I made a minimalist cheapo sling for the Tupperware Rifle awhile back but decided I wanted to upgrade. The guys on OyTube are making their own slings and the designs range from slick and well thought out to the utterly retarded. This one is somewhere in the middle.
The problem with this is the guys making high end factory slings have access to proprietary materials and fittings that bums like me can’t get. I have a Magpul quick-adjust sling and the strapping is thicker, slicker and more pliable than the nylon webbing I can get off Amazon. Is it worth the extra 40.00 ~ $60.00 you’ll pay…? I dunno. I suppose? If I were a squaddie doing patrols in nasty neighborhoods filled with shitty people, I probably wouldn’t bugger around with a project like this. If my life was riding on my equipment you can bet I’d shell out for a top notch operator’s sling and think nothing of it.
But I am an old stubfart with time on his hands. I wanted a wide strap, 1.5” sling that I could zip in and out fast. I DIDN’T want flapping “tails” of loose webbing so I used an ingenious hack to secure it. The only blemish on the effort is the hockey tape I used to secure some excess webbing that I don’t want to cut just yet. I’m going to play with the design and may need it for the last fine adjustments. It’ll look better when I clean it up.
It’s a tad slower than my Magpul sling is, but that’s okay. I won’t be jumping out of helicopters to pot talibangers or any other muzzle monkeys. It’s not as good as the trusty old 1907 leather slings with their shooting loops and precise adjustments. But that’s okay wide strap will make the carry a little more comfortable, and once I mark the adjustments for a good “hasty sling” hold… it should do the trick.
Looks complicated. You only need one adjustment buckle at the front or butt, depending on how you carry the rifle! Simple loop through one sling swivel and adjust buckle at the other end. But to each his own!
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That’s my Magpul sling and I think Vickers is like that too. I can’t find the bloody fitting/gizmo slider they use, I only have what I can get off Amazon. It’s slower but the adjustment is a little more precise which I like because I use the sling as a shooting aid, not just to carry the rifle. Speed is not the priority for me that it is for the squaddies.
DeleteThat's some funky eye non-relief you got going there. I guess it saves your buddies' bootpolish when they want to sneak a funny ring around your peeper. Seriously, what are you launching out of that cannon, .17 HMR?
ReplyDeleteNo shit. 🤬
DeleteIt’s okay for standing but for sitting or prone? It’s way too far back! And I can’t go forward anymore because of clearance issues with the fuggin low ring mount.
I’m going down to the store tomorrow to see if the mid high rings will solve the issue…
I like the original M1 Garand sling. Canvas, about 1 1/4" wide so it doesn't bite the shoulder yet stays in place.
ReplyDeleteMy standard sling is one of the Uncle Mikes Super Slings. A bit narrow but it is tough and adjusts very quickly. Funny though - I very rarely adjust the sling length once I have it dialed in.
Your sling appears very functional - good job sir !
Agreed.
DeleteI just don’t know enough about them…
Yup, an effective looking sling.
DeleteYour rifle is sitting beside your TOILET, Glen???? Damn... That completely redefines someone "stealing your shit..." Things must be worse up there in the Great White North than I thought!
ReplyDeleteBlue Force Gear Padded Vickers sling.
ReplyDeleteUh, you keep a rifle next to the shitter? And that splash and ejecta aint good for guns, yannow?
ReplyDeleteDown here in Texas we just sit in the truck, with the A/C still blowing, and then shoot the deer out the window. No need for a carry sling!!
ReplyDeleteI've farted around with that old leather military sling - watched the old black and white WWII videos on how to use it. It works, but a PITA to adjust. With my .22 rimfire I made a nice paracord sling - wide and softer and easy to carry. Colorful too, and if I ever need a string there's easily 200 fucking yards of paracord in that thing.