Made a bag for my double barrel percussion shotgun

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I was in need of a bag for hunting with my twice barrel shotgun (sorry, Justin) and I had what was left of my white canvas awning which got ripped up in a windy, wet storm down at Old Fort Parker.
So out came the craft box and I got busy.

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First thing was to decide just what all needed to go into the bag.  Powder is carried in a horn and the measure is attached to that strap.  Shot is carried in a shot snake with it's own adjustable measure.  I decided that 50 shots would be plenty to get through a good days hunt.

So I gathered up 50 each of the over powder cards, lubed felt wads, cork over shot wads, a caper, a tin of caps, a nipple wench, nipple pick, cleaning jag, small bottle of moose milk, and a few cotton cleaning patches. I placed all that in little separate piles on my work table and got an idea what size the bag needed to be.  I'd want three inside pockets to separate the wads and cards, a larger pocket on the back of the bag for the cleaning patches and moose milk, and everything else would ride in the bottom of the main pouch. 

Started to sketch out the pattern on graph paper and cut out the pieces.
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Stitched it all together with waxed thread.  Added a heavy pillow ticking to the inside of the flap for additional weight and stiffness. A button to keep it closed, a woven cotton strap with buckle and leather for adjusting length to allow for light clothing or heavier winter clothing. 

I wasn't going for a pre-1840 look, something more along 1890-1900.  Correct or not, I just had to use that buffalo nickle button.
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another few views.

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I have used it for a couple of skeet shoots and it works well.  I can get away from the loading bench and everything is organized and handy.  Looking forward to giving it a run after some birds and bunnies. 
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[Winter Hawk]

I like that!   

~Kees~

[Lonewolfe20]

Nice bags your making
I like the pockets

[Ohio Joe]

Looks good! 

I've got a couple canvas bags that I've used for 40 years. Have done some alterations on them over the years to fit my needs, and they're still going strong. Canvas can make a fine bag.

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I gave the gun and the bag a good workout last weekend at the Colorado Springs memorial day shoot.  A 20 round trap match and a 15 round trap match.  The system worked smoothly.  Discovered I need to add a patch worm to the bag contents after losing a cleaning patch down the bore.  Probably need to put a ball puller in it too in case I ever dry load and need to pull a wad or card.