Cowboy Holster Options

[Dypheron]

So last week I picked up one of these:

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Ruger Super Blackhawk in .44 Mag. Obviously such a thing does not deserve to live in some off the shelf kydex or nylon holster, it deserves leather! So I spent an evening working on a template and came up with this:

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I'm fairly happy with how the prototype came out, it fits well and rides nicely on a belt. I do have to make a few changes, the cylinder guard is offset and the trigger cut out is too shallow. I might cut down the area over the rear sight down as well, 7 1/2 inches of barrel is pretty slow to draw with a full holster. Damn stitch groover slipped twice on me and gouged the leather, luckily for me the cuts were small enough I could cover them up with the studs.

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I'll probably make one or two more prototypes to refine the design, then get some nice Hermann Oak for the final product.

[Dypheron]

Thanks guys! I'm glad you like it Mike! I had a thought this morning, next time we get together bring the holster and I'll punch a new hole to relocate that concho a bit. (screw back touches the cylinder slightly due to the pistol I used being a different size than his)

[swizz]

(screw back touches the cylinder slightly due to the pistol I used being a different size than his)

You should be able to fix that by removing the concho... then take a Dremel and rout out the leather where the screw back sits. You can rout it deep almost all the way to the skin... most of the leather's strength is in the skin. I usually go about 1/16" or so deep. Then reinstall the concho and the metal screw-back should be recessed into the leather and not touch the weapon. I have to do this with all hardware (snaps mostly) so that they do not scratch knife when sliding in and out of the sheath. If it still touches, you can glue a thin piece of Deer hide into the recession over the screw back.
Look at the pic in Post #344 as an example of what I mean Here. Since the metal you are working with is cylindrical this may or may not work.