Crossdraw Slim Jim Holster for Hunting ?

[Dwight]

4 hours ago, bcraig said:

Thanks,I am not going to be using any rivets, just sewing a loop to the back of the holster before stitching the edge.
Wonder if I need to use a welt given the weight of the leather I will be using?

Generally speaking  . . .  me and the welt don't get together until everything else is done . . . and time to add or not add the welt.  Most of the time is is . . . but slim Jims are a different animal . . . the gun is so far down . . . doesn't make a lot of difference.

Anyway . . . I get it 100% ready for stitching . . . minus the contact cement . . . fold it over . . . and laying on the work table . . . I check the fit.  Most of the time a welt is advantageous . . . sometimes not . . . 

Make sure we get to see pictures . . . and I'm seriously sorry to hear the shoulder problem.  My doc injected something in my right shoulder some 20 years ago . . . very little problems since then.

I don't have any "butt" . . . so belts don't do a lot for me . . . I do the suspender routine.  Which makes any shoulder rig a good deal for me.

May God bless,

Dwight

[chuck123wapati]

4 hours ago, bcraig said:

Yes I can see some afvantages but like I was telling Dwight I cant bear to wear a shoulder rig anymore.
If the Weather turns I am coming out of the woods as fast as I can and geyying in the Truck or side by  side !
And if it does not catch me by suprise I will be sitting in the truck before the first raindrop hits,hopefully !

Thanks for your input to,I appreciate it.

Well, then your idea will work just fine. I used a cross-draw for several years with no problems. I made mine with a large belt loop so the holster could ride up and move a bit when I am sitting in the truck. Also, sew in a toe so you don't sit down and plug the barrel with dirt.

There is a lot of conversation on holster wear and how it happens. I prefer a tight holster, wet-formed, so there is no wear from the gun moving in the holster, and no dirt gets in either, so what side rough or skin is next ot the gun doesn't matter.

[bcraig]

5 hours ago, Dwight said:

Generally speaking  . . .  me and the welt don't get together until everything else is done . . . and time to add or not add the welt.  Most of the time is is . . . but slim Jims are a different animal . . . the gun is so far down . . . doesn't make a lot of difference.

Anyway . . . I get it 100% ready for stitching . . . minus the contact cement . . . fold it over . . . and laying on the work table . . . I check the fit.  Most of the time a welt is advantageous . . . sometimes not . . . 

Make sure we get to see pictures . . . and I'm seriously sorry to hear the shoulder problem.  My doc injected something in my right shoulder some 20 years ago . . . very little problems since then.

I don't have any "butt" . . . so belts don't do a lot for me . . . I do the suspender routine.  Which makes any shoulder rig a good deal for me.

May God bless,

Dwight

Yes my neck and lower back have has the nerves burnt and supposed to las for 6 months to a year and that only lasted about 4 months
,Going to have to get it done again,got spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease.
Less than a week or so ago I had to have a procedure done to my heart because of some chest pains and very low blood pressure.
I had a stent in 2005-2006 and then in 2016 had a triple bypass and then in 2023 had 4 more stents put in and this last procedure doctor said that one of the bypasses was pretty well gone and he put in a ballon that releases medicine .
and It looks like for years that I have been taking those no azatol pills.
My butt bone sits on whatever I am sitting on and regula doc told me I need to get something I think is called a Donut pillow  so the sore place on my butt sits in the hole not touching anything and supported on bith sides by the hips and edge of my butt.

Anyway do I need to find a template somewhere or just tale some thin cardboard and staple it around the gun?

Talk to you later

 

[bcraig]

5 hours ago, chuck123wapati said:

Well, then your idea will work just fine. I used a cross-draw for several years with no problems. I made mine with a large belt loop so the holster could ride up and move a bit when I am sitting in the truck. Also, sew in a toe so you don't sit down and plug the barrel with dirt.

There is a lot of conversation on holster wear and how it happens. I prefer a tight holster, wet-formed, so there is no wear from the gun moving in the holster, and no dirt gets in either, so what side rough or skin is next ot the gun doesn't matter.

Chuck the large belt loop sounds like a good idea,I have always used open ended holsters but I may try sewing the end shut.
I have read of pros and cons throughout the years with  one of the so called cons being that when it is closed on the end that anything coming in the top cant just fall through the end,what is your thoughts on that ?

Later Chuck

[dikman]

There are plenty of youtube vids showing how to make a pattern but it's pretty simple for a slimjim, basically do as you said, fold some cardboard around the gun and mark out the shape and allow for the stitch line. If you look at the top of this section there is a tutorial on making a slimjim.

[chuck123wapati]

16 hours ago, bcraig said:

Chuck the large belt loop sounds like a good idea,I have always used open ended holsters but I may try sewing the end shut.
I have read of pros and cons throughout the years with  one of the so called cons being that when it is closed on the end that anything coming in the top cant just fall through the end,what is your thoughts on that ?

Later Chuck

Have you ever tried to dig mud out of your pistol barrel two miles in from your truck? I have lol. Hunting holsters, IMO, are a different animal from carry holsters. I have had more problems with stuff coming in the bottom at the wrong times, accidentally sitting down, and falling down. Once your critter is down, you are also down on the ground gutting, skinning etc. Anyway, that's my take from personal experience, the amount of debris that I have collected coming in the holster from the top is minimal if the weapon fits the holster properly.

[chuck123wapati]

19 hours ago, bcraig said:

Chuck the large belt loop sounds like a good idea,I have always used open ended holsters but I may try sewing the end shut.
I have read of pros and cons throughout the years with  one of the so called cons being that when it is closed on the end that anything coming in the top cant just fall through the end,what is your thoughts on that ?

Later Chuck

Here are a couple of pics of my crossdraw, as you can see it's had some use lol. But its prime use is to keep my original Colt Anaconda looking good, clean, and functional in extreme circumstances. It's made deep to cover the cylinder, closed to protect the barrel, and you can see that the loop is made so the gun hangs at an angle, with balance being the key factor. you don't want your loop fighting gravity.