Kifaru Gun Bearer Question

[joelbiltz]

Ok i have a SE Alaska MT Goat hunt booked for next Sept. I will be packing my KU 5200. I have never personally used the gun bearer. Question is how well dose it do while climbing. It seems like the gun would always be in the way. Would I be better off just strapping it to the pack. Any input is welcome. Thanks

 

[Ross]

Personally I just lashing the gun to the like pack. I use the universal gun bearer for this particular reason on long climbs.

 

[larryschwartz]

Check with Becca. She has posted some useful information on the Gunbearer on her AK hunts.

 

[idig4au]

Check with Becca. She has posted some useful information on the Gunbearer on her AK hunts.

Do you have the link as I would be interested in reading this as well. I have the same concerns with this system.

 

[frans]

I can not imagine using this system. How annoying would it be to have the barrel of your rifle sticking out in front of your face all day long?
I just strap the rifle to the side of my Timberline.

Frans

 

[Backpack Hunter]

I use it most everytime I go out with a rifle. I couldn't see rock climbing with it, but hiking up and down mountain sides? Yeah use it all the time.

 

[larryschwartz]

Do you have the link as I would be interested in reading this as well. I have the same concerns with this system.

My mistake, Becca and Luke both attach their guns to the sides of their packs, not in the Kifaru Gunbearer. They use something called a Gunslinger Corral. They talk about it on this thread: http://www.rokslide.com/forums/show...ightweight-arsenal!&highlight=becca+gunbearer.

Sorry for the confusion.

Larry

 

[icefishers]

I used one this year elk hunting and loved it. I never felt that it was in my way when climbing. The one thing I did notice after using it all day was that I could feel it on my hip since it attaches to your waist belt. But it was better than using a sling.

 

[Becca]

I haven't personally used the Kifaru gunbearer, so I can't say how it would work in a steep climb. But I would encourage you to find a way to strap that gun in tight if you will be doing a steep climb. We found ourselves doing some hand over hand climbing in near vertical terrain on our Kodiak goat hunt this year, and I was grateful to have my rifle strapped well out of the way. Sure it would take a little longer to get it undone, but in that type of climbing situation I don't typically plan to have to take a shot on the fly....it's more of a sneak to good vantage point and then get the rifle out situation. Luke and I have had good success with the corral gunslinger posted in the link above.

 

[AK Troutbum]

I used mine for the first time on a Kodiak goat hunt this last fall and it worked great, in most all situations. The only time it presented a problem was when I was climbing really steep stuff and the end of the rifle barrel would want to stick/stab into the dirt/rocks. This only happened in very steep terrain though. I was a little skeptical prior to buying it, but a buddy that has been using one for awhile now talked me into it, and I'm glad he did.

 

[flyinsquirel]

Gunbearer in every kind of terrain but straight up for me. I would never go back.

I did add a strap from the gun bearer, just behind the velcro for the cartridge holder, to the strap on the bottom of my Late Season. I put just enough tension on it to keep the barrel from swingin in front of my face. I used a strap and a buckle from an old junk pack.