Glock 20 holster

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I am about to pick up a g20. I am not a big fellow - 170lbs, 5'10, lean frame, 31 waist. I intent on carrying it on my upper thigh to avoid hip belt straps from pushing down on the pistol.

Any recommendations on holster options for 20?
Is the 40S&W g23 a better route given size?

I hunt in CA. I don't intend on going to griz country but will hunt out of state. Large black bear is the concern but a small chance, however my dog tends to sniff out critters so finding some cubs would be worst case scenario
 
Carrying any kind of drop sucks.
And unless you want to use a leg strap they don't like to draw clean.
What I setted on was a black rhino shell. But you could use any shell that mounts with the standard 3 bolt mount.
Mounted to the Als locking system.
Mounted to the universal belt loop.
It hangs it out far enough my pack belt doesn't interfere.
Only catch is sometimes the shoulder strap does when dropping pack.
And I just un clip it when I get in the truck.
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I like hunting with a chest rig and have the pistol holstered to the bottom molle straps. I usually have a pack too, so hip isn't really an option I'm interested in
 
I either run my G20 in a Kenai chest holster behind by bino harness or on an Ivory holster EMG on my pack waist belt.

In the past I ran a Safariland ALS holster with the molle adapter on a Mystery ranch waist belt.
 
I have a drop-leg for my G20 and HATE it. My opinion is this is one of the areas hunter needs don't align with military needs. A solider or MP might need that because they have too much "chandelier-o-gear" on their torsos and nowhere better to put it. But try crawling through sage or dense gambel oak with it on and it just sucks.

I've tried bino-harness mounts and they're good if you want to retain your sidearm when you take your pack off, but the G20 is a big gun, and a full mag of 220gr hard-cast makes it worse. I've tried both the Marsupial Razco holster, the Eberlestock Nosegunner, and some Alaska-something-I-forgot and they were all too floppy for me.

The most comfortable option I've found is a pack mounted hip holster. I went with the Blackhawk Serpa which has a paddle release for positive retention/peace of mind (I know some folks hate those but I love them and I believe with proper training it's a very safe system).

This thing is fairly cheap and has a bunch of mounting options (including a drop leg if you want to try it). There's an in-waist holder, a belt attachment, and an adapter plate for molle. What rounds it out is the quick-disconnect adapter that lets you quickly swap from one to the other.

The adapter is the key for me. It makes it easy to move it to my pants belt while in camp and at night I can just bring the holster section into my tent (I'm a safety nut so I preferred a holstered pistol).

If you do this I do recommend taking a heat gun and bending the Molle piece of the plate to fit the curve of your belt better. They sell a smaller V-shaped version but IMO it's not as good, it's almost too thick and stiff to sit right, and too narrow to not flop a little.

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I use a Safariland ALS with paddle on my pack hip belt for my G20. It does not pull or sag and can go to my hip when I'm not wearing the pack. Honestly, also being in CA, I've only had one bear that didn't haul ass when they saw me and that one was only mildly curious for a few seconds. I don't carry that tank around in CA but instead slide my LCR or Kahr CW9 in my pocket for nefarious types.
 
I don't care to add anymore weight/bulk to my bino harness. paddle holster on the hip belt works well. logged a lot of miles with a cheapo paddle holster without issue
 
Safariland and others sell extenders that will drop a holster below your belt. They run about $25 and they can work with their mounting hardwear or bolt directly to a holster with a three bolt pattern. no leg strap needed.

…if you go leg strap, make sure you take it on some long test hikes before you go Hunting. IMO a leg strap drop pistol rig and a long sweaty walk are a great way to slowly saw your leg off and / or start a brush fire in your taint.

 
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