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Totes… I run one on my g19 5 & 47. Mine adjusted out where the retention rattled but I cut a square out of basket ball rubber as a washer. Everyone has been talking about the HPG sht so I bought the snubby fanny and it’s slow as all get out. I will stick to gunfighters chesty.

Gunfighters chest rig or HPG kit bag for my SA XDM Elite 10mm…depending on where I’m hiking or Hunting. I usually carry the 10x32 binos under my arm with the Gunfighters chest rig when hunting if I’m not carrying bear spray.

It is possible to use a Safariland mid or low ride universal belt loop with your ALS holster and not have to move it back and forth.

Shim the 2" or 2.25" belt loop to fit your trouser belt and the ubl will ride under your pack belt and drop your holster low enough to clear. If it is a thicker pack belt, T spacers or mls/qls quick detach setups can be used to offset the holster away from you and the pack belt.

One of these will attach to your holster and can then be used to attach the holster to a PALS chest rig.

https://safariland.com/products/mod...ystem-holster-locking-fork-mls-15-23118/

i have not read all posts yet ? but i just purchased a x-draw paddle holster and went to a lighter revolver Ruger 4 1/2 inch barrel sp101 Ruger 357 ,5 shot . this system is lighter ,accurate and with hard lead bear bullets i feel safe and hardly notice myself carrying this combo. try a paddle holster you will be surprise how well it fits , i am right handed have it on left side angled in front of my hip its quick and fast there too. good luck,Pete53

This. I would find a place on your waist where it’s unobstructed by any of your other gear that you are comfortable and familiar with drawing from and practice from that position.

I've done this for years when I hunt blacktail deer with a S&W 44 and leave the rifle at home. I like that I can swap the same holster to my strong side for the drive to and from my hunting spot. The Bianchi 111 and the Galco Dual-Position Phoenix are pretty much identical in that respect.

My experience with modern chest rigs is limited to one multi-day bear hunt and several pre-season scouting trips. The load was a pair of 8x32 Leicas, a G19 with Lost River ammo, and a rangefinder. Maybe that's too much stuff, but I find that the less weight on my chest, the better I like it. I moved the G19 to my belt and I'm switching to rangefinder binoculars.

I'm usually in pretty thick brush and the extra straps of a chest rig are just more stuff to get snagged. I'm also not making true backpacking hunts, but long day hunts out of truck- or boat-based camps. I rarely use a waist belt on a pack, and because our hunting weather is much warmer (and wetter) than the rest of the US, I'm more concerned about compatibility with rain gear than anything else.


Okie John

Bears repeating.

Thanks for posting the info. How has it worked for you in use?

Razco