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I tend to carry a handgun when hunting, in part because the land I am hunting has some serious pucker-brush. Last weekend I opted to carry 'The Outlaw,' a .45 Colt cartridge conversion. It's compact and a good shooter, and a mid-range 200gr RNFP ought to do the job just fine on the local blacktails. The gun is a five-shooter with notches for the firing pin between the cylinders, so if is safe to carry fully loaded.
I used the holster for my Colt Frontier Scout and it worked well enough but it's too long and not a perfect fit. I decided that it was time that this gun had it's own holster, so I worked on one this week between other projects. Finished it today- it's a simple western-style holster. Nothing fancy, not lined, just a good, basic holster. I used a piece of 7-8oz. tooling leather and the whip-stitched edges are #7 linen cord. The holster is finished with Fiebing's Carnauba Wax finish. The hammer-spur loop holds the gun securely but is easy to remove to draw the gun. Pretty happy with how it has come out, and I'll be trying it out in the field this weekend.
I used the holster for my Colt Frontier Scout and it worked well enough but it's too long and not a perfect fit. I decided that it was time that this gun had it's own holster, so I worked on one this week between other projects. Finished it today- it's a simple western-style holster. Nothing fancy, not lined, just a good, basic holster. I used a piece of 7-8oz. tooling leather and the whip-stitched edges are #7 linen cord. The holster is finished with Fiebing's Carnauba Wax finish. The hammer-spur loop holds the gun securely but is easy to remove to draw the gun. Pretty happy with how it has come out, and I'll be trying it out in the field this weekend.
