I just realized that my post could be read as if I were an LEO. I'm not and never have been. I just decided that I'd rather have the retention (and frankly the comfort) of the leather holster and give up the speed of kydex. I don't really anticipate doing any real world grappling as I live in a nice area and make pretty good life style choices, just feel more comfortable w/ the additional retention.
Years ago, before taking a Farnam class John advised that we test our gear by doing a forward and a backward roll to see if anything came loose. Not a bad idea at all. I've seen a lot of folks in classes whose gear wouldn't pass that test. Of course, I've seen a few that probably couldn't do a forward and backward roll, either.
