Installation of your Cartridge Cuff:

1. Make sure your rifle or shotgun is unloaded.

2. Place the rifle or shotgun upside-down on a cleaning stand. You can also do this between your knees, but it's not as easy.

3. Place the Cartridge Cuff on the butt stock. Make sure the rear-strap is firm against the butt plate or butt pad.

4. Lacing on the Cartridge Cuff is made easier by using a light-duty clamp to keep the Cuff in place hands-free, however it is not necessary.

5. Center your leather lace or 550-cord through the forward-most holes, nearest the stock's grip area.

6. Continue lacing in a crisscross pattern, just like lacing-up a boot.

7.1 Go back to the front holes and tighten-up the lacing, pulling out all the slack, working towards the butt.

7.2 Laced tightly all the way to the butt.

8. Once sufficiently tight, tie the tag ends together in a square knot (or any secure knot) making sure to cinch the knot tightly to keep the overall lacing job tight. You can wet leather lace slightly to achieve a tighter knot. With leather lace I tie an overhand knot tight against the square knot on either tag end to ensure it'll never slip (as seen in next picture).

9.1 If using leather lace, cut off the excess, or you can tuck it forward under the crisscross lacing. For 550-cord, burn the ends to keep it from fraying. That's it! Cartridge Cuffs are not meant to be taken on and off repeatedly, but installed securely and left alone. You will need new lacing to reinstall a Cartridge Cuff as you should have to cut the old lacing to remove it. Extra lacing is available in my Hardware & Extras section.

9.2 Lacing shown from underside

9.3 Cartridge Cuff securely laced on to a Winchester model 70 Featherweight Compact 243 Winchester

Care of your Cartridge Cuff, Rifle Sling and other leather gear: Photos coming soon!

1. Your Mason Leather gear is made from the highest quality American top-grain leather. With proper use and care it should last a lifetime.

2. Wipe off debris with a clean cloth or soft brush. An old sock works great for this.

3. Using a clean, soft cloth (I use an old cotton sock), buff the leather with Mink Oil paste. You can find Mink Oil paste online but check my Hardware & Extras section as I am going to try and stock it.

Tips on use and care:

• You shouldn't have to clean and condition your Cartridge Cuff, Rifle Sling or other leather gear very often, once or twice a year is normal.
• A light rain shower while stalking in the woods won't ruin your leather, but hunting in the rain or swamp constantly will. Try and keep your leather dry.
• Take cartridges out of loops when not in use, or when the day's hunt is over. If you store cartridges in the loops long-term the loops may eventually become looser.
• Loops are sized to hold straight-wall cartridges midway on the case, not pushed down to the rim. Loops are sized to hold bottleneck cartridges with the shoulder of the case at the bottom of the loop.