New Chest Rig Etc.

So tomorrow I'm off to seek the elusive Blacktail Deer, and this year the Abilene .44 Magnum is going to be my primary. That being the case I cobbled together a new chest rig for it; more comfortable and better for scrambling through the brush than a belt holster for a gun this size.

Also decided it was about time to retire the old Schrade I inherited from my uncle and make my own knife. I mean, making knives is my day job, so eventually I was going to need to do one for myself, right? I kept putting it off, but I was pawing through the big toolbox looking for a wood chisel and ran across something else I inherited from my uncle- an ancient Green River skinning knife, it's blade black and pitted and the scales loose. It occurred to me it wouldn'[t take much to get it back into shape... then it occurred top me it wouldn't take much more to simply copy it.

I grabbed a scrap of O-1 tool steel and traced the old knife onto it, snagged some antler and some nickel-silver pin stock and went to work. Came out good- hopefully I'll be able to put it to work tomorrow!

So, I'll be up at OMG-thirty tomorrow morning and heading to the Happy Hunting Grounds looking to put the new gear to work... and God willing bring home a good supply of venison!

a2x4bbl said:

Very nice work . Holster looks functional and comfortable . Good luck on your hunt .

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Thanks! It went well, and now the chest freezer is packed to capacity between the deer, last month's goat and store-bought meat.

The chest rig worked out great; I was able to pack the Abilene all day without discomfort- which would definitely not have been true with a hip-holster.