Shotgun Belt

[Red Cent]

Here is something you guys and gals don't see very much. The belt was made for a top shooter in SASS and is from around here. Red River Ray shoots a SxS and wanted a belt with 3/8" between each shell. Aligns the rounds when he pulls two. Thumb and middle finger with forefinger on top of the shells. Elastic loops. Elastic sewn, shell rail sewn, fold the 4 1/2" leather rectangle and sew from top of one side down to the bottom, across the bottom and back up the other side. A two piece belt is sandwiched between the folds on the edges.

Interesting to make.

[jackd942]

That's pretty dang cool Red Cent! I like it...

[Red Cent]

Thank you.

[St8LineGunsmith]

I see them all the time at SASS matches.

Nice work.

[Red Cent]

Thanks ST8. Would you share your alias and the name of your cowboy club?

I used to shoot a lot from Maryland to Florida and know a bunch of cowpeople. 'Course, my era is from 200 to 2007.

Edited February 10, 2014 by Red Cent

[camano ridge]

Red did'nt know they even had cap & ball much less shooting clubs in 200AD (only assuming that's AD)

Edited February 10, 2014 by camano ridge

[St8LineGunsmith]

Thanks ST8. Would you share your alias and the name of your cowboy club?

I used to shoot a lot from Maryland to Florida and know a bunch of cowpeople. 'Course, my era is from 200 to 2007.

I am the Poly Grip Kid

the local club is Tennessee Mountain Marauders

there is a shoot this Saturday at Mystery Dog Ranch

There is another club in Flintstone GA called American Old West Cowboys

[Red Cent]

I am familiar with Doc Holliday's Immortals and Cherokee Cowboys. Used to shoot MuleCamp at Gainesville then Conyers. Lots of great cowboys and cowgirls.

Camano: HA!!

[malabar]

Red,

just curious: I noticed the keeper is not secured by the tongue. Is is secured some other way, or does it float?

[Red Cent]

Floats. Need to do a neater job or maybe rivets. Discussing the keeper with other cowboys, I found that a fixed keeper close to the belt causes a lot of wear and tear and effort. Lazy. huh? The floating keeper works very well with the wide straight belt (not ranger). Once you buckle up and slide the keeper on to cinch, it stays.

[malabar]

Thanks for the explanation. I was wondering if it might be something like that. I understand your reasoning.

The CCW belts we make are very heavy duty and we use fixed keepers, and it can be a challenge to thread the belt through the keeper until it gets broken in -- and it takes a while to get it broken in.

Floating keepers seem like a smart solution for certain rigs.

tk