Making a Leather Bandolier for SHTF -- Leathercraft ASMR 

This has to be the most pointless thing you could ever get for your Ruger mark series pistol. I love it and I want it. Awesome work.❤

FANTASTIC DESIGN!! Absolutely love it!! Only real "tactical" issue is, well if we're talking zombies. It's the noise you'd make walking around wearing that thing. "I got rounds that jingle jingle jangle~"

Great Job !!!

The only 22 caliber anything I'll own and shoot is a 5.56. Even then, I'd still rather have something with actual killing power, preferably with a 30 caliber bullet. But genuinely astonishing craftsmanship nonetheless!

In spite of the fact that a lot of the hand crafted is replaced by laser crafted, that is pretty cool. Great job.

Did you make the molds for the Ruger magazine or buy them from someplace? Great video!

I did not know that these laser machines could be used for leather. I learn something new every day.

This is the coolest way to carry .22 I've ever seen. Great work! Truly amazing craftsmanship!

that would be an awesome rig for someone with a revolver and rifle combo in .22 nice work

The skills, techniques, the tools, the attention to detail for something so personal and frivolous...YOU'RE A MANIAC! I love it! 😂😂😂 Absolutely amazing, and you're certainly guaranteed to have the only one! Beautiful work.

Just amazing, from the master craftsman mind to his tools and to his hands... hand sculpted and functional. True artisan

This is absolutely brilliant and so well thought out. I feel like you could make a living just selling the laser cuts for this project alone. Beautiful work.

Definately a thumbs up on everything! Absolutely great work and great caliber and pistol! Those pistols will take down a rabbit with a head shot at 50+ yds/w open sights. Now for a chest rig for .223/556 magazines that can be carried on your belt or chest rig. I made one with single mag carriers that will handle different capacity magazines. And added a soft bag for storing empty mags. A small box thats attached to the sling that holds a speed loader spoon for speed strips. A leather box on the stock that can carry a 20 round box of 223 ammo on speed strips. These sure add weight but they give me the ability to reach out a few hundred yards. Then a a horse type rifle scabbard for the E-Bike....... ok thats enough, I'm getting carried away.

That turned out awesome! Thank you for taking time to build, film, edit and post this video.

If any of you have yet to come across the "Jetfire Jim" story, things like this will remind you of it, and you're seriously missing out.

i absolutely Love the color scheme, the dark main body contrasted beautifully with the bright tan and browns. overall a beautiful and creative holstering system

Walking around a wasteland with 5000 rounds of ammunition on your person cannot be a bad idea. Unless you encounter someone with a scoped rifle that shoots you before you get in range of your .22lr out of a pistol. If actually considering this for shtf I’d recommend a silencer and copious amounts of stealth. Else that sweet looking rig will be another’s trophy.

Beautiful work again! Another amazing result. Couldn’t help but think of Chewbacca’s bandolier in Star Wars. Love to see you do your interpretation of any kind of Star Wars inspired item. Keep up the great vids!

That’s pretty cool! Add a cleaning kit and you’re set!

That is an awesome carry rig! Outstanding design and function.

Remarkable, what a great way to satisfy the mind and hands. I had a couple of questions going in, and saw you did what i did when i made mine, almost identical, until you got to the different caliber part.... So ya set my brain on fire and i made another sling to go the other side with a sort of saddle pouch, or a drop bag to hold the extra loads not of the same caliber, to give to my team mates if i had any or to sell or use as trade currency at outposts in that far away idea of a place. Great video man, i really enjoyed it. Thanks

22L for sure... that would be the only caliber for survival use to choose... that and my self-bow for hunting... if I ever need a higher caliber... I'll take it from the one holding it... btw...'' zombie'' is code for hostile bipode...right?...

it's so wild, once I saw the wildcat boxes I could smell the sulfur from days at the range 🤤 great video! I cant wait to make my own SHTF belt or bandolier

How much would you want to make a second one? I have a Mark IV myself and finding a holster for is like hunting a unicorn! This looks very cool. If you're up to making another, I'd be interested!

Reminds me of my grandpa and some of my uncles working on shoes back in Leon Guanajuato the capital of shoe making, at least back in the 80s. Good memories

Yeah that’s just plain cool. Feels Han Solo meets SHTF gunslinger. I also like that you printed those boxes for different calibers, I’ve always said that if I was stuck with one gun for the rest of time that it would be my Glock 17. Obviously you wouldn’t be able to carry as much ammo but it’s cool to see you could adjust the kit to carry something with a little bit more pop.

For those of you who don’t know what a .22 cal. Is let’s call it what it is 5.56. That’s right. The military loves it.

Picking up a lot of tips, thanks for that. Decades ago I started using plastic aspirin containers to hold .22LR, they hold more and they're water proof. This system designed to hold them instead would add a third more rounds and the plastic containers hold up better...

