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DIY Saddle Hunting Holster

BackSpasm

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Alright guys, I’ve killed both of my bucks with a bow already so now I need something to keep me out there doing what I love. I still need a couple more deer for my family and friends, so I’ve decided I am going to try and get a doe with my 44 mag revolver.

Issue: no good way to store it while hunting and chest holsters cost 80 bucks on average. Solution: 1950s Morse thread injector. This should work great in conjunction with my saddle and binocular harness. This also facilitates hunting from the ground better than a hip holster. Here is what I came up with:

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the only thing I would change is that the rip stop inside up against the gun makes noise if you draw quickly, and I wish I had used a quieter interior material for a perfectly silent draw. Pretty happy for free 99 and can’t wait to slow draw on a doe from my chest like Jesse James on a stand-off in front of the saloon
 
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Nice work.

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I make my own kydex, as well as leather holsters. I've made several chest holsters for myself and my wife for when we go backpacking in Alaska. I carry a g29 and my wife has a g20.
Not to diminish your work, but holsters made out of unstructured cloth material are floppy and can be dangerous. on top of that, that's a heavy pistol. since its a single action revolver, as long as you are holstering it uncocked, you shouldn't have to worry about an accidental discharge. At a minimum, i'd add a strap to go over your other shoulder to help stabilize it a bit.
Do you have any regular belt holsters for it? nylon, leather, it doesn't matter. if you do, I might be able to offer suggestions to you to modify one of your belt holsters for use as a chest holster.
All that said, what you have is probably okay, as long as you are keeping it holstered uncocked. if you want to make something up a little more solid for next season, I'd be happy to to help you.
This isn't a pitch for you to buy a holster from me. I don't sell my holsters, I make them for my own use and as gifts for family and friends. I could teach you to make a kydex holster for it using a toaster oven, a hair dryer and a makeshift press, or you could pick up a relatively cheap uncle mike's nylon holster that we could modify relatively easily.
 
I make my own kydex, as well as leather holsters. I've made several chest holsters for myself and my wife for when we go backpacking in Alaska. I carry a g29 and my wife has a g20.
Not to diminish your work, but holsters made out of unstructured cloth material are floppy and can be dangerous. on top of that, that's a heavy pistol. since its a single action revolver, as long as you are holstering it uncocked, you shouldn't have to worry about an accidental discharge. At a minimum, i'd add a strap to go over your other shoulder to help stabilize it a bit.
Do you have any regular belt holsters for it? nylon, leather, it doesn't matter. if you do, I might be able to offer suggestions to you to modify one of your belt holsters for use as a chest holster.
All that said, what you have is probably okay, as long as you are keeping it holstered uncocked. if you want to make something up a little more solid for next season, I'd be happy to to help you.
This isn't a pitch for you to buy a holster from me. I don't sell my holsters, I make them for my own use and as gifts for family and friends. I could teach you to make a kydex holster for it using a toaster oven, a hair dryer and a makeshift press, or you could pick up a relatively cheap uncle mike's nylon holster that we could modify relatively easily.

Thanks for the tips! This firearm isn’t ever cocked until it’s pointed in the direction of the target, and I even designed the holster where the hammer travel is impeded tightly by the retention strap. Also this triple layered and box stitched across the back and is surprisingly stiff like a nylon harness and not floppy. If this was going to be a defense carry I wouldn’t use a holster like this. I think kydex is in the future but this will be a good way to tote it around for now. I plan to load once I’m in the tree and unload before descending as a safety precaution at first since I’ve done lot of revolver carrying, but not much hunting. I may be back in touch with further questions later!
 
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