Members katsass Posted September 23, 2013 Members Report Posted September 23, 2013 Well CWK, my only comment at this time is -- be sure to NOT keep your shooter in that case for too long a period of time AND be sure to wipe the gun down with an oily rag every you remove it. Sheep wool has the tendency to hold moisture and many a nice rifle has ended up with not so pretty orange dots all over it. Mike Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
Contributing Member Samalan Posted September 24, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted September 24, 2013 Mike what would you use i will be making one for my brother and need the advice thanks. Stan Quote
Members jackd942 Posted September 24, 2013 Members Report Posted September 24, 2013 Very nice, and thanks for the detail...now I just need to buy an M4 so I can make a bag for it... Quote http://DavisLeather.blogspot.com http://Facebook.com/DavisCustomLeather
Members katsass Posted September 24, 2013 Members Report Posted September 24, 2013 Samalan, I've made a few over the years and initially I used A heavy cotton flannel with a fairly dense 1/2" foam witch was fitted between the outer shell and the flannel interior. After about 6 years one of them came back because the foam dried out and turned to little bitty pieces of ----- stuff. (we live in the desert) From then on I lined my rifle and shotgun soft cases with dense batting (from a fabric store) sandwiched between the shell and the heavy cotton flannel. Here are a couple of pics. The first was made for my daughter-in-law (before she was), and fits her Winchester Mod-12. The second is my son's, and fits a Beretta A-302 which has a 10ga barrel with a 12ga chamber. The two of them shoot trap. Hope this helps. Mike Quote NOTE TO SELF: Never try to hold a cat and an operating Dust buster at the same time!! At my age I find that I can live without sex..........but not without my glasses. Being old has an advantage.......nobody expects me to do anything in a hurry.
Members Renoir Posted September 24, 2013 Members Report Posted September 24, 2013 Nice work! ambitious for a first big project, but came out really nice. Quote
Contributing Member Samalan Posted September 24, 2013 Contributing Member Report Posted September 24, 2013 Mike thanks for the info the handles on the first one are very nice i hope i can make something half as nice as those. Trap was my game also then i had a rather rough fall well that's history. but the guy that taught me trap was a very dear friend he was a wyoming sheriff then dedham PD and world class trap shooter! trap gun # was TY 1939 wow nothing but smoke! god knows i miss him.Thanks for the info Mike. Quote
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