Beautiful workmanship. How much is the fully loaded weight of the whole rig

That is awesome. I want one from my Mark three Hunter and one for my 2245 Ruger.

That's a beautiful piece of work!

🎉🎉فخامة ❤

I didn't know laser engravers/cutters could be used like this on leathercraft. Thanks for showing us! While this does indeed seem "pointless" I want one too - or something similar - for my suppressed 10-22 Takedown & SR-22 combo with a mix of mag holders for Ruger BX-110, BX-25, and SR-22 magazines, LOL!

Looking Good 💯!!! Functional and fashionable 🤘🤘👍

Always awesome. I like the weathered look. It's important to look like your stuff is well used when facing down a hoard of zombies. I think I would go with a shotgun, though. If they're coming in 3 deep, you can take out more in one shot. 😂

Love the set up. I agree with you on what your reasoning is 100%. .22 is great for accuracy and handling. You could probably place 3rds of .22 in a face faster than your opponent with a 9mm. Hold off a lot of people with .22. I'm sure even with body armor you could squeeze a few rounds in between.

Such beautiful craftsmanship! I was serious before, would you PM me with a budget? I've been looking for this for 6-7 years but didn't know it could be this beautiful. Also I greatly prefer 50rd Card board boxes for round management, when you've used them they can be used as tinder or for writing notes and there is no plastic rattle or empty box to carry out. Also if your buddy wants shells when out plinking you know exactly many you are lending and expect replaced! Once again, beautiful work!

Great work as usual. I would expect nothing less. I love the color combination for this project. I may have aske this before, Please forgive if I have. Have you ever tried dip dying the project? Not that the way your are doing it is wrong or doesn't work. You always seam to get great results. I love the reverse tape technique to speed dye the smaller parts. I would call that speed dying. Beautiful rig. Let's hope you don't have to use it for the zombies. I agree with the idea of more is better for your ammunition. Please keep them coming.

Very cool. My belt has 2 pistols and 30 rounds for each gun (FNX-460, FN Reflex 9mm) i just beed enough to get to my rifles 😂

Ignore all others. The 22lr is an awesome round. My EDC pistol is a Walther 22 WMP. the 22 mag being my favorite

This probably make you a target in shtf scenario. Hide what you have don’t flaunt it . But looks really well made and impressive skill!

Beautiful rig! The only thing missing is a pouch for a suppressor. 😂 How significant is the difference between round holes for stitches and the suits from an iron or needle, given the quality of the thread available today?

This is awesome is there any way to get a couple of more mag pouches, and maybe some 10 round 10/22 mag pouches?

That's an amazing rig you did and I would probably go with 556/223 240 rounds

Well the honest answer would be I would like to have more than one but I guess the 22. Has more range and accuracy and you can carry more munitions for sure.

video showing how to make a bandolier: "ok now lets see the tools i need..(sees a 5k lazer cnc) "ah well maybe in my next life.."

Please upload that video of how to turn sketches into vector files that would be extremely helpful

Amazing work! If the zombie apocalypse does hit make sure you build yourself a harness for a melee wepon because ammunition will run out fast.

wow!! amazing project, looks so freaking cool and wild!! LOVE IT

Literally just show the random groups your leather working skills and they will not harm you and ask you to join their group. Dont even need to fire a shot lol now thats survival

Neat. I do like me a good bandolier, they're classic. 500 rds of 22lr sounds like a good day at the range, and to answer your question at the beginning, 500 rds of 22lr or 50 rds of 12ga is a false dichotomy because *everyone* knows that crossbows are ideal for the zombies lol

Brilliant work given me idea's for more leather work 👏

Thank you for sharing this!!! VERY nice work and a beautiful product.

love it. beautiful work

you are definitely low on magazines. don't you know that the zombies come in herds ?

Awesome you do beautiful work a true craftsman I want one we need more talented people in America like you and best of all not made in China

Awesome work sir! Are you taking orders to make this? and how much would it be?

Whoa, I subbed just based on the thumbnail. Badass project!!!

Love the case for fasteners. Great idea. What are the lock pins used for sewing?

You don’t seem to get much charring. Is that from casing the leather or is there a way to change the air setting on the P2?

You’ve got to get you a set of those Guggenheim scissors. They are bad ass for leather.

13:30 it be cool to make the 2 pieces in to a skull or some kind of face with the connecting straps coming out of eyes n mouth

I..........want..........one.......no.........3........I want 3

how much would something like this cost?

Okay, now I need a rig like this for my 10mm rechambered Rhino...that just looks AWESOME

Nice and really not necessary 😂 perfect for movie! Now we need a leather tactical vest!

What are the brass pieces used to hold parfs together? They look very handy.

Cool but the mag holders are to high in the front on top. One will be struggling to get a grip and pull it out.

