Butt covers!

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

     You pards are showing some very nice butt covers, we like pictures, so thanks for sharing, I agree Freedom, I think you get more stability when the sides are supported by some sort of cover in the butt itself, the more weight you have hanging there the more slippage you will end up having, IMHO.

    Welcome to the forum N40W111, we're happy to have you join in with us.


                         Regards

                     tEN wOLVES 

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Nice butt covers, N40W111, TW. The loops add to them.

Welcome to the forum, N40W111. You must be just East of Provo.

[Missouri Half Breed]

AC thats kind of what im looking tio do only i would like to carve Half Breed in it so far its the onr i like best any suggestions on how to geter done

[Biscuit Joe]

Posted by: Freedom 
Those sure do look nice!
I have made so many of these that I am not even sure if I like to make them anymore..Well...maybe still like to do them a little bit 
I have found that when loops are added to them that the buttplate needs to be included or they will slip forward during recoil.... I have tried just about everything to hold them in place.. Seems it is the weight of the shells in the holder and not really the recoil that makes them move.. 357 mags will stay but a 45-70 will move no matter how light I load the ammo.
I have used rawhide to re-enforce the lacing holes since I started making these.. I really like the look I get from rawhide but I don't think it is nessassary..

Freedom
That is a nice design for a butt cover. It is one piece isn't it? That would sure cut down on the hand stitching.
I don't see the rawhide though.

[Bad Hombre]

Howdy Boys!!!
Here's a  sunrise!!

BH

[Freedom]

Freedom
That is a nice design for a butt cover. It is one piece isn't it? That would sure cut down on the hand stitching.
I don't see the rawhide though.

Joe...
Yes the body is all one piece.. the rawhide is the amber strips that the laces go through.... lot of rawhide is bleached (and not real good  ),,, the good rawhide is amber colored and you can see through it.

Nice sunrise

[Marshal Will Wingam]

The sunrise looks good, BH. I like the way you cut the edge around it. Nice touch.

[Gun Butcher]

 Now thats a pretty butt cover BH. Great job on that one.

[Biscuit Joe]

Bad Hombre
Now that looks pretty cool! I've never seen a butt cover like that before.
Does the laceing cut into the shoulder when you shoot the rifle?

[Bad Hombre]

Thanks for the kind words !!!
The Lacing is soft but does grip fairly well...that's the idea!!
I like the look and use them on most all my long guns.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

  Nice cover BH, well done.

[Hoss Cantwrite]

Here is my butt cover on a Stoeger Coach Gun.

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

  Welcome to the forum Hoss,

        Glad to have you join in with us, make yourself at home pard, that is a very nice butt cover you made, it looks great, thanks for the look see.


                 Regards

             tEN wOLVES 

[Gun Butcher]

Hoss thats some fine lookin leatherwork man and welcome to the fire.

[Wiley Desperado]

Hoss, howdy and glad to have you with us, that butt cover is very well done pard.  Thanks for showing your leather work. 
Wiley

[cowboywc]

Howdy
Hoss, that is a fine lookin butt cover. Nice work.
WC

[Marshal Will Wingam]

Good-looking butt cover, Hoss. Basketweave really works nicely on it. Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to more of your posts.

[JD Alan]

Hoss, Ditto over and over again! Realy nice work; glad you found us. Welcome, JD

[Ten Wolves Fiveshooter]

   I thought I might as well throw this butt cover in the pot, I made it for my Sharps rifle a couple years ago.

        It's dyed in my natural walnut dye.

               tEN wOLVES 

[Skeeter Lewis]

Welcome, Hoss. Good work.

Way cool, 10W.