New gun leather- not for the faint of heart

[redneckdan]

Nessesity being the mother of invention, I made a holster for my flat top until I could find a better one. Its works, for the most part. Not exactly purty. Its a cross draw with a hammer thong and a full coverage trigger guard.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b77/redneckdan/IMGP3097.jpg

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http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b77/redneckdan/IMGP3104.jpg

[Buckshot]

..............If it holds your peestol like you want, purdy isn't a requirement :-). Heck, check out this mag pouch I cobbled up to hold Ruger MkII magazines:

http://www.fototime.com/115E9559A8415E1/standard.jpg

Not pretty, but it works and that's what I was after in the beginning.

..............Buckshot

[twotoescharlie]

aaww heck, saw somethin about a thong and thought I wuz gonna see somethin' hehe

TTC

[MT Gianni]

My late Uncle would hit the salvation army for old cowboy boots. He cut the tops off and sewed them to fit his Colt '51's. Tooled and all for 10$ as he put it. Gianni

[redbear705]

I too used to make up my own items out of leather and I really enjoyed doing it and using it...probably because liked the challenge and nobody else was doing it.


Hmmmmm................... where is that last piece of leather I bought?

JR

[Lucky Joe]

That's pretty darn good. Being a MI resident my self and considering the condition the state is in I'm proud of you. I would like to know where you got the leather if you don't mind.

[redneckdan]

I got a Sportsmans Guide (cheap) scabbard from a flea market, got it and a 330 conibear for $5. The plan was to put it on my motorcycle for goin out hunting. Come to find out, I don't have a single gun that would fit in it. Ar-15...front sight is too high; 870 shot gun...barrels too long; Mauser F-class rifle...ya right. The budget department said no to going out and adopting that forlorn model 94 16" that I found at a gun show. So after I came into the deal for the black hawk I suddenly needed a holster, no chance in finding one local and I prefer to support the hobby leather makers instead of the big names. The scabbard leather it self was good, just the craftsman ship was lacking. So I cut it apart, cut sections of the right size, sewed it together, tore it apart, resized, changed the design a bit and repeated until it looked halfway decent. As soon as I can relocate the rest of the leather pieces I plan to make a belt slide for an extra 6 rds.


Another idea, get a weight lifters belt and sew cartridge loops on the back to make something like this http://www.epsaddlery.com/pc-54-28-4-border-belt.aspx. I prefer my gun belts to be heavy in construction, seems to help distribute the weight.

[45nut]

I have a project I just finished up for a friend here...the first two pics are as it will be shipped as I added some embellishment when the first few pics gave it a barren look.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/45nut/100_0990.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/45nut/100_0988.jpg

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[rugerman1]

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