Back from the "voluntary recall" "upgrade". I've put about a hundred rounds thru it and no troubles. Mine is the "gutted" slide version, that is, the one with half the inside of the slide milled out. Doesn't seem to bother it a bit. And maybe I'll start loading 95 grain bullets?

Anyway, this is my winter setup. 21 shot mags, three of them. So I have plenty of rounds for signalling if need be. Extra ammo came in handy this year while deer hunting, when I severely tore my right gastroc calf muscle on an uphill pull. All I had was my 6.5x55 SAKO boltgun but my son who heard them from a ways away said my emergency shots sounded like semiauto fire. LOL. Pain is a motivator...

Holster compeltely protects the pistol and prevent ingress of foreign material; dirt, dust, snow, frost, rain, pine needles, etc. Holster has a sort of elaborate retention strap, with 2 snaps and a metal loop the end can be threaded thru to really stabilize it and keep the gun home during falls. The mag pouches are some submachinegun pouches I had modified to take the shorted SIG mags. I also have a three-mag pouch as well.









Holster {left hand draw} has a leather block to prevent outside pressure on the flap from depressing the magazine release.



Gun is covered always by my anorak. I'm pretty paranoid about losing it. I've lost magazines before and I don't like the idea of losing a pistol.



Conditions:





Where I was going to check my snares took both misery slippers and bawling boards.

Nice pups !!!! Gun isn't too bad either.

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
Nice pups !!!!

Dad and Daughter!

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Originally posted by 3/4Flap:
Gun is covered always by my anorak. I'm pretty paranoid about losing it. I've lost magazines before and I don't like the idea of losing a pistol.

Nice setups. Have you ever considered using a lanyard with the pistol?

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

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Originally posted by 3/4Flap:
Gun is covered always by my anorak. I'm pretty paranoid about losing it. I've lost magazines before and I don't like the idea of losing a pistol.

Nice setups. Have you ever considered using a lanyard with the pistol?

I have, but for me they always seem to get snagged on something in brush or when I'm working on the ground with snares and whatnot, climbing over a barb wire fence, etc. Sometimes I feel like I'm fighting a spider's web of gear as it is. I see them used by police and military, and I have always wondered how they manage them. The idea is sure sound.

Forgive my ignorance, but I’ve lived most of my adult life back east


Most of the time when I see threads about people’s carry set ups in places like Idaho, they all almost always revolve around Brown bear encounters

And no one ever carries 9mm for the task

Are you comfortable with 21 rounds of 9mm? Or do you carry more for encounters with the 2 legged sort?

My woods carry when I’ve been out in extreme northern Minnesota, or the mountains of VIrginia or West Virginia, was always a Glock 20....only black bears to worry about then

I always figured it would be the same anywhere, though, because I can actually hit things with a Glock 20 when compared to typical big bore revolvers. (And more ammo)

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Originally posted by 3/4Flap:
I have always wondered how they manage them.

The Gemtech lanyard is a good product I use on occasion. The coiled cord pulls everything in pretty tight, but doesn’t have much of an effect on my handling the pistol when necessary. With your holster it might even be possible to lay the coiled section on top of the pistol grip and hold it in place mostly out of the way with the holster flap. The Gemtech lanyard also has a breakaway feature of so many pounds pull.

A simple cord lanyard could probably be stuffed inside the holster even easier although it wouldn’t of course be self-retracting and could be a hindrance after the gun was drawn.

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

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Originally posted by 3/4Flap:
I have always wondered how they manage them.

The Gemtech lanyard is a good product I use on occasion. The coiled cord pulls everything in pretty tight, but doesn’t have much of an effect on my handling the pistol when necessary. With your holster it might even be possible to lay the coiled section on top of the pistol grip and hold it in place mostly out of the way with the holster flap. The Gemtech lanyard also has a breakaway feature of so many pounds pull.

A simple cord lanyard could probably be stuffed inside the holster even easier although it wouldn’t of course be self-retracting and could be a hindrance after the gun was drawn.

Thanks.

I'll take a look at them.

