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<blockquote data-quote="brcfo_outdoors" data-source="post: 2439257" data-attributes="member: 113623"><p>I feel that chest holsters are a cool concept that don't pan out as well in real world use unless you have a very small footprint gun. I had a Kenai chest holster for a full sized USP and the butt of the gun near the magazine would hit the stock of my rifle while rifle hunting and obviously interfered with wearing a bino harness. It was uncomfortable to boot, and I could never get the tension and position just right. Any kind of gun with a full sized or longer barrel is going to be a pain to draw from it. Think about trying to pull a gun either horizontally or diagonally off your chest and have the barrel clear the holster, then add the range of motion restriction of having a pack on.</p><p></p><p>Depending on what brand of bino harness you carry there are attachment options, but that puts even more pressure/weight on your thoracic cavity which, for me, makes it harder to breathe while hiking or doing other strenuous activity.</p><p></p><p>There are plenty of holsters out there which are compatible with Safariland's QLS system or G-Code's RTI system which allow you to unclip holsters and move them between different platforms. I would put one female portion on your pack belt, and carry another on a paddle or something that could quickly slip onto your belt. Then just transfer the holster to either one depending on what you are doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brcfo_outdoors, post: 2439257, member: 113623"] I feel that chest holsters are a cool concept that don't pan out as well in real world use unless you have a very small footprint gun. I had a Kenai chest holster for a full sized USP and the butt of the gun near the magazine would hit the stock of my rifle while rifle hunting and obviously interfered with wearing a bino harness. It was uncomfortable to boot, and I could never get the tension and position just right. Any kind of gun with a full sized or longer barrel is going to be a pain to draw from it. Think about trying to pull a gun either horizontally or diagonally off your chest and have the barrel clear the holster, then add the range of motion restriction of having a pack on. Depending on what brand of bino harness you carry there are attachment options, but that puts even more pressure/weight on your thoracic cavity which, for me, makes it harder to breathe while hiking or doing other strenuous activity. There are plenty of holsters out there which are compatible with Safariland's QLS system or G-Code's RTI system which allow you to unclip holsters and move them between different platforms. I would put one female portion on your pack belt, and carry another on a paddle or something that could quickly slip onto your belt. Then just transfer the holster to either one depending on what you are doing. [/QUOTE]
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