Bullet Loops?

[Arizona Cattleman]

Does anybody happen to remember the distance between stiches for 45LC bullet loops and also the distance between the holes on the belt to sew them on?

Cattleman

[Dave Cole]

You can find it here.Dave 

                          http://www.cascity.com/forumhall/index.php/topic,9631.0.html                                                                                           

[Arizona Cattleman]

Thanks Dave, I'll give that a try.

Cattleman

[outrider]

Cattleman,

Did you find what you needed in the FYI section of the forum???  If not I will post the measurements again

[Arizona Cattleman]

Boy did I, I guess I should have known to look there first.  Thanks Pards,

Cattleman

[Trailrider]

Howdy, Pards!
For .45 LC, I use a 5/8 inch spacing on the belt.  The spacing on the strip of leather depends a bit on the thickness of the leather.  I use 4-5 oz, but measure the actual thickness with a vernier micrometer!  I prefer leather between .072-.076" thick.  I lay out the loop spacing using a pair of dividers with the tips moderately sharp.  Depending on the leather thickness I space the dividers 1-9/32 to 1-5/16".  Thicker leather needs a bit more space:thinner leather a bit less.  I usually take a strip of leather and lay a short piece (say, enough to make three loops), and a scrap piece of belt material and stitch on the loops, and try the loops with some cartridges.  If a bit snug, the leather can be stretched by wetting the loops and inserting the cartridges for a few hours.  Of course, if the loops are too loose you may need to shorten the distance on the strip.

Hope this helps... 

[Arizona Cattleman]

Thanks, just what I needed.

Cattleman