A couple of of holsters for a 7.5 inch 44 mag ruger with a scope

[Hags]

I'm getting more of the larger handguns.  This is a Ruger 44mag  with a Leopold scope. I made the first one to cover the scope.it turned out nice, but he wanted an open top that left the scope uncovered. Well, now we're talking a lot of cow, but he said he'd take both so,,, here we are. I didn't feel that a regular pancake type holster would be stiff enough with an open top. So I went with about a 1/2 in welt on bottom to provide the stiffness I felt was needed. I had to change the attachment points to the rear andi think it came out pretty well. I hope to take more pics tomorrow,  but we'll see. 

Edited September 14, 2022 by Hags
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[chuck123wapati]

Dang nice. great hunting rigs

[doubleh]

Great work on both. 

[bladegrinder]

Great work! I have the same gun but I like the one that holds with out the scope.

[Hags]

My favorite as well. I built up a 1/2 inch welt on the bottom to support the structure of the holster and made all the attachment points on a sewn in piece on the back.

[Dwight]

Those both look really good . . . especially the color . . .  you should be proud of yourself on those.

I did one several years ago . . . a .22 Ruger semi auto . . . bottom welt had to be 3/4 of an inch thick.  My Boss sewing machine didn't like sewing stuff that thick . . . but it DID punch the holes . . . and I finished the sewing with a needle . . . 346 thread . . . and a BIG pair of pliers.

Hopefully you didn't have that kind of hassle . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight

[Hags]

Thanks guys, these were a challenge. The open top more than the other. It ended up being almost 3/4 of an inch after the sides were put on. Fortunately,  my cobra class 3 went through it, but I used a new needle and took my time. He loves them both.

[JWheeler331]

Nice rigs.