Carrying extra ammo for single action revolver

[Vern Humphrey]

I'm migrating away from cartridge belts. Too much expense (or work to make them yourself) for a single chambering. If you have a bunch of sixguns, you'll need half a dozen belts. I've made cartridge slides and they work fine but I'm going to design a cartridge box similar to those of the post-Civil War era. Maybe a ten and twenty round version. It would be cheaper than a gunbelt and to me, much more practical.

Some cartridges are sold in boxes with Styrofoam holders -- for example, Winchester .45 Colt. These can be trimmed to the quantity you want to carry, and a carrier made that fits the Styrofoam insert.

 

[CraigC]

It was going to be something like this:

The old "money belt" cartridge belts had the loops threaded through slots in the beltz and these could be tugged to offer a more snug grip on cartridges, or pulled out for a smaller diameer cartridge, or loosened for larger diameter cartridges. The ends of the strip were folded over and glubed to prevent inadvertently pull-through.

I weave my cartridge loops, rather than stitching them in place but the ends are riveted in place.

 

[BobWright]

If leather or wood inserts are used, its best to use nickle plated cases.

I ordered nickel plated Remington .44 Special cases from Cabela's some time ago.

Bob Wright

 

[Vern Humphrey]

That's why I like Styrofoam inserts -- they cost nothing, they fit the cartridges, and they aren't chemically active.