Reviews & Ratings for BlackHawk Epoch Level 3 Light Bearing Duty Holsters — 31 reviews — Page 1

Highly recommended to those looking for a great holster! Fits amazingly with my S&W MP9. The Draw and level features are perfect hence for the added protection. I feel very confident when on the range or situation when needed. Anyone on the fence on getting one, don't; I love this holster. Can easily adjust the holster to your liking base from the light attachment you have on the pistol. Thank you

Purchased this holster to fit with the Glock 17 gen4 with a streamlight TLR-1. Fit and finish was good and securely holsters the weapon with light without any looseness or rattling. Draw and re-holstering is smooth and the holster can be adjusted for height and cant. Looks good as well!

Great holster! Has excellent retention and lasts well. I really beat on my holsters for work and this holster holds up to it all. If you are on the fence about getting this holster because you use a tac light don't worry about it! It'll do great!

This holster is ok if you are running a light. However, it is not compatible with suppressor height sights. I cut out a small section of the retention lock so that it could holster my G17 with suppressor sights. This did allow me to holster it, but the sights continue to snag on the inside of the holster while drawing. Quality seems good, and functions decently with traditional height sights and TLR-1. Suggest purchasing a Safariland holster instead

I recently added a TRL1-HL to my Glock. I needed a good holster, and found this. It is great quality, not expensive, and secured the weapon. Couldnt ask for better. I also have a Safariland, and I like this better.

I bought this holster to use at the range so i would not mess up my duty holster. I really like the ease of use and the draw of the weapon. I would recommend this holster to other Police or law enforcement.

If you are looking for a duty style holster with good retention this holster will fit the bill. Fit my Glock 20 with a tlr-1 hl very well. All the screws were tight and had thread locker on them. Really no complaints. Would be extremely hard for someone to get your gun out of the holster and away from you.

I didn't know how I would like the thumb button but I got use to it very quickly. It sites just right on my duty belt and very natural to draw using the level 3 button. No one will get this out of my holster unless I give it to them. Very secure. Great quality and great service.

I've been running the Blackhawk Epoch for about two years now for my Glock 17 and couldn't be happier. Best duty holster on the market in my opinion(a close second would be the Sarfariland ALS series of holsters). Great retention device which I prefer over the SLS hood style on the Safariland holsters. Very sturdy with positive retention. If you're looking for a Blackhawk holster that accepts popular wpns lights and doesn't force you to use the sub-par Blackhawk Xiphos light then this is the hostler for you.

Pros:
Retention device (1 button push with the thumb, avoids using your trigger finger like the Serpa series)
Wpns light compatibility (first Blackhawk holster that accepts popular models like Streamlight and Surefire)

Cons:
A bit bulky and heavy compared to similar holsters

***DISCLAIMER if you're looking to purchase this holster for the NEW Smith and Wesson M&P 2.0, the standard 1st generation M&P model Blackhawk Epoch Holster does not fit the new M&P 2.0 (at least with the TLR-1 wpns light attached). I tried it out myself and was disappointed that it did not fit properly.

They say it takes a 1000 draws to ingrain a new holster/draw into your brain. So far after about 150 draws I'd say that is a true statement. Back story: 28 years in law enforcement and 24 of those I've also been a firearms instructor in addition to other duties. This Epoch replaces a Serpa that limited me to the BlackHawk weapon-mounted light. That light always seemed "finicky". The Serpa holster was great. No complaints. But I wanted more light options so I pulled the trigger on the Epoch. After 150 draws I am still having some difficulty getting the G21 out of the holster without having to think about it. You must forcefully depress that thumb release and keep it forced down to unholster. If not the gun will not come out of the holster. I believe more practice will solve this and smooth things out. My real issue is with the trigger guard spacers that you must install in the holster. Clever idea but the instructions were a bit vague, at least to me. I installed the spacer and tried to use the enclosed screw to lock it in place. I could not get that screw to thread in. The screw seemed too short. After a few attempts and not wanting to strip anything I left the screw "in place". It seemed to hold, that is until I used the rig for a day and the screw fell out. It appears to me that the nut inside the trigger guard spacer must me moved to the left side for a right handed shooter. Then the thread grab and it doesn't seem to me that the thing will come loose ag...
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