The_Dunedan

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?

kinsaj

seeing a pic... or concept diagram or somethign would help a lot... I am interested in slings and do a little long-range shooting, but unfortunatly, I am not extremely knowledgable in the area of slings.

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Mastershredder

I second a pic

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Suave

It appears that others have taken up your cause already: http://www.ustacticalsupply.com/rev-quickcuff.shtml
http://www.ustacticalsupply.com/slings2.shtml

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WillyPete

Similar?
http://www.ray-vin.com/tech/slinghelp/slinghelp.htm

http://www.nealjguns.com/ss_store/Slings.html


On our old match Anschutz .22's we had a clip in sling.
You'd buckle it to your bicep and it would clip with a swivel clip, into an adjustable rail under the forward stock. The further you moved your supporting hand toward the clip's location, the more tension you'd create almost locking your arm in position. Very stable once you get used to it.

As seen here, it can be done with an old service sling.
http://www.snipersparadise.com/marks...th_a_sling.htm

Here's the quick-cuff:
http://www.tacticalintervention.com/...gmodeltwo.html