rbernie
Contributing Member
I'm toying with the idea of using a drop/thigh holster for carring a backup handgun (usually a 5" 1911, occasionally a 2" S&W K-frame) while hunting. I need to make room in my fanny pack for other things, my OWB hip holsters don't clear the pack waist straps and become inaccessible when I'm in cold-weather wear, and a shoulder rig looks like it would get in the way of the binocular harness and would be a real PITA to put on and adjust over my variable-thickness winter wear.
In Googling this, it looks like drop holsters fall into two camps - the 'fast presentation' group (Blackhawk TAC SERPA, G-Code REAC, etc.) and the 'secure retention' group (HSGI, Spectre, Uncle Mikes, etc.). Right now, I'm leaning towards the HSGI because it looks the most comfortable and the most secure.
How secure is the retention system on the TAC SERPA or REAC? How uncomfortable are any of these choices to wear in the field? I generally still-hunt and hike 8-10 miles a day, so I'd hate to find out that the one I bought chafes my legs badly and makes me miserable when I'm four miles out of camp. I don't generaly run a lot or low crawl, but I spend a fair bit of time in thickets having branches and stuff try to pull my gear off my body.
Any thoughts/suggestions would be welcomed.
In Googling this, it looks like drop holsters fall into two camps - the 'fast presentation' group (Blackhawk TAC SERPA, G-Code REAC, etc.) and the 'secure retention' group (HSGI, Spectre, Uncle Mikes, etc.). Right now, I'm leaning towards the HSGI because it looks the most comfortable and the most secure.
How secure is the retention system on the TAC SERPA or REAC? How uncomfortable are any of these choices to wear in the field? I generally still-hunt and hike 8-10 miles a day, so I'd hate to find out that the one I bought chafes my legs badly and makes me miserable when I'm four miles out of camp. I don't generaly run a lot or low crawl, but I spend a fair bit of time in thickets having branches and stuff try to pull my gear off my body.
Any thoughts/suggestions would be welcomed.