I'd argue it isn't even very good at that. Just moderate effort created this safety/retention issue:cbunt1 wrote:The SERPA rig has its place, but IMO it isn't on the belt of most armed citizens...it's a special-purpose (read administrative bureaucracy) duty rig...
Also, read of sand, snow, ice, getting into the mechanism and suddenly the person simply CANNOT draw the weapon.
This ignores all the tactical training companies that have banned Serpa's for safety reasons.