Can Your Sling Do This?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- At this point we should all understand why a sling is one of the most important accessories for a rifle or carbine. Carrying a long arm without a sling is the equivalent of carrying a handgun without a holster, except your long arm cant fit in a pocket.
A good sling primarily provides adequate and safe retention as its primary feature. However shooters throughout the ages have figured out ways to use their slings in more advantageous ways.
The sling wrap technique is an excellent and expedient way to gain a more stable sight picture in almost any position. Having the ability to lengthen your sling on the fly allows you to use this technique or switch shoulders, while still retaining the ability to secure your rifle to your body.
Ultimately a good sling is whatever you like and will use, as long as it isnt a 3 point. Those suck. However I think the BEST slings are two point and adjustable. This has long been the standard in the firearms industry but NOT ALL two point adjustable slings are the same!
Special shoutout to Swift Design & Textiles for my new favorite sling!
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Still rocking the OG Magpul MS1 lol. That thing has some of the best tube nylon I've ever seen. Slick, thin, and soft to the touch...God I wish I could find a roll of that laying around. It's the two point to one point design and honestly, does it the better than the newer options I've used. Simple HK clip (only thing I've changed from the original sling) in the front with a scaled down ASR hook in the back. For one point use it comes with a built in D-ring a few inches behind the rear hook. Much like a mama's boy, it lives and will never leave it's home that is my HK 416 lol.
Side note: 7:57 I wouldn't put too much stock in the "silent" sling stuff. As someone who stalk hunts on WML, YOU are faaaaaaaaaaarrrrr louder bumbling around with your two left feet than any sling noise. The rattle of your sling should only be worried about when you start getting to White Feather levels of sneaky. Until then, just stop stomping up the stairs and try to miss at least one branch going to the deer stand. Remember to always kiss the homies goodnight xoxoxo
@@Zel_eo you say that but my homies be going click click click click down the road at night
You aren't always walking in brush!
@@LFAnon True, but a lot of noise dudes make is stomping along or plate carrier rattle. Biggest culprit by far is a rifle slapping mag on the front of the carrier. And, if you have enough dudes patrolling, ain't nothing quiet lol. "So are we there yet? Uh, I left my flashlight cover in the car. Guys I have to pee!" Like I was saying, there is a LOT more sound signature to worry about before you think about a quiet sling attachment. Case and point, please open any of those Velcro pockets on your spiffy looking jacket at night =).
I got fed up with overpriced hot garbage so I started making my own 2 point quick adjust slings a year ago, since then I've sold them to my squad, my coworkers and friends....and am debating online sales and gunshow tables
It's very similar to the guys you shouted out, so glad that we are all tracking.
I've learned so much about cordage, hardware, and the gorillion types of mil spec nylon it's unreal.
What's relevent here;
The nylon I use is cordura truelock, mil spec A-A-55301 Type III. It is softer and smoother and great for slings, in your video I almost jumped out of my chair like Leonardo when you were talking about how the nylon felt. It's expensive stuff compared to most nylon that sling makers use, but to me it's worth every penny.
Thanks for the video, all gunowners need to see it.
@@griftinggamer cheers!
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I dont mind sitting through a couple ads for your content. Also waiting for your next "Fudd Talk Live". And btw, I really like that sling made by Swift Designs.
I am hoping we can cast/stream a bit more in 2025. I am working on getting enough internet power up here, and a comfortable setup.
I had this discussion with Carl at Tactical Rifleman.
Using a sling as a shooting support makes sense on an AR when the barrel is free floated. Or when the barrel is big and bad like Mike at Kline Machine and his LSW.
Otherwise, using a traditional front sight post, you can pull your point of impact off by up to 6moa.
And Carl said I need to join the 21st century and usea damn free floated barrel.
And while he is right... I still use my FSP rifles. So the "GI Silent Sling" (who decided on that name?) is what I use and really like. If I was more modern I think an adjustable sling would be the shiznit.
Yeah I dont have anything not free floated, decent parts are so cheap now
You can be an FSP enjoyer and still have a free floated rail. Just knock the old sling swivel out with a punch. Save yourself some rattle.
@@mr.stotruppen8724 you got a point.
I just love me some of that sweet sweet clamshell handguard goodness. With a little Troy quad rail for zest.
