Mountain hunting sidearm

[teph45]

If I’m in bear country, Glock 40 10mm either in a Gunfighters Inc kydex chest harness that sits under my bino pack, or in an Ivory Holster kydex that snaps into the molle webbing on the belt of my backpack.

 

[roosiebull]

How many of you carry a sidearm while mountain hunting? The weight seems excessive for the benefits. Seems like bear spray and then unslinging my hunting rifle would do the job. I have a Glock 20 and hunt sheep and goats in south central AK. Thanks.

I used to carry a G20, but have switched to a hellcat, it is a compromise that I’m comfortable with. It’s always on me, and I don’t ever plan on using it for defense of any kind, but it’s small, light, and always handy

I carry it most days winter steelhead fishing too, I am hoping to one day have a close encounter with a lion, and fill a tag wearing waders, a unique surf and turf situation

For that purpose it’s less about self protection and more about opportunity, there is never a downside to carrying it, so it makes sense to me.

The G20 was heavy and bulky and I found myself carrying it less and less. I may or may not change my perspective hunting in brown/grizzly, but I doubt it. I have never been concerned about the local wildlife, but I also haven’t hunted alone among brown/grizz bears

 

[Beendare]

I used to carry a G20, but have switched to a hellcat, it is a compromise that I’m comfortable with. It’s always on me, and I don’t ever plan on using it for defense of any kind, but it’s small, light, and always handy

Yeah, I've backed off the heavy pistols in most areas too.

At first I carried my SW629 classic .44 but it's a dang boat anchor.

The G20 isn't too bad....but if I'm in Black bear country with only a chance of bumping a grizzly I take a compact 9mm. I was going to pack my Shield but it had some FTF's with the hard cast ammo I had at the time 100% so I mostly pack my G19.

It's not as compact as I would like....but the G19 is 100%, 15rds and shoots well.

I still carry the G20 in areas around Yellowstone and in Alaska but the rest of the time I prefer a compact pistol.

 

[mtnbound]

G19 or G47x with shield mags in a chest rig with 1 spare mag. It’s about rounds on target and I am so much more accurate and faster with a 9mm compared to my 10mm.


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[JoeK]

I’m right there with it’s about about rounds on target. And a chest rig is the way to go 100% if you want the best fast access to your sidearm. But packing a spare mag into the mts??

 

[sticknbox]

G20 in a bino chest holster. Hunting blacktails in November my setup changes to a Taurus raging bull 454 casull in a diamond d holster and that is my primary weapon most times.

 

[wpeach1912]

I carry my CZP10c 9mm with an RMR and TLR7 under my marsupial bino harness wi Th their nylon holster. I’m usually hunting areas where the chance of running into a grizzly is small. I mostly just shoot grouse with it. Having a light on a woods defense gun seems like a requirement to me

 

[Tacoland]

XDM Elite 10mm in a chest holster typically. Lots of time in griz territory, had one pucker-worthy run in with a sow this fall that's making me reconsider rounds on target with a 9mm instead.