Bill_Rights wrote:Gabby,
Very neat. I don't think I have the patience to make something so good-looking.
You musta missed my thread on this exact topic
http://www.levergunscommunity.com/viewt ... t=scabbard.
I got a bunch of advice and have launched off on my own "Backscabbard" for a Rossi M92 20". I decided to go closed-end for the muzzle, for the reasons mentioned above. I also went with a design that slants diagonally across my back (there is a Ninrod Packs photo of a guy on a horse that shows that concept; scroll down 8-10 posts). To achieve that slant and avoid the dual shoulder straps, I am using the "baldrick" style sling (again, see photos way down on the thread). One point that several people made is that I want to add an attachment to a belt down near the muzzle, to hold the scabbard down when I draw the rifle quickly. I have incorporated that. You might see if you want to add a hold-down like that, once you see how your new rifle draws.
Cool scabbard. Great job. I can't do that well, so I am talking with a local saddlemaker to get him to do it for me.
Hi Bill,
I did miss that post and thank you for showing it to me, I'll check it out later.
Mine does slant, it's just hard to see in these pictures and I didn't have the straps cinched up tight, I just threw it on to take a couple pics.
As I mentioned I'm disabled. I walk with the help of a cane and I don't walk very far ( especially on un-even ground ) or for long periods of time. I mostly drive my truck out to the prairie and then walk out a bit and pick a spot to sit and wait for rabbit. I don't go hunting on rainy days or go ATVing through the mud. I just needed something to carry my gun so I could have my left hand free while walking out to the spot I choose to sit in. Heck, I don't even own an atv because my spine can't take the rocking motion. I have a progressive ( meaning it's gonna get worse ) Spine and Joint disease in which there is no cure. My spine and about 80% of the joints in my body swell up bad and are degererating pretty fast and cause a lot of pain. On days where feel good I try to do hobbies like this, but it takes me a long time to do them because of the pain and swelling in my spine and joints ( especially my hands ) and I have to keep stopping and waiting until I feel better to start again.
I have a motorcycle ( 1998 GL1500SE Goldwing ) but I don't ride it much, only on days when I feel up to it and I don't go very far. So I won't be riding in any rain storms or bad weather with my new rifle holster. I also going to have to get a trike kit for my bike because I won't be able to hold it up much longer.
I choose the open bottom because I can reach back with my left hand and push up on the barrel of the gun while lifting it out of the rifle holster with my right hand, I can't do that with a closed bottom holster. I think it will work out good for me.
336A says he wishes he had that kind of talent. 336A, it really doesn't take any talent to make one of these or a good pistol or rifle holster. It doesn't take a lot of leather working tools either. If I can do it, anyone can. Just get yourself some basic leather tools and some scrap leather and do a little practice and you'll be building your own holsters in no time flat. It really is easy and Youtube has lots of leather working videos you can learn from.
Hope you all have a Blessed weekend. Thanks for your kind comments.
JT
