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Old 07-10-2005, 09:00 PM   #1 (permalink)
The_Dunedan
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Improved Loop Sling

Looking for opinions here. I just recently got back from a high-power match where I saw something that really caught my attention.

Now, for this level of shooting ( 300-600 yards ) you're more-or-less stuck with either bipods, or using the Loop Sling. The matches I shoot are Service Rifle, and discourage the use of bipods; this means I'm pretty much stuck with the Loop Sling...and I HATE it. I hate the way it digs into my arm, the way it tends to wander down my bicep and change my POI over time.

What I saw was an interesting device whereby, instead of using a single sling, one of the shooters was using TWO slings; one on his rifle ( hanging off the forward swivel ) and one on his arm, with a clip to join the two. The one on his arm was a broad, comfey-looking leather band, which he left strapped on all day. It didn't seem to slip so much, and CERTAINLY looked a lot more comfortable since it wasn't a "slip-knot" arrangement like a normal Loop Sling.

What I came up with was an improvement on this, which would allow me to keep my normal sling on my rifle ( for Hasty Sling and carrying ). I was wondering how practical you guys thought this would be:

A non-constricting loop sewn onto the bicep my BVD blouse or shooting-jacket, with a very broad band of high-tensile webbing circling the arm. This would be attached to a length of 1-1/4" sling material, with a clip at the end. This would attatch to a metal ring held in a sewn-in bight in my sling. This would ( I think ) result in a very consistant "hold" on the sling, which would help keep consistancy, and would allow me to keep my regular sling in place to hasty-slung shooting and for regular carrying.

The only problem I'm having is that I'm wondering how to keep the length of "sling" attatched to my arm out of the way and quiet. A metal clip or buckle is a foregone conclusion, given the amount of tension it'd be under, but those tend to be kinda noisy. Also, how to keep it out of the way? It wouldn't be -too- long, about a foot, but that's still enough to tangle in webgear, brush, etc etc.

Anybody got any ideas? Criticisms? Things I might have missed?
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