The holster itself is very retentive, and would be a poor choice for those who need to draw quickly. But it definitely provides a secure ride for the gun.

In making it, I tried to hold closely to the old cavalry adage that a pistol should stay put all the way thru the rollover of the horse!

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Originally posted by Kevbo:
Forgive my ignorance, but I’ve lived most of my adult life back east


Most of the time when I see threads about people’s carry set ups in places like Idaho, they all almost always revolve around Brown bear encounters

And no one ever carries 9mm for the task

Are you comfortable with 21 rounds of 9mm? Or do you carry more for encounters with the 2 legged sort?

My woods carry when I’ve been out in extreme northern Minnesota, or the mountains of VIrginia or West Virginia, was always a Glock 20....only black bears to worry about then

I always figured it would be the same anywhere, though, because I can actually hit things with a Glock 20 when compared to typical big bore revolvers. (And more ammo)

Regarding bear, a few things:

First, bear have gone to ground this time of the year and won't reappear for months.

Further, I am not worried about black bear at all. I have encountered them and I've killed 9 of them and hunted them with others for years. I've been charged a few times but only when hunting them. Having said that, my son who is a production forester for a timber company was involved in a situation last summer with a sow and cubs. It worked out OK but had its moments.

Anyway, I like them. They CAN become a threat, but for the most part, only do so if they are annoyed or wounded.

Grizzly are a different story and as their range expands, this could become an issue, as we now have them passing thru our area. They are far less predictable. The worst situations I am aware of here involve downed game and greedy bear.

The problem is bulk of gun and low ammo count. I've carried a .44 Magnum and killed a bear with one, but for daily carry it is a pain. Big, bulky, and ammo is a pain to get at and the gun hard to reload in bad weather/cold. Also, I prefer the enclosed mechanism of a semiauto.

I carry the pistol for grouse, signalling, killing coyotes that are body or mouth caught in snares and for serious issues that might arise in the protection of my dogs from wolves. Lion which are active all year, keep away from dogs, but dogs are wolf magnets, and a number of my friends have suffered losses to their valuable dogs by wolves. Wolves are vermin and it was a travesty and tragedy the Government dumped them on us.

I appreciate the response. I’ve never spent a significant amount of time outdoors where Brown Bear are common, so I’m always interested to learn more

As I said, my “woods gun” is a Glock 20 because, with the right rounds, .41 magnum plus performance out of it, in a platform that gives me 15 rounds, and has all the benefits you discuss about the semi auto. Plus, I am one of the rare birds that didn’t even shoot a revolver for the first time until I was 20, in spite of shooting handguns regularly from the time I was a little kid...still can’t shoot them for shit


You have pretty dogs, and it’s beautiful country.

Again, thank you for the response

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Originally posted by Kevbo:
I appreciate the response. I’ve never spent a significant amount of time outdoors where Brown Bear are common, so I’m always interested to learn more

As I said, my “woods gun” is a Glock 20 because, with the right rounds, .41 magnum plus performance out of it, in a platform that gives me 15 rounds, and has all the benefits you discuss about the semi auto. Plus, I am one of the rare birds that didn’t even shoot a revolver for the first time until I was 20, in spite of shooting handguns regularly from the time I was a little kid...still can’t shoot them for shit


You have pretty dogs, and it’s beautiful country.

Again, thank you for the response

Thanks!

I had a G20. Put c. 1000 rounds thru it trying to get it to function right. Eventually Glock just replaced it with {my choice} a G19 and a bunch of magazines.

I sure did like the concept and I still do, but I've been shooting the 9 for many years and have killed literally tons of butcher stock with various service pistols including the 9x19 and am pretty familiar with what to expect from it.

I know a lot of guys that work in the woods and otherwise live their lives in the mountains around here and I cannot think of anyone that routinely carries a heavy revolver. I think it's safe to say .22's and 9mm are the most common. A few .40's and a .22 Mag {Keltec}. I've always been interested in the FN 5/7 but the price keeps me packing a 9mm. I really liked the idea of 20 shot mags, but now that SIG makes the 21 shot jobs, I have a bunch of them and am pretty happy with that.