"open Carry" Cartridge Belt & Holster

[Josh Ashman]

Here's an open carry cartridge belt and holster for a Ruger .44 Mag Super Redhawk Alaskan. Let me know what you think, thanks for looking!

Josh

Edited May 21, 2012 by Josh Ashman

[triage1998]

I really like that holster. Nice edges, nice stitching, clean lines. Simple love it.

You just need to resize that picture. I couldn't get half of the photo on my 24" screen. Its huge!

Edited May 21, 2012 by triage1998

[Josh Ashman]

I really like that holster. Nice edges, nice stitching, clean lines. Simple love it.

You just need to resize that picture. I couldn't get half of the photo on my 24" screen. Its huge!

Thanks for the kind words on the rig!, I'll try to fix the pictures

[mlapaglia]

NIce rig. Personally I would like to see a little more of the trigger covered. Its a personal preference but I always worry about the trigger getting bumped somehow and going off.

Otherwise a really nice job.

What did you use to color the leather or is that drum dyed?

Michael

[Josh Ashman]

NIce rig. Personally I would like to see a little more of the trigger covered. Its a personal preference but I always worry about the trigger getting bumped somehow and going off.

Otherwise a really nice job.

What did you use to color the leather or is that drum dyed?

Michael

Michael,

Thank you for your commets! Safety should always be considered in holster design, I am comftrable with the amount of trigger showing considering the firearm this will carry and the manner it will be worn however I certainly respect that others may not agree with me.

For dye I used a mixture of medium brown and british tan Fiebrings pro oil dye, maybe a tablespoon of each, and some pure neatsfoot oil, maybe 1/4 cup. I put all of this in an empty soda bottle, shook it up, poked a hole in the top with a scratch awl and applied it with trimmed shearling. This was followed by a coat of Fiebrings Aussie Wax rubbed in by hand and left to soak in with the rig sitting in a parked truck on a sunny day and then a little glycerine saddle soap to put on a shine.

Best regards,

Josh

[mlapaglia]

Michael,

Thank you for your commets! Safety should always be considered in holster design, I am comftrable with the amount of trigger showing considering the firearm this will carry and the manner it will be worn however I certainly respect that others may not agree with me.

For dye I used a mixture of medium brown and british tan Fiebrings pro oil dye, maybe a tablespoon of each, and some pure neatsfoot oil, maybe 1/4 cup. I put all of this in an empty soda bottle, shook it up, poked a hole in the top with a scratch awl and applied it with trimmed shearling. This was followed by a coat of Fiebrings Aussie Wax rubbed in by hand and left to soak in with the rig sitting in a parked truck on a sunny day and then a little glycerine saddle soap to put on a shine.

Best regards,

Josh

The amount of trigger to cover is one of the great debates. Yours is definitely safe. After that its all personal preference. You did a great job on the whole thing.

Michael

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks again Michael! Leatherwork is full of great debates, if you think holster makers get opinionated check out the saddle makers page!

Best regards,

Josh

[Eaglestroker]

Really like it Josh, simple and elegant.

-Robert

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks Robert!

Best regards, Josh

[steelhawk]

It is very nice. I'll have to try the dye method you used. I was wondering, though, what keeps the gun secured in the holster? Is there a hammer strap that I can't see?

[TwinOaks]

You just need to resize that picture. I couldn't get half of the photo on my 24" screen. Its huge!

If you ever run into an issue of a picture being too large, you can "click and drag" the image to the "New Tab" button. This will open the picture in it's own tab and will resize it to fit in the window.

[D Fingers]

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Really like it Josh, simple and elegant.

-Robert

What Eaglestroker said! Simple perfection!

[katsass]

Here's an open carry cartridge belt and holster for a Ruger .44 Mag Super Redhawk Alaskan. Let me know what you think, thanks for looking!

Josh

From the grumpy old guy; I like it. Mike

[Josh Ashman]

Thank you all, I'm glad you like it!

Steelhawk - It's a pretty tight fit, you can't shake the gun out with the holster upsidedown if you try to so for now there's no hammer loop. I see the guy I built this for pretty regularly, I told him if it ever gets loose to bring it by and I'll add a hammer loop.

One word of warning about my dyeing process - it can be a little "blotchy", you might want to play around with it a little before commiting to something nice. If you do get spots, streaks or splotches you can usually hide or blend them in but it takes more of the oil mixture. I tend to oil things more heavily than a lot of folks on here do so that works for me, it might not work for someone else.

Thanks again,

Josh