It's emotional. I can't justify it. So I just have to own it.
@@mr.stotruppen8724 actually, I can justify my FSP. When it's -40F around here I like to hold onto plastic rather than metal. But they make covers for the rails so.... It's still not easy to justify.
And it lets me train on the lowest common denominator so I can train others with the most common setups.
And they were cheaper than rails.
And I like them.
That's pretty much my list of justifications.
@@woodsghost9088 clamshell handguards and quad rails....
you gotta be just a FEW years older than me
550 cord or locking cord for the win!
keep it simple stupid!
What I did for light/silent front sling point was a small coated steel cable run inside a gutted 550 cord. I wanted the benefits you mentioned, plus as it was around the gas block I wanted it to not break no matter how hot the gas block got.
@@ninja5672 I just got some steel locking cables for fucking with nvg attachments. Good idea running through 550!
You're a G. You're a gangster. You are an important and caring person. The Al Gore Rhythm likes you. And on top of all that the sling is the most important rifle accessory.
@@bluemonday09 aww shucks!!!
just got in my padded sling from Swift yesterday
Have 3 of their slings. It’s great!
Wish there was a trade in program lol!
I like and use the fixed magpul stock as well.
@@Nobody13325 solid and cheap! I kinda hate adjustable stock. Get me beard hairs pulled out
Last of the Mohicans song nailed it. Subscribed
dont tell youtube its copyrighted! ;-)
Subbed! Love seeing more gun channels.
Good usable info. Thanks for the video.
bless!
1.5” wide MIL-W-17337 mil-spec nylon webbing is the ideal material for two-point slings on most defensive long guns. It’s extremely durable yet soft and very flexible, wearing like iron with excellent abrasion resistance. It has the right coefficient of friction for smooth transitions without slipping off your shoulder during administrative carry. It doesn’t rot or retain moisture, so it’s completely waterproof. In an emergency you can even use it as an effective tourniquet. You can buy it in bulk, choose your own hardware, and equip all your rifles to your preferred sling specifications.
@@lilcwa this guy knows nylon
I have a few magpuls for yrs. You are on point on them. They are serviceable slings, but they are thick and heavy in the model you and I have, which is the MS1.
@@bryanfaulkenburg462 soft and thick enough they don't really need a pad which is nice
I remember on one deployment guys starting rocking the 1pt sling. I was like wtf is that and why. Having a 5-15lbs weight hanging off your IBA sucks.
fucking MP's tricked em
Little secret, AWS and LBX have great 2 point slings for like $25-30.
This has become one of my favorite channels.
@@joshuathompson8024 you have just become one of my favorite commenters
Sweet I'm now subbed again commercials are out of control for us poor. Thank you
I have an AK sling on an m4. It’s green, it’s quiet, it’s a 2 point non-adjustable and it’s taped around the points of contact on the buttstock, cuz that’s what you do. It keeps the rifle on my body, not too loose, not too tight
Thank you for the solid review! 🤘🏼
Thank ol Swift design & textiles!
This isn’t a GBRS VIDEO??? what the hell dude!? I don’t have a sling I’m waiting on the highest dollar one to come out.
I guess I could grow my beard a little...
I wish I watched this before joining god IM LEAVING NEXT WEEK WHERE WERE YOU TWO YEARS AGO😭
@@medln5357 before joining what?!
Always love your videos
cheers!
Love me some 550 sling attachment loops. Gives a easier spot to cut thru if the sling ever tries to send you to the nonexistent respawn point (LCE to web belt too!). I always, always, *always* lock critical 550 knots with a couple in/outs of button thread and needle both thru the knot itself and the tails.
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Edit: 13:29 Brommeland? Sorry I'm 'outting' them. I have one of their carbine slings that is the same basic material. I like it for its light yet durable construction. Sample size one...
I dont THINK so, ill look here in a bit. But I am sure there are tons of nearly identical slings out there.
Like and find alot of your contemt very useful.
The gbrs crack was 😂 2:28
@@Nobody13325 this is not the kung fu channel!
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You should check out Arbor Arms dual adjust sling. It has a cam and an adjuster, so you can really tighten it up. They had a pad that you can add to it(it can hold lose rounds too). If you like a small amount of padding, GBRS makes a great minimal padding sling too.
