HunterWarrior
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Who makes the best sling for prone position? I'm needing one for my Remington LTR.
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Best sling for prone position????
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Check out the Quick Cuff Tactical Sling. It's what I have on my LTR.
http://www.tacticalintervention.com/quickcuffsling.html
http://www.tacticalintervention.com/quickcuffsling.html
USGI Model 1907
Since you're asking for the best sling for the prone position I assume you mean the best sling for using with a loop sling.
I like the USGI leather slings. May look a little funny on a synthetic-stocked rifle, but you can always dye the leather...
That Quick Cuff one looks hi-speed. I like the ability to quickly get into a loop sling. Can't do that with the USGI sling. May have to try out one of those thingamabobs.
Semper fi,
Bruegger out.
Since you're asking for the best sling for the prone position I assume you mean the best sling for using with a loop sling.
I like the USGI leather slings. May look a little funny on a synthetic-stocked rifle, but you can always dye the leather...
That Quick Cuff one looks hi-speed. I like the ability to quickly get into a loop sling. Can't do that with the USGI sling. May have to try out one of those thingamabobs.
Semper fi,
Bruegger out.
Steve Smith
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I find the good old leather USGI Model o' 1907 sling rock solid for prone shooting with my Garands, but my hunting rifles now all have a 3rd sling swivel stud amidships and use the Eric Ching sling. Very fast to get into in any position, yet very very close to the deliberate GI sling for stability.
Scouter, I must reply.
Why a sling and not a bipod?
A sling is more flexible. For instance, one can use a sling from the standing, kneeling or sitting position if prone is not available (tall grass, broken terrain, swampy or whatever...) Even in the prone position, a sling is easier to adjust than a bipod. And lateral movement is just as easy. Shooting on a downward slope from prone is particularly inconvenient with a bipod.
When not in use, a bipod is more factors to tangle, bump or otherwise emcumber movement. Brush, window ledges and door frames all are mysteriously attracted to bipods. Scopes, too, for that matter.
I have carried rifles by slings. I have carried rifles by bipods. Slings are better.
I do have a bipod that I switch between a couple of my rifles. It does serve well, IF I have a proper shooting position. For a quickly assumed position, a sling serves me better. Even with a bipod, I still use a sling.
If your results differ, good for you. You did ask why a sling instead of a bipod.
Why a sling and not a bipod?
A sling is more flexible. For instance, one can use a sling from the standing, kneeling or sitting position if prone is not available (tall grass, broken terrain, swampy or whatever...) Even in the prone position, a sling is easier to adjust than a bipod. And lateral movement is just as easy. Shooting on a downward slope from prone is particularly inconvenient with a bipod.
When not in use, a bipod is more factors to tangle, bump or otherwise emcumber movement. Brush, window ledges and door frames all are mysteriously attracted to bipods. Scopes, too, for that matter.
I have carried rifles by slings. I have carried rifles by bipods. Slings are better.
I do have a bipod that I switch between a couple of my rifles. It does serve well, IF I have a proper shooting position. For a quickly assumed position, a sling serves me better. Even with a bipod, I still use a sling.
If your results differ, good for you. You did ask why a sling instead of a bipod.
cotton military sling
The rifle instructors at my PD favor the military style that is or was the current issue, an OD cotton type or web type material. The metal adjustment parts work quickly, and the web material holds adjustment better than nylon, no slippage when you are in a TIGHT loop sling. By tight, I mean that if there is any blood flow under it, if your hand isn't cold, it is too loose. Before I went to our ex-USMC instructor's school, I thought a sling was something used to CARRY a gun. It would be hard for me to see how a leather sling would work nearly as well, unless you were just using it to carry the weapon. I sure as heck don't claim to be a rifleman, however.
The rifle instructors at my PD favor the military style that is or was the current issue, an OD cotton type or web type material. The metal adjustment parts work quickly, and the web material holds adjustment better than nylon, no slippage when you are in a TIGHT loop sling. By tight, I mean that if there is any blood flow under it, if your hand isn't cold, it is too loose. Before I went to our ex-USMC instructor's school, I thought a sling was something used to CARRY a gun. It would be hard for me to see how a leather sling would work nearly as well, unless you were just using it to carry the weapon. I sure as heck don't claim to be a rifleman, however.