That is an absolutely EPIC rig! Awesome work! 🙌🏼

Me: I would go with the .22 lr or something like a 9mm do to the size of a round. Now with hunting if I was with a group of people I would think about a 12g shotgun but the round to weight is bad. If I was going to hunt deer I would pick a black powder rifle or shotgun over a 12g do to I could substitute lead for small rocks in the black powder shotgun. Yes keep the powder and caps dry is a little more difficult but I could pick a flintlock to eliminate caps and most of the components I can get at a store too

I always look forward to seeing what you do next. You give me great inspiration.

While I don’t expect the zombie apocalypse I do have larger toys that could use something like this. Thanks for the adjustable idea

That's a really nice machine It saves your hands so much work

I’d love to see some footage of you training with it on the range or just moving about in it. Great work

True modern artisan! Absolutely fantastic! And your video skills are top notch. And me being a huge fan of the MkIII I need one of these!

Amazing what you can do with some dead beef skins. ❤

My goodness beautiful! love the way the holster attached and hung to the bandoleer

Zombie head shots, mark 4 Ruger tactical suppressed with a nice scope like that. Perfect setup.

what is that machine? I cut all my leather by hand and it take some time.

Is there somewhere I could buy a bandolier like this?

be nice to have 1 box that u could quick release and toss to some one

Do you make and sell these holster’s for the Ruger Mark lll ?

Quick question, why do you use white glue instead of contact cement? And are they the same as wood glue? Thanks

What happens if winchester changes their packaging?

Amazing craftsmanship!

not leather work if a machine does most of the work.........

Incredibly beautiful work. When I first saw the boxes, I thought they were for Ruger 10/22 magazines.

would be very interested in buying these parts for a diy kit! ihave a mk4 idl love to carry like this

I have no leather crafting skills. But that is a beautiful piece of kit. 🫡

How much would you charge for a belt like that?

Could you make a behind the back dual knives sheath

well.. that is simply magnificent. Patience like I will NEVER have... give me a $3.00 mini-camo-backpack filled with every caliber i own... i got things to do!!! New sub! I'll be back.

Im definitely gonna use that tutorial for an airsoft idea

As someone who owns a pair of Ruger MK Hunter pistols, I can appreciate the effort that went into making such a beautiful piece. Might I suggest making some of those pouches to fit the ten round magazines for the Ruger 10/22 rifle? Or make a mold for the CCI mini mag boxes? I’m very curious as to how much a setup like this would cost, very interested.

Looks awesome but in terms of practicality - utterly pointless. 22LR is a mean round (actually not uncommon to be used by assassins at point-blank range, the soft lead bullet also substantially poisons the blood + blood loss + more so if there are several, so the EMR is usually out of time...yet there's a reason it's not a weapon if choice), but it just doesn't cut it in a SHTF scenario. Especially with a scope - that thing is utterly useless. Your effective range is 10-15 meters max and you have to shoot the legs...and run. Preferably just run in the first place. All it will do is wound them and then they will come at you in force, encircle you and you're dead. Against melee weapons - eh, probably, if you're lucky and already have the weapon drawn - again, shoot legs, face, run. Would probably take a clip to put someone down, if at all. Depends on the amount of adrenaline the target has, too - that is a very big factor for small caliber. For example, a drugged person or a person high on adrenaline could probably eat up a clip and still get you, while an unaware one will faint from shock (and suffer less damage altogether consequentially, except maybe blood loss, but that also depends, unless hit in vital organs or finished off). But as a deterrence from unarmed people and dogs - perfect. Also I noticed on the back - is that thing compatible with backpacks? I think the rear pouches would touch the backpack and then the sling will move forward each step and then you'll get a rash from your pectoral over to trapezius and deltoid, and the side of the body too. Leather cuts in real good when it moves around a lot. I'd consider a side strap across the waist to lock it in place and loose a couple of pouches on the back to be able to put on a backpack, because without a backpack it just doesn't work.

Hello what power and speed do u select on stools for leather

I like the way you think..lol. I actually would love to see something like this for my .357 magnum revolver. I have 4 speedloaders and a bunch of loose rounds. This looks like a great idea. At first, I will say that your .22 looked like a blaster from Star wars, so there's that..

You don't have any stuff in your Etsy shop?

Absolutely beautiful work and a very utilitarian piece of gear ...I'd be interested in a setup like this for my semi auto...if you don't mind me asking how much would something like this run?

I love the idea, but it would probably be awkward to reload. Magazines are typically placed on the weak side because they are easy to grab with your off hand. In your current configuration you’d have to reach across your torso to grab the magazine. I would suggest adding a belt with the mag pouches placed at the 10 or 11 o’clock position. A belt would also ensure that your gun is always in the same position if you ever have to draw it under stress.