GP100 44 special Holster project

Elk creek

Stay tuned!

Big Chief

I don't think that will hold the gun very good.

Nice .44 Spl.

Elk creek

Wambli Ska said:

Let me be the first one to tell you that you SUCK!

Thanks! I’ve had this one in mind for a fun holster. 

Elk creek

Big Chief said:

I don't think that will hold the gun very good.

Nice .44 Spl.

🤣😂
Probably not. Luckily I have some leather laying around that I will cut up from that pattern.  

Zee

Yeah. That’s a .44 Spl I’d own. 

Big Chief

I like the looks of that .44 Spl and if I didn't already own 2 S&W model 624s in .44 Spl I'd surely be lookin hard at one.

Elk creek

Big Chief said:

I like the looks of that .44 Spl and if I didn't already own 2 S&W model 624s in .44 Spl I'd surely be lookin hard at one.

Why should that stop you? I have a Flattop and a 3” GP in the special.....just do it, you know you want to😈

Elk creek

Zee said:

Yeah. That’s a .44 Spl I’d own. 

That’s what I said when I saw it too....

Big Chief

Heck, strong as the GP-100s are a reloader could sure pump up the loads up to +P+ Spl loads or low end .44 Magnums ones without worry.

I haven't seen much about reloading specifically for the GP-100, though. Then again, you want a Magnum, buy one, but still the anemic factory loads leave a lot to be desired in most cases.  

Elk creek

Big Chief said:

Heck, strong as the GP-100s are a reloader could sure pump up the loads up to +P+ Spl loads or low end .44 Magnums ones without worry.

I haven't seen much about reloading specifically for the GP-100, though. Then again, you want a Magnum, buy one, but still the anemic factory loads leave a lot to be desired in most cases.  

I’m running Skeeter’s loads through them and there is no problems.... I have a 180 grain jacketed load too. Well and about a dozen other loads I’ve shot through them. 

Big Chief

Was Skeeter's load 7.5 grains Unique.............?

Elk creek

Big Chief said:

Was Skeeter's load 7.5 grains Unique.............?

That’s the one. With a 240 Keith bullet. 

NN

Think that will hold up in the rain?

Diver43

Looking forward to seeing your progress.  Thats a great gun, deserving of some good leather
Progress pictures if you can

Elk creek

NN said:

Think that will hold up in the rain?

Sure! That’s what waterproofing is for. 

Elk creek

Diver43 said:

Looking forward to seeing your progress.  Thats a great gun, deserving of some good leather
Progress pictures if you can

Thanks! Will do. 

MileHighShooter

Yea I'd buy that! Does it come in stainless?

Elk creek

MileHighShooter said:

Yea I'd buy that! Does it come in stainless?

Not yet. The 3” is the only stainless 44special DA they make, as far as I know. 

Old Ron

Do you have a machine to do the stitching ? The bullet loops has to be a pain.

Elk creek

Old Ron said:

Do you have a machine to do the stitching ? The bullet loops has to be a pain.

No, I do not have a machine. I switch it all by hand. I have a little gizmo that looks like a mini spur rowl that will evenly space the stitches then I get the awl and punch my hole. One at a time! Yes, cartridge loops are a pain in the butt!

Old Ron

Wow that's a lot of work all around. I would be finding a used leather sewing machine.
As I get older I find ways to do things faster because I don't have the time to do real slow projects. That said I do so many projects that it can take a year to get one done. 
But there are several in different stages of completion ready to go. Mixing in the one day projects I usually get a lot done in a year. You have a really good talent there Elk !

Elk creek

Thanks, Ron! I have looked into machines and an old used one runs 1200 and up. That’s for a manual not a motorized setup. 

Jayhawker

Old Ron said:

Wow that's a lot of work all around. I would be finding a used leather sewing machine.
As I get older I find ways to do things faster because I don't have the time to do real slow projects. That said I do so many projects that it can take a year to get one done. 
But there are several in different stages of completion ready to go. Mixing in the one day projects I usually get a lot done in a year. You have a really good talent there Elk !

" Faster" isn't necessarily better...well done hand stitching looks much better....

zorba

Wambli Ska said:

Elk creek said:

Thanks, Ron! I have looked into machines and an old used one runs 1200 and up. That’s for a manual not a motorized setup. 

I’ve been looking for years for a used one for a reasonable price and it’s basically impossible.  Been tempted to just buy something new but just can’t justify blowing $1500 on one when I’ll have super limited time to use it.

Pretty much. A 100 year old Singer 29 will run you $800 - if you're lucky. You might find a basket case somewhere and restore it - a guy on one of the sewing machine forums did that with a 19th century Hugo Wertheim "shoe patcher". Classic barn find, a pile of rusty metal ended up looking brand new. He had to machine a couple or three new parts for it too.

zorba

If you have the patience for it. I hate hand stitching of any kind, and would rather spend 10 minutes setting up the machine to do a 15 second stitch than do it by hand! My wife's the other way around, she like hand stitching, but will only use a machine reluctantly.

BUT - sometimes there's no avoiding it. In that case, form a committee of one, elect yourself chairman, and appoint someone else to do it!

Old Ron

We could all send patterns to elk & he could pump them out in a couple days.
( or I could be mistaken there )

Elk creek

Old Ron said:

We could all send patterns to elk & he could pump them out in a couple days.
( or I could be mistaken there )

Ha! I’m slow, very slow. You can’t afford me either. If I hire I usually outprice  my self out out of the game so It is  still fun and not work. There are some things that are done just for the love and not money.  I do it as a labor of love. I love creating great holsters. That said I’ve made some flops too. 

Elk creek

cpj said:

Hand stitch with the two needle method for me. Machines are way expensive, and would take doing it professionally to justify the cost. 

Oh, and THANK YOU for not using the 4 prong lacing punch to make your holes like a lot of guys (lazy ass and or ignorant) do. Annoys me to no end. #stitchingnazi

The “devils pitch fork” has NO place of a good leatherworkers bench. Thank one I have is currently at the bottom of a dry box with the single hole prong. Never used never will!

Elk creek

That my friend is nice work!

Elk creek

The devils in the details! 

FFLshooter

Damn good looking!