Yuku free message boards

I just don't get this thing about finger position with the Serpa. When I draw from mine, pusing the button and pulling the gun from the holster puts my finger on the frame right where it should be. Then I need to move it into the trigger guard as I come on-target, just like drawing from any other holster where I consiously put my finger on the frame.

And, it takes no effort to "push" the release button. I tend to push it as much as needed naturally when I draw, without thinking about it.

I can see that pushing it too late in the draw will lock the gun in the holster and could lead someone to try to grip and pull hard. But, practice seems to solve that.

I did not buy my Serpa because it seemed best for IDPA. I bought it because it seemed best for my intended carry situation. I want to use it in IDPA because that gives me the practice that I want to achieve. I would hate to have to buy something that (for me) would be a "competition only" holster to use in IDPA, since that costs me more money and seems to defeat both my practice goal and the intent of the sport.

I did try a Fobus, first. I concluded that getting the retention that I wanted was going to give me a "super-wedgie" on every draw. THAT is why I went to the Serpa. No effort to draw at all UNLESS you don't push the button on-time. But, it is DESIGNED so that pushing that button is very natural.

My only problem with it is that it lets the butt of the handle stick out farther than I like from my particular body shape.

Steve L.

I'm still not getting this problem with "pushing the button." I just draw normally with my trigger finger lying straight along the holster surface, just like it would on a leather holster. Just slight pressue on the release "button" as I slide my finger up the holster effortlessly releases the gun. I don't hook my finger at all until the gun is coming on-target and I am putting my finger on the trigger. The "button" on my holster is flush with the rest of the surface and elongated in alignment with my finger so that my finger naturally drags across it as I draw. It seems like a good design for me.

Steve L.