Rifle Carry Question

[Jamesonm]

How does everyone carry their rifle while rucking?

I use a AGC bino harness and I found, recently while out rabbit hunting, that I dislike having to have my rifle strapped to the side of my bag. It was hard to get on and off, I found I had had to take the bag completely off to get my rifle into my hands.

What is everyone using? I am planning on buying a new (to me) hunting bag, either EMG or Kifaru. Are guys just running a quality gun sling? Are you using the gun bearer (does a bino harness get in the way)? Or are you simply using the compression straps on the side of you bag to keep it fixed to your pack?

Thanks everyone!
J

[Ron.C]

thanks for bringing this up Jamesonm,

I had been using an external frame pack for the past 8 years and removed the top cross bar and just slipped my sling over the frame. Could run my arm through the sling, it worked perfect.

I had tried a gun bearer but hated how the rifle fed up under my arm.

But I just bought a new pack and was looking at one of these

https://www.rokslide.com/creative-ou...-sling-review/

not much to it and it sure wouldn't be hard to make your own

[Arctic Lake]

That looks like it would work well !
Arctic Lake

thanks for bringing this up Jamesonm,

I had been using an external frame pack for the past 8 years and removed the top cross bar and just slipped my sling over the frame. Could run my arm through the sling, it worked perfect.

I had tried a gun bearer but hated how the rifle fed up under my arm.

But I just bought a new pack and was looking at one of these

https://www.rokslide.com/creative-ou...-sling-review/

not much to it and it sure wouldn't be hard to make your own

[whitlers]

Stone Glacier rifle sling on my Exo. You can run it in rear or forward carry. Similar to the Gun Bearer

[Linksman313]

Stone Glacier rifle sling on my Exo. You can run it in rear or forward carry. Similar to the Gun Bearer

Hey Whit, you wouldn't happen to have a picture of this in both positions on your Exo, really curious as i too have been struggling with this issue.

[264mag]

Hey Whit, you wouldn't happen to have a picture of this in both positions on your Exo, really curious as i too have been struggling with this issue.

Craig,
I am also curious about this set up.

thanks
Chuck

[whitlers]

Craig,
I am also curious about this set up.

thanks
Chuck

Linksman I'll send you a PM.

Chuck I'll text you a photo. Just waiting to get my rifle back from Reliable.

[Weatherby Fan]

When I was sheep hunting and out hiking for the day I just wrapped my puffy jacket around it and put it in my pack barrel up, and cinch the bag around it, not the quickest for access but worked well.

[wallz]

I got really cheap and decided to make my own. Used basically the gun bearer and slik design and combined them and used some strap material. Have a lower saddle for the butt end of the stock to sit in and a quick release magnetic type buckle for the top release.

I found that carrying in the front was more comfortable and quicker to get at. It seems the shoulder carry method left too much sway in the rifle when used with the empty pack on a day hunt type scenario. Can quickly transfer the system to belt mount when going with no pack, small pack and it makes things nicer to transfer the weight to the hip instead of the shoulder.

[madcalfe]

i run a stone glacier back pack and use their rifle sling. if I'm hiking in I usually put the butt of the stock into the big pockets on the bag on the side and compression strap it in.
all depends though, going through thick stuff i usually have gun in hand or just in the sling. open terrain its usually strapped to my backpack.