Shotgunner's bag pattern wanted

[DutchmanDick]

Anybody have a pattern for a shotgunner's bag? I have a leather rifle pouch, with a home-made powder horn hung from the pouch strap, that I made years ago, but I want something made specifically for my new smoothbore. Due to being short on leather of an appropriate weight and thickness (I mostly have harness leather), and the cost of buying more, I planned to make it out of home-made oilcloth. It needs space for my Hawksley flask, shot pouch, and a bag of .600 balls, as well as wads & other necessities. I'm open to ideas, and pics would be a great help. Thanks in advance!

 

[Twice boom]

It's not a pattern but it might give you an idea what might work for you.

It's an old Coach bag my wife had laying around..
I use it to carry my pre lubed wads, caper, nipple wrench and what ever else I think I might need for a days hunt...

You probably might be able to find something close to a coach bag made of leather at a yard sale..

Hope that helps.
Twice

 

[chipper]

Make a prototype out of an ole shop towel, canvas or simply paper or card stock. Put it all together with duct tape. When it looks about the right size/shape, cut it all apart and you have a pattern. "Be sure to add enough around the edges for stitches" I do this to make mocs, pants, mittens, everything. I just built a brazier that way with card stock. I heard about this first in a sewing magazine. A woman wanted a custom fit pair of pants. She made the pants out of paper and duct tape. The duct tape custom fit around all the "problem areas". She then simply cut the paper off and she had a perfectly fitting pattern. I use this same strategy for everything I make.
Just a suggestion.
Regards
Loyd Shindelbower
Loveland Colorado

 

[AJFedak]

I am making a double bag using tea-dyed canvas. It is lined has a small pocket on the back. I haven't finished the shoulder strap yet, but my thoughts are to have it sewn on the back on only one side. I will attach a couple of vertical buttons on the other side. The idea is to make button holes in the strap and then it can be adjusted as the seasons and clothing changes.

I saw pictures of originals in "Recreating the 18th Century Hunting Pouch by T. C. Albert". it was in leather but I figured cloth would be okay for me. I will hook up some pictures after I get home.

 

[CZMark]

http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/213425/

 

[T.C.Albert]

Heres a link to some pictures of a double cloth bag...I called it a market hunters bag and had shotgunners and market hunters in mind when I designed it: ... http://contemporarymakers.blogspot.com/2009/02/tc-albert-market-bag.html
TCA

 

[DutchmanDick]

Thanks, all! Better answers than I had hoped for :thumbsup: ! I figured on making oil cloth from light canvas/ducking fabric, using an old recipe ( but substituting Japan dryer for litharge - I get enough lead exposure from my ammo, thank-you...). Got an e-mail from Sitting Fox - my Trade Gun kit shipped today, so I should have it in a couple of days. Woo Hoo :grin: !

 

[AJFedak]

Here are pictures of the bag I am making:
This image is the front of the bag. Closure tab is leather and the button is pewter.

This view is the bag showing the rear pocket. I decided to NOT sew the two pockets together. This way each could expand without disturbing the other. The two buttons for the strap are shown.

This view shows the lining.

I still need to waterproof the material and attach the shoulder strap. I did find that as I continued sewing, my stiches got more uniform. I figure by the time I'm finished I should have nice stiches (then will have to start over agin with my next project).

 

[T.C.Albert]

That looks great...should work fine for sure..
TCA

 

[Highlander73]

T.C. Didnt you have a market hunters bag pattern
in Muzzleloader Mag??? I always thought that would make a dandy shotgun bag.
Highlander

 

[T.C.Albert]

Highlander73...yes I did do an article on that for my "Do-in it Yourself" column in M.L.

I think that article ran in the Jan/Feb 09 issue.
It does tell how to make a double one from a single strip of canvas and how to water proof it with bees wax...there are lots of how to photos for it as well.
TCA

 

[rkmeyer]

T.C.A.s article was very well done (as one would expect) it would be of great help if you have or can get a copy.
Dusty :wink:

 

[DutchmanDick]

What are you guys using for waterproofing on canvas bags?

The oilcloth I had planned to make involves sizing the fabric with cornstarch, then mixing linseed oil with Japan dryer (in place of Litharge, which is toxic), and painting the fabric with it. I had thought about adding lampblack for coloring (they used to call it "tarred" fabric), but then I figured that the black color would absorb heat and I really didn't want my powder, lubed wads, etc. getting warm. Probably wouldn't hurt the powder, but why take chances?

 

[Goldhunter]

Beeswax or I have a can of leather proofing that the main ingredient is beeswax.