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Eaglestroker

First *successful* Exotic

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I've been playing with a new snap on pancake for a few weeks now and after testing my ragged prototype I decided to make a 'new and improved' prototype, then I decided to overkill it. I've tried an overlay twice and neither were pretty but this inlay turned out pretty well for a first attempt. The holster is for my 3" 696 44 special, certainly room for improvement but there always is. The elephant is cognac from Springfield with a black antique on top to tone down the color some. Critiques welcome as always.

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Looks nice Eagle. I see folks using the double snaps on that style of holster, for looks or?

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Nice Job! the elephant is very classy without being overwhelming like some exotics.

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Looks good! Its always fun trying to lay out the stitch and cut lines for that style of inlay lol.

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That looks really nice, great job!

Thanks Josh!

That is very nice. One of these days I am going to give that style of holster a try.

It took me a while to get to it, but I'm already hooked on it.

Looks nice Eagle. I see folks using the double snaps on that style of holster, for looks or?

Thanks Jake. My first mock up was for a model 64 probably a year ago, light little snub. The single snap wanted to rotate on me, the double stays locked in place and you have a 'back up' if one were to come undone. I intially planned to use PTD snaps but after wearing it around I found them unnecessary and bulkier for my needs. Everyone is different I'm sure.

Nice Job! the elephant is very classy without being overwhelming like some exotics.

I agree! I would really like to mess with some buffalo/bicen but have been weary of what I've found.

Looks good! Its always fun trying to lay out the stitch and cut lines for that style of inlay lol.

I was hoping and praying i'd left enough material for the stitching not to blow out the side when I was sewing the liner and inlay down. The hardest part for me was lining up the piece I cut and trimmed out of the center, with the elephant glued to it, into the 'window' of the inlay. It turned out pretty well. I also had to skive the liner out of the wings to reduce the overal thickness in that area.

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