4 of My Favorite Vices

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Just emptied most of my "holster drawer" at least for my NMBH .45. My custom from member CraigC, aka Graveyard Jack Leather arrived today (albeit a week late thanks to USPS)

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and it's about as perfect as can be. If you look closely, stitches are virtually perfectly spaced. All edges are softly rounded. Very nicely executed and spaced tooling. The fit is really nice - close, but not so tight as to have to pry the revolver out and hammer it back in. My BH beautiful blue should be minimally impacted. Guessing 8-9oz leather. And at a quality comparable to El Paso Saddlery, Barranti, et al with more tooling at a similar price point.

I photo'd my 4 favorite vices: great bourbon; great cigars; a great firearm; and great leather. As always, no affiliation or favors, yada yada yada.

-jb, I didn't say my 4 vices, I said 4 OF my vices
 
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Thanks skfullen and doubleh.

e rex:
Beautiful holster, but I see in the picture your belly don't stick out as far as mine.
Yeah well, you can't hear the tornadic rush of air when I exhaled after the shutter clicked

-jb, breathing normally again
 
Nice holster, nice gun. :thumbup: You can have every cigar made (I can't breathe around tobacco smoke) and my choice of spirits is slightly different. The Irish really know how to make whiskey.
I like a good cigar, but won't touch them anymore. Don't want any chance of getting sucked back into the tobacco habit.
I do agree about the Irish and whiskey though.
 
Davidoff and The Glenlivit is just showing off :)
Arkansas Paul, please tell me the grips are genuine

--jb, sweeet


Man, here lately I've been enjoying a cigar much less frequently. I was smoking every day, which gets expensive.
Lately, I've been having two or three cigars a month, so I've used that as an excuse to go with the quality over quantity approach. lol

How's this for showing off? A Cuban Montecristo Double Edmundo and some Johnny Blue. :rofl::rofl::rofl:
Not showing off actually. The Scotch was a very thoughtful graduation gift from my brother.

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The grips are American Holly by Private Schultz.
He's not in business anymore, and I'm glad I got them while he was still making them.
There are grips makers using it though. It's a great option when you love the look of ivory,
 
Even though most of my DNA is from Scotland I can't stand their excuse for whisky. They can't even spell it right. :D There were some Irish that rowed over to Scotland and gave me enough of their DNA to make me appreciate their contibution to the whiskey industry. :thumbup:
 
Great to see some other cigar smokers hangin' out here. I'm lucky enough to get to hang out with a lot of cigar manufacturer families, like sharing time with the Plasencia boys last week. Since I also help out in a cigar/gun shop, I can't consider either a vice.....lol. It's a lifestyle!
 

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Arkansas Paul
The grips are American Holly by Private Schultz.
He's not in business anymore, and I'm glad I got them while he was still making them.
There are grips makers using it though. It's a great option when you love the look of ivory,

Carl Schultz was a true craftsman when it came to making handgun grips, especially when it came to making grips for Rugers. Very easy to talk to, his grips were reasonably priced, got them to you pretty fast, and his workmanship was first rate. All this and the grips he made for my gun fit perfectly; didn't even have to send him the grip frame!

Was somewhat disappointed when I read that he was getting out of the grip making business because he sure was real good at it!
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As for the other three vices I gave up smoking fine cigars some time ago on the sound advice of my Cardiologist, can't drink any alcohol because it messes with my prescription medications, but I still have a fine appreciation for a well crafted leather holster!
 
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Carl Schultz was a true craftsman when it came to making handgun grips, especially when it came to making grips for Rugers. Very easy to talk to, his grips were reasonably priced, got them to you pretty fast, and his workmanship was first rate. All this and the grips he made for my gun fit perfectly; didn't even have to send him the grip frame!

Was somewhat disappointed when I read that he was getting out of the grip making business because he sure was real good at it!


They are top notch and fit wonderfully well considering the grip frame didn't have to be sent in. I am beyond pleased with them, and would have more of them were he still in business.
When I was shopping for grips, I remember seeing yours when I was looking and admiring them. That flattop of yours was a big part of why I chose them.

I only have one set, I had switched them around.
They currently reside on my 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk and I love the look.
Wish I had another set for the 6 1/2" .357 mag.

Here they are on the short barelled six-gun.

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There should be a bar called vices and you can see all sorts of vices displayed for those interested to learn another thing or two haha
 
Old Dark Fired is good stuff.
I've been smoking the ready rubbed version lately.

So far I have not been man enough to handle it. I will try it in a filtered pipe, and if that does not do the trick I will box the damned thing up and mail it to you. :D
 
Even though most of my DNA is from Scotland I can't stand their excuse for whisky. They can't even spell it right. :D There were some Irish that rowed over to Scotland and gave me enough of their DNA to make me appreciate their contibution to the whiskey industry. :thumbup:
I just tried my first whiskey toothpick. It was an interested experience to say the least
 
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