Stock Ammo Sleeve & Sling for Mossberg Brush Gun

[Rockoboy]

WHOAAA! This is a great look. I like the colour scheme with the darker lace on the mahogany leather. The extra lace does hide any small errors 'design changes'.

[dikman]

That looks better! As Brian said it tends to hide any slight inconsistencies, being a "busy" pattern.

[bullmoosepaddles]

I would be happy carrying either version. Except I need the bullets on the opposite side. 

As always you do great work. I must admit the reworked version is more pleasing to the eye. Thank for sharing your work.

I still miss my old Winchester 45-70.  

[Double Daddy]

Well...don't that purdy!?! Love that braided look!

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks everybody! The braided is better, no two ways about it! I better get back to making orders instead of personal gear so I can afford to buy a new hide to cut lace from  ! 

BillMossePaddles, I can see why you would miss a Winchester Model 86! They are an excellent rifle! 

Have a great day folks!

Josh

[noobleather]

A great effort their. Did you use any particular pattern? Or just designed it yourself. I have to make one for my Uberti 1873 lever gun soon 

[Josh Ashman]

Thanks NoobLeather! I just used my own pattern. I've built a number of these over the years and just use the stock and a piece of paper to make a pattern. I'm happy to try and walk through how I make mine if it would be helpful to you, but there's really not much to it. Also, by using paper you can fuss with it until it fits right with nothing more than scissors and tape. I will note that once you get a piece of paper to wrap around the stock just how you want and have the edges come together perfectly you'll need to add some length to get leather to do the same thing. To figure out how much to add use a piece of scrap leather the same thickness of your sleeve. Wrap it around the stock at one end of the sleeve and mark where it comes together. Then measure your paper pattern at the same edge. Add half the difference to each end of the paper pattern, minus 1/8". At least, that's how I do mine. 

Good luck on your project! Shoot me a message, or reply here if there's anything you'd like to ask. I don't know that I could be helpful, but I'm fine to give it a try. 

All the best, Josh

 

[dougfergy]

Wow!  That braided version pops.  I've got one that is waiting to be laced but it meets on the bottom edge not the side.  It also covers the entire stock including the butt piece.  Now I'm going to have to figure out how you braided that!  Fabulous work!

[PigasusStudio]

Nice, and your knife holster a thread back, too. :0)

Newbie question: what's "HO"? I know it's not Santa Clause's laugh, or a woman of hmmm, skip that, and that it has something to do with the leather, but .... 

[dougfergy]

Hermann Oak Tannery Leather, nice stuff.