Final modification to the 40th anniversary Shootist carbine.

[Scott Tschirhart]

It just had to have a saddle ring!

[High Desert Hunter]

That is sweet!

[GunnyMack]

That should do perfectly!

[Scott Tschirhart]

It’s funny that you don’t really see people using a saddle ring in the western movies. But I think they are extremely useful on a horse.

[JimT]

In the movies you usually see the rifle in a scabbard riding level on the right side of the horse. And not tied in. I have seen the rifle carried like this fall out when the horse has to make a small jump over a wash or just move quickly. And the gun is on the wrong side if you need to get it out fairly quickly.

[Scott Tschirhart]

Here you ride with the butt up near the saddle horn. Otherwise the brush will strip it from the scabbard.

[JimT]

I always carried mine like this

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[Scott Tschirhart]

That’s how I have always carried mine.

[JimT]

I liked it because I could pull it out while sitting In the saddle if need be. I liked keeping it back and low enough that the horse could swing its head without hitting the stock with its neck.

[Grizz]

Here you ride with the butt up near the saddle horn. Otherwise the brush will strip it from the scabbard.

those horses ! ! !

[Scott Tschirhart]

I also always used a leather thong attached to the saddle ring that I looped through the forward cinch ring.

I’ve seen it looped around a lariat or tie out rope as well. Usually with a slip knot. If you look close it may be done that way in this photo.

[.45colt]

Scott, In the pictures of the horse & riders above the middle Horse looks huge. I'm not much of a horse guy. That one looks Tall!

[Scott Tschirhart]

You could also attach a pigging string from your billet keeper and tie the slip it through the saddle ring. Then you could just pull the loose end to release the rifle and pull it free.

You really don’t want to leave a leather thong hanging loose from the rifle if you need to use it. Might get it caught up between the lever and the grip.

[Scott Tschirhart]

Scott, In the pictures of the horse & riders above the middle Horse looks huge. I'm not much of a horse guy. That one looks Tall!

Men also weren’t as big as they are today. That might explain it better.

[Griff]

Being a lefty roper, I carried my rifle on the right side, butt forward, sights down if hunting, or butt to the rear & sights up if rope work was foreseen. Never level, Butt always higher than muzzle. I usually carried a "rifle" thus no saddle ring, never had the habit. But was never that many times to begin with. And never owned an SRC until 1990.