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Hello everyone. I finished up my first western rig today. I finished the belt up a couple weekends ago, but between work and other orders, I got around to the holster yesterday. Finished it up today with the conchos. And why is that them darn concho screws are only 3/16" long? And they're metric. Can't find stuff like that at Ace Hardware. Well, enough ranting. Here's the pics.

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Great job, I especially like your use of the welt on the seam...looks really clean!:specool:

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Great job, I especially like your use of the welt on the seam...looks really clean!:specool:

Thanks Viking. I think I spent more time reading about how to do a welt than actually doing it. But I see now what purpose it serves on the revolvers.

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Man, that's a good looking rig!

I'm planning on doing one for my Dad for Christmas. He's a got a .22 Revolver that's currently in a Western holster that I gave him when I was in high school.........that was 34 years ago!! Guess what, it's too small for him and me. He wanted me to add on a new billet end but I'm surprising him with a whole new rig.

How do you like your Ruger? I want to get the Vaquero in .357. That way I can shoot the cheaper 38 loads for plinking. Thinking about something like the "Hand of God" rig for it. Hope I can handle that by then!

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great job for a first.... very nice!

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Man, that's a good looking rig!

I'm planning on doing one for my Dad for Christmas. He's a got a .22 Revolver that's currently in a Western holster that I gave him when I was in high school.........that was 34 years ago!! Guess what, it's too small for him and me. He wanted me to add on a new billet end but I'm surprising him with a whole new rig.

How do you like your Ruger? I want to get the Vaquero in .357. That way I can shoot the cheaper 38 loads for plinking. Thinking about something like the "Hand of God" rig for it. Hope I can handle that by then!

Thanks Bobby. I wish it were my Ruger, but it's the customer's. Good thing the customer is a friend from work that also threw in a box of ammo for me to shoot. I just wish I could test out the rig, but it's too big for me. I have the hand of god pattern from Tandy, but I don't need it just yet. I need to get me a SAA first.

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From the old grump: CT, you did good on this one, fine work indeed -- except for one thing that I'm wondering about. Unless your customer switches hands when reloading (being left handed, I don't switch hands with the gun when reloading, and I don't see too many right-handers doing it ether) I think that he'll have a difficult time reaching those cartridges in the loops for his reload. For my right handed customers, I start the loops about on the left hip bone and continue to about the center of the back -- vicey-versey for left-handers. Just something I noticed and wondered about. Mike

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From the old grump: CT, you did good on this one, fine work indeed -- except for one thing that I'm wondering about. Unless your customer switches hands when reloading (being left handed, I don't switch hands with the gun when reloading, and I don't see too many right-handers doing it ether) I think that he'll have a difficult time reaching those cartridges in the loops for his reload. For my right handed customers, I start the loops about on the left hip bone and continue to about the center of the back -- vicey-versey for left-handers. Just something I noticed and wondered about. Mike

Thanks Mike. I didn't consider that when making it. I don't have any personal experience wearing a western rig. I used a template to make the belt. He didn't say anything about it either before I went into work on the leather. He wants a 1911 cross draw holster and mag pouch added to the left side. I'll keep your suggestion in mind if someone else orders one and I'll ask them what their preference is. Thanks again.

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