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Across the chest holster?
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wolf223
i would go with a drop leg and a chest rig for spare mags, bug spray, 1st aid kit ect....
Hiking with a drop leg would suck IMO. Even if you kept the leg strap loose it would still ride up dragging your pant leg with it. I have been thinking about this with an elk trip to Montana at the end of the month. Too many wolves around for a 3 shot bolt gun. I'm sure I'll never need a handgun but who knows. I settled on a Galco DAO belt holster, we'll see how I rig it. My hunting coats are long so I may put it on my backpack waist belt. My 2 cents.
+1. If you walked around with a drop leg for any length of time, it becomes a highly annoying nuisance. I would recommend a belt holster with a drop/offset, so you could put the waist belt over it. Alternatively, you can attach a holster directly to the waist belt.
+1 I hear ya. I just read an article about this: http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003486.html
I'm leaning toward a chest holster. Just haven't found one yet.
+1 Hey, I like the drop/offset idea! It's also more concealable.
http://www.blade-tech.com/Drop-Offset-Holster-pr-1024.html
Somewhere I have a chest holster that fits typical duty guns.
It works well enough but I never use the thing....
On a range its also a problem as when re-holstering you might potentially muzzle sweep your arm or someone standing to your left or right. The one I have though, you can orient it so the muzzle points down, but that makes the draw inconvenient.
I'd just assume use a belt holster or some other arrangement. Last time I went hiking I had one of those zipper pouch things on my backpack belt. Looks like some kind of camera/stuff pouch, but a large gun fits inside easily.
-Mike
It works well enough but I never use the thing....
On a range its also a problem as when re-holstering you might potentially muzzle sweep your arm or someone standing to your left or right. The one I have though, you can orient it so the muzzle points down, but that makes the draw inconvenient.
I'd just assume use a belt holster or some other arrangement. Last time I went hiking I had one of those zipper pouch things on my backpack belt. Looks like some kind of camera/stuff pouch, but a large gun fits inside easily.
-Mike
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wolf223
http://www.blackhawk.com/catalog/Tactical-Holsters,119.htm
i'm not sure what holsters you guys wear or worn for extended periods of time.
the blackhawk tac-holsters and similar varians are way more comfortable that older ones that had thin, non elastic straps and metal buckles that dug into your leg.
these newer ones attached to a web belt or chest rig and balance the weight of the gun over the whole body.
also, the straps are a lot thicker and partially elastic to allow a snug fit, not tight to where it cuts of circulation....
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Yup...I could care less about the Mall Ninja moniker - a good drop leg holster is comfortable, frees up space for your backpack waist belt and puts the gun in a natural position to grab it quickly. Good advice Chet... + however many rep points I have... ![[cheers]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/018.gif "Cheers [cheers]")
i see the chest or shoulder holster really interfering with a backpack
what about something like this: http://store.thewilderness.com/index.php?cPath=51
you can attach it to the hip belt of your pack. also keeps it out of plain sight
what about something like this: http://store.thewilderness.com/index.php?cPath=51
you can attach it to the hip belt of your pack. also keeps it out of plain sight
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I use a maxpedition thermite versipack. It holds my Glock 29, some pepper spray, a few med items (quick clot etc), spare mag and back up headlamp. MUCH more comfortable that a traditional dropleg holster. I've got it in tan and it does not scream gun. I've actually gotten compliments from other "tree-huggers" asking where they can get a "camera bag" like mine!
