A re-do--

[Slowhand Bob]

Guys, this is left unfinished for better clarity.  I used the same pattern here and reduced the actual butt pad piece to 90% while leaving the stock cover the same.  This time I laced it instead of sewing it, also notice one piece was used all the way around and into the bottom lace up.  At the end one could even double it back under as Ten Wolves did or simply add a few beads and let it hang there.  I am going to unlace it next and add some dye plus cut the sewing tab off at the toe to see if I can still make the corner transition any better.  I still plan to tweak it a bit more and use it as both a sewing and lacing pattern, I like the sewn look better but my lacing skills are lacking.

[Boothill Bob]

Verry nice, simpel and clean

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

  Looks good Bob, nice picture tutorial, the lace adds a nice touch, it would most likely wear faster than stitching, but would probably  cling to the shoulder better when shouldered, thanks for sharing pard.

        tEN wOLVES 

[Marshal Will Wingam]

That's a good look, Bob. TW's right that the stitching will keep the stock in place. Anything that anchors the stock like that is good.

[Slowhand Bob]

You are right about the lace grabbing but for a slouch shooter like me it does not work well.  I tend to slide the gun up and down my shirt, in and out of shoulder pocket, which causes the gun to grab and pull shirt/vest.  We could acheive similar results, a bit less aggressive, by simply turning the oval pad over to the ruff out side.  

For the business guys here there are sites where makers sell highly embellished butt covers for well in excess of a hundred dollars, so they can be a money maker.  They do use a nice sized piece of leather, equal to a large Slim Jim holster, but material could be reduced to suede on plain versions.  

While messing with this I did find an older pattern that used a totally different assembly.   Once I get all things right on both versions I will scan in the patterns and upload them here.  A good Butt Cover article was in TLC&SJ about a year ago and it does give some fitting information.