Decent belt that isn't a bagillion dollars? - Page 5

maclean3 · June 27th, 2007, 07:41 AM

Deernut:
Most all makers offer a tapered belt that uses 1.25" in the front at the buckle and 1.5" in the back and sides. Or are you looking for a Western style ranger belt?

Off the top of my head:
Brommeland
Garrity
Del Fatti
Bruce Gibson
Sam Andrews
At least one of these fine folks should offer something that tickles your fancy.
Jack

Bark'n · June 27th, 2007, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DeerNut

I'm looking for a gun belt in ranger style so I can use my $60 silver/gold buckle set. The ranger is the kind that is 1.5" with a thin front that goes through the buckle.

Any ideas?

JIM

http://www.galls.com/style.html?asso...ce&style=LP448

http://www.usgalco.com/HolsterP3.asp...&CatalogID=255

http://www.donhume.com/products/Prod...m?ProductID=88

http://www.looperleather.com/Ranger.html

raysheen · June 27th, 2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Echo_Four

The best belt on the planet, bar none, is the Looper Leather kydex lined belt. They are well known to everyone Oklahoma- but their small business isn't well known to people outside the area. If you visit the Oklahoma Shooting Association website's forum you'll see new posts about how great they are on a weekly basis.

Here is a link to the kydex lined belt.
http://www.looperleather.com/KydexBelt.html

I can agree completely with this statement! My favorite belt by leaps and bounds...and it's only $30 too!

9x18shooter · June 27th, 2007, 09:18 PM

I have 3 looper belts and they are great. They have the same support as 2 other carry belts I have and are thinner. They stock black and brown 1 1/2" in most lengths and will make other colors you want or 1 1/4" in about 2 weeks. Suzanne is usually who I talk to.

BruceGibson · June 27th, 2007, 09:45 PM

Here's a link to some of the steps I go through to make a belt. Keep in mind, I can totally wreck one at almost any stage in the process. And I've ruined my share...heck, probably MORE than my share.

Anyway, for those interested, here's a photo tour of a few steps. I'll be adding more over time.

http://www.gibsonprorodeo.com/RICKS-BELT.htm

me · June 27th, 2007, 11:11 PM

try a police uniform shop and you can get a good one off the shelf for cheap.

plblark · June 28th, 2007, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by BruceGibson

Keep in mind, I can totally wreck one at almost any stage in the process.

That's the problem with hand work. Since Mr. Murphy is truly a sadist, it's usually the LAST step where you really screw up the project too :-(
I have to force myself NOT to punch holes or belt slots in anything I make after midnight. I have 2 or 3 prospective holster prototypes that were ruined by a simple slip.

BruceGibson · June 28th, 2007, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by plblark

That's the problem with hand work. Since Mr. Murphy is truly a sadist, it's usually the LAST step where you really screw up the project too :-(
I have to force myself NOT to punch holes or belt slots in anything I make after midnight. I have 2 or 3 prospective holster prototypes that were ruined by a simple slip.

So true! I can't count how many I've destroyed in the final stages. And it happens to all of us. I wasted one the other day because the stitching was "goofy." Wandered all over the place. Great practice, but I can't ship it. We start again.

Gary Brommeland · June 28th, 2007, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by BruceGibson

Keep in mind, I can totally wreck one at almost any stage in the process. And I've ruined my share...heck, probably MORE than my share.

Me too! If I had a dollar for every belt/holster/mag pouch that I've screwed up, I could easily take a week off and, well, gee - I guess I'd make more holsters. (We don't get vacations around here)

maclean3 · June 28th, 2007, 02:47 PM

Oh come on Gary. As rich as you are you could afford to hire a few minions to run the shop while you and Remy take the kids for that month in Cancun ....... or was that the drive thru at Taco Bell, I forget?

Jack

June 27th, 2007, 07:41 AM	#41
maclean3 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 3,062	Deernut: Most all makers offer a tapered belt that uses 1.25" in the front at the buckle and 1.5" in the back and sides. Or are you looking for a Western style ranger belt? Off the top of my head: Brommeland Garrity Del Fatti Bruce Gibson Sam Andrews At least one of these fine folks should offer something that tickles your fancy. Jack __________________ "The sheep are everywhere. We are raising up a nation of cannon fodder types and we are screwed." HotGuns

June 27th, 2007, 09:45 PM	#45
BruceGibson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northwest Florida...The "Redneck Riviera" Posts: 805	Here's a link to some of the steps I go through to make a belt. Keep in mind, I can totally wreck one at almost any stage in the process. And I've ruined my share...heck, probably MORE than my share. Anyway, for those interested, here's a photo tour of a few steps. I'll be adding more over time. http://www.gibsonprorodeo.com/RICKS-BELT.htm __________________ "He who is silent is deemed to consent." www.GibsonGunleather.com

June 27th, 2007, 11:11 PM	#46
me Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Shanandoah Valley VA Posts: 1,004	try a police uniform shop and you can get a good one off the shelf for cheap. __________________ Mark "The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will lose." -James Earl Jones

June 28th, 2007, 02:47 PM	#50
maclean3 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 3,062	Oh come on Gary. As rich as you are you could afford to hire a few minions to run the shop while you and Remy take the kids for that month in Cancun ....... or was that the drive thru at Taco Bell, I forget? Jack __________________ "The sheep are everywhere. We are raising up a nation of cannon fodder types and we are screwed." HotGuns

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June 27th, 2007, 09:18 PM	#44
9x18shooter New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 7	I have 3 looper belts and they are great. They have the same support as 2 other carry belts I have and are thinner. They stock black and brown 1 1/2" in most lengths and will make other colors you want or 1 1/4" in about 2 weeks. Suzanne is usually who I talk to.