Cowboy Mounted Shooting Holsters - Need A Little Imput

[mustangsallyoo13]

I am a leathercraftsman in southern Delaware and have done a lot of holsters (cowboy, conceal, pommel, etc.). I have attempted making a cowboy mounted shooting holster and while the holster looks great, there is 1 structural fault in it. I have since learned to flare the top of it with rawhide so that the opening is large enough for easy drop-in of the gun. With the holster that I made, I can hold the holster upside down with the gun in the holster and the gun stays in place nicely. The problem is...when the rider is on the horse, going through the course, the gun popped out of the holster. Is there a certain lining that I should be using that would "grip" the gun better? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. I lined the holster with smooth leather.

[Luke Hatley]

"Ride Sally Ride"............

after looking at your Holsters I do beleive you need to start moulding the to the gun.

there could be way too much room around the gun and i beleive that the strong side should be up much higher on the hip.

take a look at some of the previous post to see how the moulded holsters fit the gun.

[radar67]

Didn't they cowboys use a rawhide loop over the hammer to hold the pistol in the holster? I've seen a few reproductions that do.

[Denster]

For cowboy mounted shooting you'll have to rethink the whole rig. The strongside holster should not be on a drop loop and should ride fairly high and should be farily snug on the belt. The crossdraw also has to ride high and orient the grip close to the belly button and should be snug on the belt. Pressure from the body on the grips will keep them in the holsters. Check some of the cowboy leather suppliers and look at their rigs for mounted shooting. This is an interesting sport , think barrel racing with guns, but it does require leather much different than the usuall fast draw rigs.

[longtooth]

For cowboy mounted shooting you'll have to rethink the whole rig. The strongside holster should not be on a drop loop and should ride fairly high and should be farily snug on the belt. The crossdraw also has to ride high and orient the grip close to the belly button and should be snug on the belt. Pressure from the body on the grips will keep them in the holsters. Check some of the cowboy leather suppliers and look at their rigs for mounted shooting. This is an interesting sport , think barrel racing with guns, but it does require leather much different than the usuall fast draw rigs.

I will try and explain this so it won't be to confusing. You have to put in a site lock. This is a ramped piece of leather that is sewn in the holster. What i do is take a thick piece of leather and cut it just under a half inch in width. the length would be determined by the length of the barrel. I glue it and sew it in the holster. I then take the gun and keep trying to remove it without to much friction. When putting the gun in the holster you will hear a click. The gun with not fall out until you pull it out.

[longtooth]

Sorry for the wrong spelling. Meant sight lock.