Questions - Shotgun cartridge belt

[dikman]

I'll have a look later, noob. Dwight is right  in that the spacing isn't critical you just have to make sure that there is enough clearance between the loops so that they can sit properly with cartridges inserted. I just tried a few on scrap leather until it looked right.

[dikman]

This is my chart. The slot width will depend on the thickness of the loop leather, as I'm currently using Kangaroo (which is thin but tough) my slots are not very wide. I use dividers to step out the spacing. Between Dwight's measurements and mine this should give you a good place to start.

 

[noobleather]

15 hours ago, Dwight said:

Because I already have this template made up, . . . I would personally just go ahead and use the 5/8 inch spacing and every thing else the same.

Realistically, . . . we are talking .450 minus .357, . . . which turns out to be .093 inches or 1/10 of an inch. 

I'm not going thru the pain to adjust everything for 1/10 of an inch.

May God bless,

Dwight

Thanks Dwight

[noobleather]

6 hours ago, dikman said:

This is my chart. The slot width will depend on the thickness of the loop leather, as I'm currently using Kangaroo (which is thin but tough) my slots are not very wide. I use dividers to step out the spacing. Between Dwight's measurements and mine this should give you a good place to start.

 

Thanks heaps dikman.

Will try and do up some rough .38 loading strips this weekend. Now where to find some punches 

[dikman]

I found some on ebay (from China), weren't very dear and I just picked an assortment of sizes.

[fredk]

1 hour ago, noobleather said:

... Now where to find some punches 

I get my oval punches from various Chinese sellers on ebay. The punches need a bit of sharpening when they arrive. Search thru the sellers as the prices can vary quite a bit for the same tool

An example; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-25mm-Rectangle-Leather-Craft-Belt-Hole-Lacing-Stitching-Hollow-Punch-Tool/173266496279?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D49129%26meid%3Dd881b6471c6046bd8d73f025f03e0802%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D382330467556%26itm%3D173266496279&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

The order takes between 10 and 25 days to arrive with me, average is now about 14 days.

[noobleather]

14 hours ago, fredk said:

I get my oval punches from various Chinese sellers on ebay. The punches need a bit of sharpening when they arrive. Search thru the sellers as the prices can vary quite a bit for the same tool

An example; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-25mm-Rectangle-Leather-Craft-Belt-Hole-Lacing-Stitching-Hollow-Punch-Tool/173266496279?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D49129%26meid%3Dd881b6471c6046bd8d73f025f03e0802%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D382330467556%26itm%3D173266496279&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

The order takes between 10 and 25 days to arrive with me, average is now about 14 days.

Thanks for that information

[dikman]

Yep, that's them.

[noobleather]

Well I have made myself a prototype. Not sure if the leather on the loops are thick enough but will see how it goes.

Thanks for your help guys.

 

[dikman]

Looks good to me. The good thing about making boolit loops is that there's no right or wrong way, it's whatever works for you.I made up some dummy rounds (filled the primer pockets with silicone just in case Mr. Plod sees them and has a coronary!) that I keep in the loops while drying in case of shrinkage.