Originally Posted by
SoCalDep
Well... That was a tough 20 min to get through.
I have used SROs and ACROs in Safariland ALS holsters and have guys 10-8 with them now. They didn’t need “cutting” and while some gun/optic combos don’t fit, a simple look at the fit chart shows Hilton’s statements to be incomplete at minimum. Further, he brings up the 509T but no discussion of it? Then the SRO duty/drop argument... I’ve drop tested several optics and based on a mush-mash of our testing and comparing results to our parter agency’s drop testing... If you think the SRO isn’t duty worthy you might as well get rid of the DeltaPoint Pro and 509T as well. Also, while I like Aaron Cowans videos, I don’t need someone else to tell me that an optic doesn’t meet their arbitrary “duty” standards. (I like that he basically gives that “warning” when talking about the drop - I think there’s a lot more to duty optics than surviving multiple 6-foot drops.
He did say some things that I agree with, and brought up some good subjects, but overall it is simplistic “conclusive” statements by “influencers” that end up perpetuating incorrect or incomplete beliefs by dogmatic followers and that frustrates me.