Denali® CONTENDER Chest Holster

The handgun hunter finally has a real way to carry.

You asked for it — a LOT of you asked for it — and we built it. The Denali® CONTENDER Chest Holster is the first and only chest holster designed from the ground up to carry a scoped, full-size hunting handgun comfortably, securely, and ready all day long.

If you've ever tried to pack a Thompson/Center Contender or Encore through the backcountry, you already know the problem: a 12" to 16" barrel with a handgun scope on top doesn't fit anything. It bangs around in a pack, it's slow to deploy, and a hip rig is out of the question. The Denali® CONTENDER solves it. Your gun rides high and tight against your chest — out of the brush, off your hips, and instantly in hand when that bull steps out.

Same legendary Denali® fit and feel.

This holster is built on the exact same platform as our flagship Denali® Chest Holster — the rig thousands of Alaskan guides, hunters, and outdoorsmen trust every season. That means the same comfortable, broad-strap harness you can wear from dark to dark without fatigue, the same bombproof construction, and the same all-day, all-weather security. We simply purpose-engineered the holster body to cradle a long, scoped single-shot handgun.

Built for the scope-on-top reality.

Most of these guns wear a handgun scope, and most "solutions" ignore that. The Denali CONTENDER is cut to carry your handgun with the standard handgun scope mounted — no removing optics, no re-zeroing, no compromise.

6-round reload, right where you need it.

Integrated into the shoulder strap is a 6-round ammunition reload, keeping spare cartridges secure, silent, and within instant reach. Whether you're running .44 Magnum, .35 Whelen, .45-70 Gov't, or anything in between, your follow-up rounds ride with you.

Two sizes cover virtually every setup:

• Up to 12" barrel — ideal for shorter Contender, Encore, and CVA Scout configurations.
• Up to 16" barrel — covers Super 14 / Super 16 Contender barrels, 15" Encore Pro Hunter barrels, 14" CVA Scout barrels, and similar.

Measure your barrel length and confirm it fits within the size range with your scope mounted. If you're between sizes or running a unique setup, reach out — we'll help you dial it in.

Fits the guns you actually hunt with:

• Thompson/Center Contender G1
• Thompson/Center Contender G2
• Thompson/Center Encore (and Encore Pro Hunter pistol)
• CVA Scout pistol

Works with every caliber these platforms are chambered in. Because the Denali® CONTENDER fits by barrel length and scope — not by caliber — it carries any chambering offered in these frames. That ranges from rimfires like .17 HMR and .22 LR all the way up to hard-hitting hunting cartridges: .223 Rem, .243 Win, 7mm-08, .270 Win, .30-30 Win, .308 Win, .30-06, .300 Blackout, .350 Legend, .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .45 Colt/.410, .444 Marlin, .45-70 Gov't, and even the big .500 S&W Magnum. If your barrel fits the length, your caliber fits the holster.

Made in the USA. Backed for life.

Every Denali® CONTENDER is cut, stitched, and assembled right here in the USA using the same premium materials and craftsmanship behind everything we make. It's covered by our Lifetime Warranty — buy it once, hunt with it for good.

The wait is over. Carry that heavy hunting handgun the way it should be carried.

Pairs with: Heading out with a standard semi-auto or revolver too? Check out the original [Denali® Chest Holster] — the rig that started it all.