Ammo carrier help.

just-a-hunter

just-a-hunter

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I was wondering if I couldn't pump you all's brains a little and ask how to go about mounting an ammo carrier I made for my .444 Marlin.

I was originally going to punch 1/4" holes in the leather on the north side of the stitching and just shoe lace weave paracord along the bottom making sure to incorporate the sling swivel so it will stay put but I'm not sure how the leather will handle that.

Should I put some sort of eyelet in there? I was wondering what kind of hardware or furniture I could put in there to accomplish this task but not have it scratch my stock.

Note, I still need to finish the edges and do a little more die work. Sorry about the pic quality.

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Thanks a million for the help.

Todd
 
The shoe lace idea will probably be the tightest and most snug fit, other than elastic. A couple of strips of heavy elastic sewed right into your existing stitch line would work well also. Easy on and off and very secure while in use. Check out the heavy elastic in fabric stores, I'd think you would do best with at minimum 1" wide and for extra strength you may have to double it.

Paul
 
That is awesome help. Thanks for the elastic suggestion. I never would have thought of that.

I have a couple of those ugly Uncle Mike elastic holders and I'm wondering if I can't butcher the bottom half of one of those and sew it in just like you suggested. I will play around with it and get some next time I'm at the fabric store. I think for this one I will try the shoe lace method.

I have several rifles I'd like to build these for.

Thanks so much for your time.

Todd
 
I just made my first one for my step son's Marlin in .45LC. I used a leather boot lace and did the hole thing. So no scratching of the stock and the leather seems alright. I used single ply so I would sure think your double ply would be stouter. Did 10 cartridge loops on it. I'm intrigued by Paul's elastic ideal. One of the proplems we did have was it sliding around a little so the elastic might help with that. Particularly as your .444 is gonna have a little stouter recoil.
 
So here's what I ended up with. The rifle holds 5 rounds and I didn't want the butt end very much more heavier than it is so I only wanted a 4 round carrier which still increases the rifle capacity by 80%. I just recently mounted the scope on it and the thickness of the leather offsets the sight height of the scope and really helps with cheek weld. I'm going to try elastic on the next one for sure. I went ahead with the paracord and added the whistlers off the biggest bull I've killed just for a little extra medicine;)..

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I got the cord really really tight but if it does try to move a lot I will go a head and add a couple decorative tacks to keep it in place.

Thanks again for your awesome input,

Todd
 
Looks great.

The only thing I would be concerned about with elastic is the eventual lack of elasticity you might have. That would take a long time to happen but I just wonder if there would be a way to remedy that potential problem by making it replaceable. I just see a nice piece of leather like that with the rifle in 50 years but the elastic being no good.
 
Thats cool Todd. Really liking the whistlers. If the holes wern't quite so much bigger than the cord might get less distortion when pulling tight maybe? But its not bad. Just a little noticeable in a couple holes. I have used a similar device on an 870 that held 5 extra shells. It was attached with velcro and so you could get it really tight and it had a long service life.
 
just-a-hunter, I have a similar setup on my .375 Winchester. Instead of paracord I used latigo lace. No pics, but very close to yours, and cannibalized a cheek pad out of a factory pad to help with scope alignment. rtmind/randy
 
I'd lust place a latex glove inside and that should reduce slipage
I'dd also put the ammo in upside down for a faster reload. Your methode is best for a break action single shot or a bolt gun

looks GREAT!!!!
 
That turned out great! Ditto Horsewright on the holes. I might have started out with holes small enough to make it a tad difficult to push the cord through the first time because they will stretch if laced tight. But I think the leather looks solid enough that it won't defeat the anchor. Should last a good long time.

And if you made some matching leather pieces to keep with it that could be bent and slid under the top, you could have a fully adjustable cheek pad. Could be customized to any shooter or scope. Just thinking out loud. ;) Great job. Now I want one for my Sako .30-06. If only I had the time. I spend too much time looking at other people's work on the forum. :D
 
One other little lace suggestion. If you lace it with wet flat rawhide and pull it tight.....when it dries it will be even tighter!

Paul
 
Lots of really good advice here. Thanks so much.

I took it too the range and of course it was riding forward. But luckily, I needed it to ride forward so it is now riding on the point of the comb where it fits me best so the grip cap area on the pistol grip is a handy spot to cinch it down. Luckily it turned out perfect but if I needed it to ride further back where the pictures reflect, I would need to do something different. Got luck on this one.

Thanks again.

Todd
 
As Crookedknife suggested, a bit of thin rubber under the leather should keep the pad from sliding around. However, I think I would glue a thin rubber pad on the inside of either side, rather than a latex glove. Then you won't need to drive tacks into your stock.
 
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