Homemade Shotgun Belt

[rbertalotto]

I'm going to my first meet this Saturday. I've attended a couple of meets while I was waiting for holsters and getting my Winchester 97 to cooperate. But I still hadn't decided on a shotgun ammo system.........slides or belts, can't decide......

So I needed something for this Saturday.

I went to Salvation Army and bought two leather belts. A wide one and a narrow one. Then I went to the local craft supply store and bought some rawhide lacing. And finally to "Horrible Freight" for a leather punch tool.



I soaked the rawhide in a bowl of very hot water with a drop of dish detergent to soften it up and allow it to stretch a bit.

I laid out my shotgun shells on the wide belt and punched holes for the rawhide.



Next I tied off each loop with a simple overhand knot on the back and after the rawhide dried I added a dab of superglue to keep things in place.



It ain't pretty, but it will serve for a shoot or two until I decide what I want





Total cost with the punch tool was $18.00............

[GunClick Rick]

GET A ROPE!

[GunClick Rick]

 

by god it'll do in a peeench ;)Then again i have made a quick stove from a coke can~

[Slowhand Bob]

If the raw hide holds up I would keep using it proudly over a $200 store bought version.  If the raw hide does not prove up to the task you might see if the holes you have already punched will accept rivets.  A small rivet kit from Tandy would be a fair cheaper than the punch was and thet belt would be worth it in my book.

[JD Alan]

Rbertalotto, that's some good thinking.

[Johnny McCrae]

As JD said, "that's some good thinking".

If you get a chance see if you can borrow a Shotgun Slide to try out. Then you can decide which one works better for you.