Buscadero and dilution questions - Revised

Long Juan · August 03, 2011, 02:08:48 PM

I am going to try to ask my questions a different way to see if I get an answer, although I am chuckling about the one response I got.

Buscadero Question. I am making a buscadero rig for my daughter who is getting into cowboy action shooting. I am using Will Ghormley's pattern with a few modifications (e.g., belt will buckle in the back). I think we are in good shape on everything except the following: A buscadero holster attaches to the gun belt through a slot in the gunbelt. It is unclear to me exactly how the holster is secured once through the slot. Do folks simply slide the skirt through the slot in the belt and then the holster through the loop(s) in the skirt or is there more that needs to be done to secure? If so, what?

Dilution Question. I have searched the forum and want to confirm that Fiebing's Professsional Oil Dye and Fiebing's Leather Dye can both be diluted with rubbing alcohol and that gum trag and bag/tan kote can be diluted with distilled water. Am I right or do I need to be using something else for either or both?

Thanks in advance.

GunClick Rick · August 03, 2011, 11:03:38 PM

Hey that would be a good alias,Busk Adero

Long Juan · August 04, 2011, 01:01:01 PM

btt with slightly revised questions

GunClick Rick · August 04, 2011, 01:41:54 PM

The first rig i bought is crossdraw with the loop around the holster going through the skirt the ends turned awat from each other and sewn down,but mine is an over the belt style.

got it from cochiseleather.com

Put some of these on it,i live down the road from the original shop.

http://www.cochiseleather.com/sterlingsilvervisaliaconchos.aspx

Kid Terico · August 04, 2011, 02:19:23 PM

Long Juan you got it now . Now get er done. KT

Long Juan · August 04, 2011, 09:25:51 PM

Thanks. I will go forth and succeed, I am sure.

JD Alan · August 04, 2011, 09:53:33 PM

I'm not clear about this (no doubt my fault) Did you get your questions answered? It sounds like you did though I don't see the answers. Maybe you had a chat with KT, who could answer all of them clearly, a good man to check with.

JD

Long Juan · August 05, 2011, 08:55:04 AM

JD, yes. At least I think so. I understand from the responses that I am correct that the buscadero, if you want to be able to remove the holster, it is simply a matter of inserting the skirt through the slot and then the holster through the loop or loops in the skirt. If you have other thoughts, I would love to hear them.

On the dilution question, I understand that I stated correctly that rubbing alcohol works for diluting the two dyes I mentioned and that distilled water is good for Tan/Bag Kote. Again, if you have other thoughts, I would love to hear them. Just trying to prevent mistakes, if I can.

Thanks