chest holster or hip belt holster

[Loper]

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Post in thread 'Chest Holster Debate'

Mar 9, 2025

I have the Savage Thread Works Beast Adapter which allows me to put most any holster for any gun directly behind my existing bino hanress.

I already have straps for my pack and my bino hanresss, I didn’t want another layer of straps under my bino harness to have take on and off. Additionally with a stand alone holster/rig, it seems like if you have to a whole ‘nother rig if you want to carry a different gun, which can get expensive.

With the Beast Adapter I can add or remove holsters for different guns and adjust the angle and depth I want the grip sticking out, Additionally, I can...

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The beast adapter reduces a lot of the cons of a bino harness option.

 

[Troutlord]

I have switched over from a hip holster to a chest holster. In my opinion, hip holsters are for dead guys! I’ll take a little bit of the uncomfortableness to have my side arm readily available that I can quickly draw.

I feel like as long as you train with what you have you can’t go wrong with either.

 

[Bcool208]

I tried a couple of the gunfighter options for a chest rig. Looked like a slick set up, was not for me. A lot on the chest and horrible draw on its own, not even useable with a Bino harness for me. Running a Razco on my pack hip belt now. Perfect draw and don’t even know it’s there.