This thread is a bit old but I would suggest a custom built Kydex Holster.

NVC on this forum VCBOY on edmontonairsoft.net (same person) makes custom holsters. It's solved my problem of "I own a Hicapa 4.3 with a surefire x300, M6, and TLR1s what holster fits"

You may need to send your gun and/or belt to him or send measurements. I do believe he owns a 226 blue gun for molds.

fobus also makes lefty holsters.

http://www.lapolicegear.com/fostho.html

I got my Safariland 6285 from CopsPlus in New York, as well as the sentry attachment.

The 6285 is the low ride version of the 6280 (5 indicates low ride) which in itself is the belt mounted version of the 6004.

I dunno, I've never had any of my Serpas lock up. Do you have any experience with that or are you just spouting internet rumors?

http://gunnuts.net/2012/01/09/blackh...nned-at-fletc/

http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gears...erpa-holsters/

http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gears...-at-the-serpa/

just some thing easily found on the web. some fact are true and other are depend on the user. but IMO the locking mechanism have some weakness. safaryland follow the best rule around : Keep it simple stupid.

Yes I've actually had a SERPA a few years back (drop-leg) where I was in fair amount of sand and when I went to extract my pistol, the button was incredibly difficult to activate.

I've never had any of my Serpas lock up, at all. If anything I'd be concerned with improper usage of the holster resulting in an ND, since some people press on the button with their fingertip rather than sliding their finger along it.

How much retention do you need? Have you tried uncle mikes?

Kydex holsters:
http://www.unclemikesle.com/products...=2&FamilyID=39

Reflex holsters:
http://www.unclemikesle.com/products...1&FamilyID=240

I swear, God made 20% of people left handed,
but all of them are fkn shooters!


In Hard shell holsters you can go with Uncle Mikes in kydex they make a lot of left hands. Ex: 5420 - 1. the 4 digit code is style and pistol model but the - 1 designates right hand 5420 - 2 designates Left and the 5420 - 0 indicates ambidextrous. most are available for about 30-40 bucks.

Condor makes a MOLLE soft nylon holster thats ambidextrous, for $25 and any right handed holster will work for a leftty as long as the barrel lines up withthe crack of your ass. get used to it, the rear draw is less conventional but your left handed thats not new to you.

The first story you linked isn't even about dirt in the mechanism but OK.

Careful with LAPG, there are a bunch of brands they won't ship internationally now.

OP, I believe Hamilton Tactical carries the BHI Serpa. I don't know if they're still around though. I got my Serpa on clearance from LAPG a while ago and they did have the level 2 in left hand for the 226 at the time. Word of caution though, my KJW 226 had some fitting issues at first with the trigger guard catching on the Serpa lock instead of engaging it, as well as the slide rubbing on the inside of the holster itself. A few holstering drills fixed the serpa lock issue, and a little bit of sandpaper helped with the slide fit. Still a snug fit, but tight is better than loose with a holster. Just make sure that you are able to draw and reholster smoothly. I read that some people had the same issue with the serpa local not engaging and were able to have it exchanged until they found one that fit properly. The issue is that there is a little bit of an edge/extra material on the end of the locking mechanism that catches on the serrated trigger guard of the 226 resulting in the serpa lock not engaging on the inside of the trigger guard.

well, in the last 2 years I was able to get FOBUS stuff, not sure if it's changed since then. in any case, good to know, thanks