Leather Sewing Machines. How many use them?

[Cliff Fendley]

I have a Cobra 4 now and it does a wonderful job on loops but honestly I prefer woven loops over stitched ones for a shooting rig.

The woven stick out a little bit farther so it's easier to grab the cartridges on a reload. For an everyday wearing rig where you don't need to reload quickly the sewn loops may be better since they hold tighter to the belt.

With a good sewing machine you can probably stitch loops faster but even though woven loops take a little bit longer and more strap to build but I just think they work better for reloading situations. Others opinions may differ.

[Massive]

I think this guy is using your 153, and you can see the weight of materials he is working.

http://www.gezcater.co.uk/

[G.W. Strong]

I have an old Singer 29K patch machine that I have had since like 1985. (I have had several different over the years but I have always had one 29 series or another) I use it for some bootmaking operations and other things but not much for holsters.