Made a buttstock shell carrier.

ndallyn

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Read a thread on here a while back on shell carriers and decided to make a butt stock shell carrier for the big boy carbine. 6 extra rounds of .44 mag in a deep red/brown 5-6oz leather with black nickel snaps and grommets and white stitching accents. First time I've tried to make something like this.

Decided to go with a full closure over the cartridge loops to keep from losing ammo in the thick stuff (my primary intention for this carbine). Thought I would share a few pics.

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Ever think of making some and selling them on the EE?

Been wanting something like this for my 30-06 but the price is always very high. Would rather give that money to a person rather than some company. Not to mention having to pay GST on top
 
ndallyn said:
Read a thread on here a while back on shell carriers and decided to make a butt stock shell carrier for the big boy carbine. 6 extra rounds of .44 mag in a deep red/brown 5-6oz leather with black nickel snaps and grommets and white stitching accents. First time I've tried to make something like this.

Decided to go with a full closure over the cartridge loops to keep from losing ammo in the thick stuff (my primary intention for this carbine). Thought I would share a few pics.

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Was this your first attempt at making a butt stock shell holder? If it was you definitely have a talent. Well done.
 
Gnome75 said:
Ever think of making some and selling them on the EE?

Been wanting something like this for my 30-06 but the price is always very high. Would rather give that money to a person rather than some company. Not to mention having to pay GST on top
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Had to think for a while about how to respond to this one - pretty sure soliciting for sales without being a business member might be a violation of the forum rules. I made handmade knives for a lot of years and did all my own leatherwork. One thing I will tell you is that it is impossible for an individual maker to compete on price with a company for similar products (if a maker says that can do something cheap they are either doing inferior work or taking nothing for their time). If you want a basic product - buy off of the shelf. If you want something that is personalized, one of a kind, or higher quality than an off the shelf product - then expect to pay more for a handmade item.
 
sookie_69 said:
I made one awhile back but it was a little more simple. How did you do the stitching? By hand or a machine?
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Actually both - hand stitched the loops (awl and saddle stitched with harness needles). The rest was stitched on a Tippmann boss that I just picked up a couple weeks ago. After hand stitching for years, I am kicking myself for not buying a machine sooner.
 
Had this one out to the range today and found a design flaw. With my cheek against the leather, the whole thing slides forward on the buttstock with recoil, making the front lacing loosen and forcing the rear lacing against the sling attachment point. I can think of a couple solutions:

- stitch a strap across the back (around the recoil pad)
- line the inside with a different material that will grip the stock more (like a rubber lining).

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Very nice work and I could see it taking time doing excellent work. Some people don't realize this and when it comes time to pay they wonder why such a high price. Custom work isn't cheap when the quality is in the product...
 
When i had one for my 4570 i ran into the same problem and used 30lb test mono thru the sling stud. It solved the issue. With your talents im sure you could come up with a more elegant method
Looks great btw.
 
theshootist said:
If you don't mind me asking, what it the model of your lever gun?
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It's the big boy steel carbine in .44mag - model numberis H012R I believe. I've owned a few rossi 92's (3 to be exact) and the Henry shoots better, is a lot smoother, and was slick right out of the box. After doing sight upgrades, polishing action surfaces, and putting in spring kits and safety deletes on the Rossi's - it is immeasurably nice to have something that is "right" without having to do anything to it. The fact that it tears down like a marlin 336 so it can be cleaned from the breech end and that it has no safety (transfer bar in hammer like a single action pistol) is a bonus
 
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