Members DoubleKCustomLeathercraft Posted April 5 Members Report Posted April 5 I came up with this design about 3 years ago trying to figure out a good chest holster for my 44. Originally I made it using lace, but eventually settled on "Titan" brand "survivor cord" paracord (tinder, snare wire, monofilliment fishing line, etc). I weave the holster onto the harness using about 8 feet of the cord. I know it's not a ton of cordage, but a couple snares and tinder is nice to have in the montana wilderness. I use a metal stick release buckle on the strong side to make it easier to put on and take off. Operates just like a cobra buckle. This is my first actual sale of my design which makes me excited. I've made plenty of the Alaskan style chest holsters, but that's not my pattern. The holster is made for a Freedom Arms 83 chambered in a the wrist breaking .475 Linebaugh (basically .480ruger for those that haven't heard of the LB) with a red dot sought mounted on top. This customer also wanted the gunslinger stitch on the shoulder strap. The grizzly bear seems to be a very popular pattern for me. And it's fitting for where we roam. Quote
Members DoubleKCustomLeathercraft Posted April 5 Author Members Report Posted April 5 Here's how it rides pretty much. The gun's weight will bring it down in front a little bit further, but I didn't have the gun to work with. Quote
Members BlackDragon Posted April 5 Members Report Posted April 5 Nice job! I like the way you added in the paracord. Quote
Members DoubleKCustomLeathercraft Posted April 10 Author Members Report Posted April 10 On 4/5/2025 at 7:07 AM, BlackDragon said: Nice job! I like the way you added in the paracord. First off, thank you. I'm not sure what the name of the weave is, but I happened upon it by accident when I made a center consul cover for my dad's truck. In a straight line it's called a walking back stitch, or locking back stitch... something like that. If done right it will look like a rope on one side, and the normal saddle stitch on the other. Think of it as steps, forward 2 steps on one side, back one step on the other, rinse and repeat. It's a single needle way of stitching with a locking stitch that won't run if it breaks. Crossing over with two needles instead of one on a butt joint created this very interesting looking stitch. So I brought that into this design as a extra sling point. On my original design I used lace, which looks pretty but only serves that single function. Man I'm long winded sometimes Thank you as well Chuck. Appreciate it. Quote
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