By Lee Mason
My Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Compact .243 with matching Cartridge Cuff & Sling in Coffee Dark Brown
When we think about gun leather naturally we envision scenes of lever action rifles, single action revolvers, Bowie Knives, 1911 pistols and maybe even the venerable Smith & Wesson K-frame, but most of us don’t think of bolt action hunting rifles. Until recently neither did I. Here’s why I do now:
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Cartridge Cuff leather blanks cut, punched and ready for stamping or dye
Leather: It is a wonderful material, naturally sourced, sustainable. People have used it for centuries for clothing, shelter, bags, lashings and more recently Cartridge Cuffs and Rifle Slings. Leather is not all created equal. Different tanneries specialize in different kinds of leather and leather wholesalers source their leather from all over the world.
You may be starting to see why finding the right leather, the best leather for the task, can be tough. Since 2011 when I first began leatherworking, finding good leather to begin a project was always the hardest part. Keep reading to learn all about my journey to provide Mason Leather customers with the best vegetable tanned leather available anywhere: By Lee Mason
Mason Leather Cartridge Cuffs, Fall 2019
Mason Leather wasn’t always called Mason Leather, and my Instagram account @cartridge_cuff_guy was my personal account not too long ago. Over several years both have grown and deserved to be revamped and made better for my incredible customers. Here’s how it all started and how it got to where it is today:
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My Great Northern Field Bow and backyard target setup
Like many archers I actually started with a compound bow. It seems ironic that so many of us start with the latest technology only to choose to revert to technology of years (or even centuries) past. My journey into the incredible world of traditional archery started in 2008 while deployed to Afghanistan.
My buddy was an avid outdoorsman and his family would send him care packages every few weeks. Inside one of those packages was the latest Great Plains Bow Co. catalog. That booklet sat on our makeshift plywood coffee table between our two bunks for weeks until one day I finally picked it up. By Lee Mason
A Largemouth Bass I caught at a park on Lake Grapevine during my lunch break
Many of us live in the city. It is where the jobs are, where stuff is and for better or worse where we have to be most of the time. If you’re reading this you also love to fish, and like me don’t want to wait until the weekend to do it.
A few years ago I was working in Coppel, Texas, a part of the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolis. My job basically mandated we take an hour-long lunch break midday and I started to wonder if instead of sitting in my car after going through the Jimmy John’s drive-thru if I could wet a line in any of the nearby bodies of water and land a bass. I started packing a fishing pole and small tackle box in my trunk. By Lee Mason
3 Hogs I bagged at an east Texas Wildlife Management Area
If you haven’t read my previous post titled “Hog Hunting Texas Public Land: Access, where and when to hunt, restrictions,” definitely check that out first before reading this article. Then come back and check out 10 helpful tips for hunting hogs on Texas public land!
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A big blue catfish I caught in the Trinity River using palm-sized live sunfish as bait
Have you ever heard that to catch big fish you need big bait? I’m pretty sure we all have, but for one reason or another we usually don’t heed that advice and continue using the same baits we always have and keep getting the same results: average size fish with the occasional lunker. Big catfish are one of the best examples of this. Before switching to catching my own large live bait, I caught the same old 2 to 5 pound channel catfish we all do.
"Levers and Lions" by The Lever Action Hunter
Clint a.k.a. The Lever Action Hunter in Arizona lion country
This past March I was able to fulfill a dream of mine and go on a mountain lion hunt with hounds! It had been postponed from the previous season due to a broken leg injury that I had suffered. I knew the hunt would be physically demanding so I made sure that I was fully rehabilitated before setting off to chase a pack of hounds.
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The Texas Parks & Wildlife Public Hunting Lands Map Booklet
Hog hunting has exploded in popularity over the last decade, due in no small part to the explosion of the wild hog population. The state of Texas is ground-zero for feral hogs and hog hunting opportunities. Despite the overwhelming majority of the state being privately owned, public hunting opportunities do exist and hog hunting on Texas public land can be a great weekend jaunt or epic adventure!
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All Mason Leather gear is handmade by me, just for you, in my workshop in Celina, Texas. I source the absolute best AMERICAN full grain leather, then cut, punch, stamp, dye, finish and assemble everything with the level of quality and care not seen since the days of the pre-64 Winchester rifle. Handmade quality does take a little time, but I work fast to get you your gear quick. Click HERE to check current lead times and status of pending orders. Email me personally anytime at lee@masonleather.com , no foreign call centers here! Now let's go hunting! - Lee Mason, Mason Leather