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August 9, 2015
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I wanted to give the .445 a nice bed and could not see paying the price for the old beat up DW pistol pack cases they are fetching these days, so I built a better machine. A Samsonite hard shell case, added some gun foam and covered it with yellow flannel for the old school DW look inside. I like this way better as it has a combo lock and heavy duty latches.
She will sleep well now
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March 2, 2008
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Nicely done!
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August 9, 2015
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Thanks man. Yeah I already have a EWK wrench for my 357 Maximum, all I need to get is a 44 mag pilot so I can use it for both.
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January 24, 2009
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Nice work, that looks great!
I've done the same on a few, but my case of choice has been mainly American Tourister cases. Here's a case I made for my Model 40, with a 15-2 PP on the left.
After a while that Pac ended up looking like this.
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January 24, 2009
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I've made cases for most of my DW's too, here's my 375SM...I have one for my 7445 too, but not a good current pic.
One for my D11 & W12...
One for my High Standard Sentinels (a DW brother from another mother).
I even made some for a few non-DW guns, like this Ruger Super Blackhawk for example...BTW, that's a belt buckle called "buckle-o-bullets" from a great holster maker from Alaska...
Here's one I made for my Lil' Dan, this one is an aluminium cigar case...
The outside of that case...
August 9, 2015
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Nice cases Charger, makes mine look kind of amateurish.
What type of material and color did you use for the inside? orange or yellow
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January 24, 2009
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Yours looks great, especially for a first time!
The top foam needs to be flat to the lid, viewed from the sides...maybe an 1/8" pronounced is acceptable. Not much more.
With the bottom foam, trace around the gun with a sharpie, then with a NEW razor, cut about 1/4 to 1/2" straight down along the outline...then turn the blade horizontal and carve out everything within that outline to the same depth. Then go back & cut an extra relief under the cylinder. Lay the gun in the foam & relief cut as needed for the grip, so the gun lays flat in the foam.
Cut your fabric so there's not much going up on the backside of the foam, to push the foam upward. Basically enough to tuck down the sides of the foam on all four sides. I usually have some slack that comes around the back side & I tape maybe 4 spots to the back of the foam so the top side doesn't move.
Fabric...you kinda have to make sure your "man card dues" are paid up......then wander into a local fabric store. The yellow I found was fairly stretchy, which didn't crease much. It lays nice-n-flat. The blue I posted for both the Ruger &. the Lil' Dan look good, but there's zero stretch, hence the creases you see in the fabric.
Hope that helps.
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January 24, 2009
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Here's what I made for my PMA-B 1911, in it's original plastic case...the fabric was an old red shirt my EX left, that was a bit stretchy. Kind of a therapeutic day for me.
February 16, 2016
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Great thread and nice work guys .. I may just try my hand at doing one.
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March 25, 2013
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Large microfiber dish cloths from the grocery store or dollar store are very similar to the yellow cloth.
February 20, 2008
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All very nicely done-thanks for sharing.
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January 24, 2009
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super357guy said
Nice cases Charger, makes mine look kind of amateurish.
I mean it, please don't disparage what you've done, the Pac you've looks great. Mine all have a wrinkle or fold here & there, no biggie.
BTW, here's a couple more I made...the first is Pete & Repeat, my Yin/Yang pair of DW 3" FB's...
Then I made a case for my Model 44, with the last of the red stretchy fabric I used in the 1911 case...
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November 17, 2012
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They look good!
I picked up a brief case just like the last one in red, have yet to make the conversion. Got the idea from seeing a 44 mag Hunter Pac in that type case. Hope it turns out that nice.
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June 11, 2016
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I made a case up for my two Super Mags this weekend check it out!
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