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Quote from: bradslam on August 31, 2016, 12:51:41 PMHiking out in the dark last year during high buck, I had my rifle strapped down inside of the full-length side pocket of my Exo 5500 while I was descending the steep way-trail I was on. Lower on the mountain, in the timber, I turned around to find a large cougar less than 30 yds behind me. I yelled at it loudly, only to have it start walking toward me! At that moment I was definitely wishing I had the rifle in a Gun Bearer instead of strapped down in my pack, as I wouldn't have had time to take my pack off and get the rifle out if the cougar decided to make it's move. I then yelled as loud as I possibly could, which made it stop and crouch down. I ended up deciding to keep my pack on and keep bear spray pointed at the cougar as I eased backwards down the trail yelling at it the whole time. It followed me for several minutes, staying about 20 yds away, and then disappeared (I think I felt worse after that, since I had no idea where it was). Eventually, I made it safely to my truck and let out a major sigh of relief. Not a fun experience, but something for others to think about. In the future, for some situations I will definitely have my rifle in a Gun Bearer.BTW, I am experimenting with using the lower section of a Stone Glacier Weapon Sling combined with the upper section of a Kifaru Gun Bearer to get the weight off of the hip belt and more on the frame.HOLY COW MAN!!! Nothing to get the old heart thumpin' like a stand off with a cat that's for sure🐺. I had a similar experience back in February just outside of Liberty...and I didn't have a gun or spray at all. Lesson learned.Do you have any pics of that hybrid setup you're experimenting with?Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk
Hiking out in the dark last year during high buck, I had my rifle strapped down inside of the full-length side pocket of my Exo 5500 while I was descending the steep way-trail I was on. Lower on the mountain, in the timber, I turned around to find a large cougar less than 30 yds behind me. I yelled at it loudly, only to have it start walking toward me! At that moment I was definitely wishing I had the rifle in a Gun Bearer instead of strapped down in my pack, as I wouldn't have had time to take my pack off and get the rifle out if the cougar decided to make it's move. I then yelled as loud as I possibly could, which made it stop and crouch down. I ended up deciding to keep my pack on and keep bear spray pointed at the cougar as I eased backwards down the trail yelling at it the whole time. It followed me for several minutes, staying about 20 yds away, and then disappeared (I think I felt worse after that, since I had no idea where it was). Eventually, I made it safely to my truck and let out a major sigh of relief. Not a fun experience, but something for others to think about. In the future, for some situations I will definitely have my rifle in a Gun Bearer.BTW, I am experimenting with using the lower section of a Stone Glacier Weapon Sling combined with the upper section of a Kifaru Gun Bearer to get the weight off of the hip belt and more on the frame.
Much faster with a side arm then trying to unsling and swing a rifle.
The Kifaru Mountain Rambler which is my favorite way to carry a rifle.Stone Glacier Sky Talus 6900 with their weapon carry system.Sky Talus with the rifle butt in the lower side pocket.
