16 October 2008, 04:24
GerryAs far as Buttstock cartridge holders go most of the German Buttstock & Forearm stuff is custom made by so-called Cottage Industry shops. I've the address of one lady who makes them from felt and does an entire series of forearm protecters with two/four rifle/shotgun cartridges on each side of the forearm (also helpful when shooting from a Rest or in a High Seat as it helps pad the forearm) or a Buttstock Model from 7mm thick felt (for the purpose of elevating your head/eye position when using a scope) which holds a couple of Rifle, Shotgun, Hornet or 22lr cartridges handy on the "off-side". These work pretty well if the Drilling or Combo Rifle doesn't get handled too roughly. If the going gets beyond stalking the lower 40 acres and into a Yukon Hunt under harsher conditions I've found you tend to be looking at or reaching for a couple of empty cartridge holders occaisionally since although the elastic holders are pretty tight and firm they do tend to loose/drop one/two perchance.
IMO the most practical are the Ammo Wallets which are either leather or felt and can ordered from the Frankonia catalog https://export.frankonia.de/scripts/home/home.php. They have a couple of different models for both Drillings and Combo Rifles, holding shotgun shells, rifle cartridges and some also have space for barrel insert cartridges; .22 Hornets, 22 Mags or 22lrs, too.
The one I use is a wallet out of felt with an elastic band to hold the cover shut (as a bonus silent in use too) with two shotgun shells (20 gauge), four primary rifle cartridges (9.3x74R) and five 5.6x50R Magnum insert barrel cartridges also. About the size of a thick, long wallet, two of these; one each in my hunting coat pockets will suffice for anything up to and including a small skirmish.
I don't know where they could be available in the US but I could imagine the New England Gun Shop may be a lead.
A real shame, here too; if we would have known I would have been happy to bring you one as I just returned to The Fatherland from three weeks in New England and departed from New York on Tuesday afternoon.....Ugh!
