate. It just means that you haven't had your first incident yet.
Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:52 pm
by Take Down Sicko
Beiruty wrote:Beiruty wrote:So many Glock legs happened with straight up holsters. No tab no nothing. It is the shooter finger after all. I am an RO at the DPC and my eyes are all the time on the trigger finger and no-powder reloaded ammo resulting in a squib.
I did the above fix as not to slow me while drawing up. My grip was pulling up faster than my finger touching the tab.
Now serpa was banned at DPC, so I ordered this one:

I cant tell if thats a holster or a gas pedal.
Does it work good?
Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 7:19 pm
by gljjt
Take Down Sicko wrote:Beiruty wrote:Beiruty wrote:So many Glock legs happened with straight up holsters. No tab no nothing. It is the shooter finger after all. I am an RO at the DPC and my eyes are all the time on the trigger finger and no-powder reloaded ammo resulting in a squib.
I did the above fix as not to slow me while drawing up. My grip was pulling up faster than my finger touching the tab.
Now serpa was banned at DPC, so I ordered this one:

I cant tell if thats a holster or a gas pedal.
Does it work good?
Now that's funny, I don't care who you are.
Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:48 pm
by treadlightly
AndyC wrote:baseballguy2001 wrote:The guy I sold it to wanted the Serpa so I threw it in for an extra $10.
You got off light - I would have charged you far more than $10 to take it from you.

Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:17 pm
by Beiruty
It is an excellent speed holster, sturdy and fully customizable to your pistol and your style of draw. I took my time to experiment with what it can do. Once done, the only thing I needed to do, to get it function flawlessly, is to spray some dry lube on the lock and unlock feature so it works smoothly. It was as if you were diging out a dead body.

Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:41 am
by KHickam
So, if you don't recommend a Serpa - What do you recommend for a retention holster for OC?
Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:43 am
by carlson1
KHickam wrote:So, if you don't recommend a Serpa - What do you recommend for a retention holster for OC?
I like the Safariland ALS.
Re: The SERPA Stinks, And That’s Just All There Is To Say About It
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:54 am
by MadMonkey
carlson1 wrote:KHickam wrote:So, if you don't recommend a Serpa - What do you recommend for a retention holster for OC?
I like the Safariland ALS.
Yup. Hard to go wrong with any Safariland duty-style holsters. I just bought my 3rd.