Posted By admin on March 16, 2009

Several prospective customers and former students have written and asked why I have banned Blackhawk Serpa holsters with the retention feature from my courses. Here’s the deal:

1. In a 2005 class one of my students had a Blackhawk Serpa. During the course of doing some ground work, a pebble managed to wedge itself into the release mechanism. That Glock wouldn’t come out of that holster for love nor money.

2. On the drawstroke, the trigger finger manipulates the release button on the holster. That downward pressure can easily continue as the gun comes up and out of the holster, and the trigger finger can easily find itself on the trigger, resulting in a negligent discharge.

3. I am not an advocate of retention systems for concealed carry. If my pistol is concealed I don’t need a retention system since my assailant doesn’t know I’m armed. Also, I’ve seen several video examples of police officers unable to draw their weapons while under attack.

And there’s your answer.

See you on the range!

John R. Murphy

UPDATE: I have since read of other instructors banning the use of the Serpa in their courses. See this thread on Warrior Talk:

http://www.warriortalk.com/showthread.php?t=45333

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