Buscadero Belt Buckle Question

[noobleather]

Wondering if anyone who has experience with buscadero holsters can help me out. 

I am wondering if I can use a western plate style buckle on the front of a buscadero belt instead of the more common frame style buckle. Obviously I would have to adjust the belt chape + billet to suit. Wondering if there are any reasons why they are not used?

Below is a pic of a standard buckle and  two of the buckle I would like to use. 

 

 

 

[Josh Ashman]

Good morning Noob, 

There's no reason you couldn't use your SSAA buckle. You could attache the chape with chicago screws and make it so you could change buckles if you wanted as well. 

Good luck with your project!

Best, Josh

[noobleather]

7 hours ago, Josh Ashman said:

Good morning Noob, 

There's no reason you couldn't use your SSAA buckle. You could attache the chape with chicago screws and make it so you could change buckles if you wanted as well. 

Good luck with your project!

Best, Josh

Thanks Josh

[RemingtonSteel]

I agree with Josh, as there is no reason you cannot use your SSAA buckle.  There are however two benefits to the frame style (Heel Bar Buckle, Center Bar Buckle) buckle, which may make it a better choice for a gun belt over a plate style buckle. 

First, there is a chance, however small, that with a plate style buckle you could catch the buckle edge on something that may cause it to become undone.  With the weight of a gun ( or two) hanging on the belt, you just might find the results of this unintended action,  is the belt falling down around you ankles. Embarrassing at best, fatal at worst. 

Second, if it is one's desire to wear a gun belt tightly, a frame style buckle allows one to use a little leverage to cinch up the belt tight.

In Cowboy Action Shooting (SASS), we are often making sudden movements from one shooting position to another on a stage, with some stages having the most interesting props that can get in the way.  I personally would not want my belt buckle catching on a prop when moving, with the result of having my gun belt fall to the ground.  In addition, it is these exact same movements which makes me want to wear my belt as tight as I can comfortably get it. The combination of slender hips and a loose gun belt could be equally as disastrous, even if the buckle does not come undone.

Just some food for thought.

[noobleather]

2 hours ago, RemingtonSteel said:

I agree with Josh, as there is no reason you cannot use your SSAA buckle.  There are however two benefits to the frame style (Heel Bar Buckle, Center Bar Buckle) buckle, which may make it a better choice for a gun belt over a plate style buckle. 

First, there is a chance, however small, that with a plate style buckle you could catch the buckle edge on something that may cause it to become undone.  With the weight of a gun ( or two) hanging on the belt, you just might find the results of this unintended action,  is the belt falling down around you ankles. Embarrassing at best, fatal at worst. 

Second, if it is one's desire to wear a gun belt tightly, a frame style buckle allows one to use a little leverage to cinch up the belt tight.

In Cowboy Action Shooting (SASS), we are often making sudden movements from one shooting position to another on a stage, with some stages having the most interesting props that can get in the way.  I personally would not want my belt buckle catching on a prop when moving, with the result of having my gun belt fall to the ground.  In addition, it is these exact same movements which makes me want to wear my belt as tight as I can comfortably get it. The combination of slender hips and a loose gun belt could be equally as disastrous, even if the buckle does not come undone.

Just some food for thought.

Thanks RemingtonSteel.

I appreciate your input. I compete in Cowboy Action Shooting and the catching of the buckle on a prop wouldn't be a good thing for sure.