hunting pouch pattern

[bowkill]

Know where a guy could find a pattern for a possibles bag?

 

[Wes/Tex]

"The Book of Buckskinning, Vol. III" has a good article by Madison Grant with a whole kadoodle of them...original pictures of museum pieces and several layouts. Several of the old muzzleloading magazines have run articles on the making and layout of bags.

 

[Claude Mathis]

Know where a guy could find a pattern for a possibles bag?

Don't know about a possibles bag, you can find a "Shooting Bag" pattern here. :wink:
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/213425/

 

[coloradoclyde]

If you can hit the target it's called a shooting bag.
If you miss the target it's called a possibles bag. :grin:

 

[MSW]

this is a really nice pattern ... made a bag from it and managed to let it get away before I took pictures

 

[Ken Cormier]

If you read Muzzleloader mag Mr.T C Albert has done a few articles on how to make a pouch with patterns. I have no problem following his directions as his bags are based on originals. As he is as good as it gets as a leather working craftsman.

 

[Artificer]

If you can hit the target it's called a shooting bag.
If you miss the target it's called a possibles bag. :grin:

:rotf: :rotf: :rotf: Too funny!!! :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

Gus

 

[bowkill]

If you can hit the target it's called a shooting bag.
If you miss the target it's called a possibles bag. :grin:

lol...thats great

 

[Claude Mathis]

If you can hit the target it's called a shooting bag.
If you miss the target it's called a possibles bag. :grin:

And for some, an impossibles bag.

 

[BrownBear]

...you can find a "Shooting Bag" pattern here. :wink:
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/213425/[/quote]

That's a goodun. I've made several and formed an opinion... Me? Opinion? :rotf:

I made the first with 4-5 oz hard temper leather. It's a smallish bag, and that's just too much leather.

Then I made one out of 2-3 oz medium temper leather. Too light and soft.

Number Three was made with 3-4 oz medium temper. Juuuuussssst rigggggght. :grin:

 

[jethro224]

I make most of my own patterns. It's pretty easy if you use graph paper for the design. Once you have a design you are happy with, transfer it to heavy poster board type stuff for durability.
If you don't think you are up to that send me a PT. I can copy one of my patterns for you or make one up to suit you.

 

[longcruise]

TC Albert has also written a book on the subject. There are quite a few patterns within his book.

Once you have made a few bags from patterns, the process of making your own patterns is fairly simple.

 

[tenngun]

Many bags thought to be old were simple flat bag. From paintings and drawings most shooting bags tended to be small. An old complaint was a horn full of powder but only 4 or 5 balls. Today we tend to carry bigger bags with inner pockets welted or at least sewn inside out. From old paintings we know some comercial bags were like that.
Try some cheap canvas and just hold it together with running stichs and try it out befor you invest in leather. Bags can be complex, or simple. What I need dosn't help you a bit.After a few trys you will find somthing that works for you.

 

[BrownBear]

After a few trys you will find somthing that works for you.

That's golden.

Your first bag won't be your last, and the second will be better than the first. They'll just keep getting better as you build.

Along with that, in my experience your bags are going to get smaller and smaller. You'll find all the nice-to-have and cool-to-carry stuff getting in the way of the very few things you actually need to shoot.

My favorite bags now are just big enough to shove my hand into, close my hand, and withdraw the closed fist without hanging up. Welts help it be smaller overall to do that. Sewed flat without reversing makes them a little bigger, but you weigh that against the fact that flat bags tend to ride closer to your body for less brush tangling.

Bottom line, you're flirting with addition when you start making bags. And what a good addiction! :grin:

 

[tenngun]

Frank Herbert refered to Malange, the adiction that brings life. Melange is a Frenchword encompesing our hobby :grin: