last, they're designed with weapon retention
and officer safety in mind. However, no industry
standard exists to rate a holster's ability to
resist weapon takeaway attempts. For that
reason, Safariland has developed a system of
rating a holster's Retention Level.
of a "grab and snatch" by an adversary. To
qualify as Level I Retention
full seconds. At the end of the five seconds, the
weapon must still be secure in the holster and
the holster must still be attached to the wearer.
The wearer must be able to accomplish a draw
after the attack. These tests are then repeated
with additional safety measures (with previous
safety measure disengaged) to determine
where a holster falls on the retention spectrum.
For more information on the Safariland Holster
Retention system, see our Web site or call
Customer Care.
a method to quickly determine the relative
Retention Level of different holster models.
the key to this system is an internal locking device that secures the weapon
in all directions simply upon reholstering. Level III Retention
Level IV Retention
operable with the thumb, making training easy, and the straight-up
draw makes them very instinctive to use, yet difficult for an assailant's
attempted takeaway.
drawn straight out of the holster with no twisting or other motion required.
duty holsters to models in our popular tactical offerings to a belt slide, belt
clip and paddle holster for the concealment markets, both with and without
the SLS.
port and is operated by the thumb once the SLS is
released.
many years on the 6280 and 6004 series of holsters.
Simply push down and rotate forward as you obtain
your shooting grip. To close, pull back on the hood, and
the SLS self locks. No snaps or straps to manipulate.
and premature release, especially in an attempted
takeaway. Included with all duty and tactical versions.
accessories for years of use.
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Moderate Retention.
Shown on page: 6
Enhanced Retention.
Shown on page: 8
Optimum Retention.
Shown on page: 10
Exceptional Retention.
Shown on page: 12
Maximum Retention.
Shown on page: 12
*With addition of Sentry
**Properly adjusted tension screw and with addition of Sentry
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