Well, it took three months, but I turned this:
into this:
Thats the G21 with one magazine I purchased aobut three months ago. I maneuvered an arrangement where I got rid of it and wound up with a G34, box, docs, and three mags. Oh, and one of those “I-Just-Shot-Myself” Blackhawk holsters. (Yes, I know you’ve been using a Serpa holster for years and that its just a matter of trigger finger control, etc, but I’m gonna stick to something less ‘learning curve’-y.)
So….9mm logistics train back on its tracks, and the orphan .45 Glock is in someone elses hands. Win-win.
Be careful. If that happened in this household, it would be found on the house mouse’s belt. Funny how that happens. “Honey, I just got a new Glock. Wait, where did it go?”
Good trade. The long slide G34 and G35 tend to cost more anyway, so again good trade. Also it is more than trigger finger. If the previous owner was using that G26/27 holster with a G34 he was only asking for trouble. It would only be a matter of time with the front sight catching the bottom of the holster. This would cause them to regrip the pistol putting the trigger finger on the trigger upon clearing the holster and then boom!!! So, please no more pictures with them together. Also my guess since it had three magazine you traded an LEO?
No idea who former owner was. Its a ‘Red label’ Glock box, so not the LE-only Blue label. Bought it from someone who runs a shop…they call me to give me first dibs on stuff that comes in.
I think Red Labels are refurbished Glock.
Red label indicates shipped with 10-rd mags.
I am wrong my rebuilt one has a white label and say rebuilt in the upper right corner of label. All my new purchase have the red label. Red label must be the regular one, because all mine show Hi-Cap on the labels as well. Oh well, I guess it does not really matter in the end, still a good deal on your end!!!
Correction:
I Check the one Glock I did purchase as a LEO purchase and it has a light blue label. Someone may ask what is the difference? The LEO purchases are discounted to 398.20 where the public purchases are around 500.00 depending on the dealer. The LEO ones also come with 3 magazine verse 2 on the public side.
I’ve had a 34 for years and love it. I later purchased a 35 (40 S&W) then ended up keeping the slide and sold the frame. No I have a 9mm/40 S&W/357 Sig, 22 LR once you include all the other “drop in” parts available.
Awesome! I am apathetic about the SERPA though my specific concerns are 1) dirt/ grit can jam the mechanical mechanism and 2) I’ve used either friction retention or thumb break type holsters for my entire shooting life. If I am stressed and try to draw a handgun and it doesn’t just come out odds are high I’ll start moving my thumb around trying to find the strap. Obviously a new holster makes this a problem.
While the holster does put your finger in exactly the wrong spot, pushing in, it is not inherently unsafe. My personal theory is the SERPA is a classic ‘I don’t really know what I am doing but need a holster for cool tactical training’ holster. As such there are (or were anyway) a fair amount of people out there with SERPA’s pushing the top end of their skill level real hard trying to do this or that.
I suppose as long as you exercise conscious trigger-finger control its a safe holster…but in a panicked moment when your focused on not getting killed your mind is not going to be on keeping your finger from sliding off the holster and into the triggerguard.