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I just returned from 9 days of archery elk hunting in Colorado, carrying my XD45 compact in a Blackhawk Serpa cqc with the paddle attachment. 99% of the time I had a 20+ pound backpack with water/ gear in it, which has a padded hip belt which 'rode' on my hip, just above the holster. Hiking hard up/down mountains, climbing over blown-down trees, crouching, sitting- you name it.
I want to say I never knew I had a holster on my hip, many times I'd reach down to just "make sure" it was still there, and the gun was accessible for bear/cougar problems if they had arisen. All I saw was bear and cougar skat in the national forest, so there was never a need to use it.
A great product, I recommend it highly. Here's my combo, I did a home-camo job on the Blackhawk with Krylon flat camo paint and some leaves as a template.
I want to say I never knew I had a holster on my hip, many times I'd reach down to just "make sure" it was still there, and the gun was accessible for bear/cougar problems if they had arisen. All I saw was bear and cougar skat in the national forest, so there was never a need to use it.
A great product, I recommend it highly. Here's my combo, I did a home-camo job on the Blackhawk with Krylon flat camo paint and some leaves as a template.
