tdoyka said:http://www.bullsbag.com/15_Camo_Suede_s/28.htm
BrownBear said:tdoyka said:http://www.bullsbag.com/15_Camo_Suede_s/28.htm
Are you sure that's the link you wanted to post?
Don't see any shooting bags at all there- It's all modern benchrest stuff from what I can see.
hawkeye2 said:BrownBear said:tdoyka said:http://www.bullsbag.com/15_Camo_Suede_s/28.htm
Are you sure that's the link you wanted to post?
Don't see any shooting bags at all there- It's all modern benchrest stuff from what I can see.
A shooting bag is a bag used to rest a gun on usually while shooting off a bench. The OP probably should have used the terms hunting pouch, shot pouch, etc. (assuming that's what he really was looking for).
Please remember that only a few bags we have are from the 18th century. The majority of surviving bags are of 19th century provenance. That isn't to say you can't make an 18th century bag, but keep it small and simple - not one of those over-sized carry-on handbags people keep making and filling with every conceivable thing, whether it is needed or not (mostly not).tenngun said:If you do decide to make a bag, not too hard, think well made. When I got in to the sport we thought a lot about primitive and crude or rough. Commercial made bags was common.
That isn't to say you can't make an 18th century bag, but keep it small and simple - not one of those over-sized carry-on handbags people keep making and filling with every conceivable thing, whether it is needed or not
While difficult to judge from the primitive nature of the illustration - lets assume the hawk blade is ~6" across (based upon a modern reproduction), then the bag is right at 8x8 inches.Loyalist Dave said:But I know of one depction of a Rifleman of the AWI from the Anne SK Brown collection, and his bag is pretty large..., bigger I'd estimate, than 8" x 8". You can see what may be a powder measure hanging on his bag-strap too.
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