@@darklyripley6138 I'll look em up!
Really like that jacket! What brand? I still just use the OG assault sling kit from the late 80's. Metal clip that goes on front sight housing and has a loop on rear for fixed stock.
@@patrickoneill6821 it's a Chinese repro sold as teesar. Available at optics planet still if you hurry.
I appreciate this video. Been wanting to upgrade my sling game for a while, but every time I buy a new sling I like it even less than the last. It's been a terrible cycle.
I think you got it figured out!?
I got lucky! I didnt like any of mine a whole lot. Then someone blessed me with this!
2 to 1 sling, with 4 points of attachment. 1 front hand guard, 2 front of receiver , 3 rear of receiver, 4 stock.
This setup will let you carry a rifle any way you need.
-1 point for CQB
-2 point at front & rear receiver for most things
-2 point at far ends of Rifle for big guns or admin carry.
calm down with all that math bro!
@@LFAnon lol I got a video explaining it if counting 4 is challenging and you need visual aids.
This is the way
Just a note - by looping the "tail" of the strap back through the buckle at the stock end it vastly reduces the tail slapping into your face / ear / neck areas. Not a biggie, but makes things less distracting all around.
Did bro just trash the Edgar Sherman Design sling? Lol that's my favorite sling when wearing kit.
Good video my dude.
13:08 that’s an Edgar Sherman design sling. It’s by far my favorite sling that I’ve tried.
This may be hard to convey over text, but your concerns about the fabric being rear biased is a very easy fix and actually an ingenious design of that sling. I believe it’s either the second or third slider from the rear that you can pull one way or the other to increase or decrease the overall length of the sling. I like that sling because you can use that instead of having to cut off or wrap up the slack of other slings after you get the overall length fit to your body type
maybe i need to learn new voodoo
@@LFAnon if you get the heart out of a live rooster, the ESD sling may just become your favorite as well
ESD slings rock, easily my favorite so far 🤘🏻
I have to put a vote in for the Ryker 2.0 slings. A bit pricey, but I got second one because they are easily the best I have slapped on a long gun.
Can tell how genuine your opinion was here. May check them out. Got a few Troy T-slings for 10 bucks each, best thin lizzie non padded. MS1 and blue force on most stuff.
I aint no shill!
I was legit worried some nice man wanted to send me a shitty sling.
Turned out great, and we should give him our business!
I stopped the video at 3:35.
Same
Me adjusting my blue force gear two point sling: “stop resisting“
@@WearilyCorrect bahahaha, your BFG sling responds, "I can't breathe!"
Loud industries makes the the best slings, period.
They are basically LBT slings
Solid knowledge transfer homie...🇺🇲🇺🇲
cheers sir!
The rear point looping around so close to the charging handle looks like it would be an issue sometimes, have you run into that?
nahh! but its not my favorite rear attachment either!
What's the field jacket you're wearing?
lol the most popular item in the video!
(and currently on sale)
www.opticsplanet.com/mil-tec-by-sturm-softshell-jacket-gen-iii-mens.html?_iv_srsltid=AfmBOor9jCuzUrHHNPRseoaa6KdCfS_l694t4wNoDVuKPAUEQGTLXlhm
Hey what paint and colors did you use on your fighting rifle? I like the greens in it.
anything that the krylon section told me was matte finish... just started reallu exploring some new greens. dont just get the 'camo' shit they sell, nature is colorful!
@LFAnon yeah I find the camo ones a bit grayish in tone. I like the darker green you used, that and the light green look good, thinking of doing that with some coyote brown and tan
What's your thought on the "griffin sling" sold at varusteleka/savotta, most 2 points loosen when you pull the adjuster towards your body.
The griffin is the exact opposite, it adjusts more loose toward the rifle, so when you need your rifle loose, your hand is already headed to the rifle, not toward your body.
What platform are you most active and responsive to?
@@ownedkapoo here!
Finally, someone who also recommends slings for support.
Louder for those in the back: *Slings are NOT just for carrying your rifle around!*
Adjustment is also great for changing shoulders on those support side cover engagements. STOP EXPOSING YOURSELF!
get it really lose to blindly fire around corners or over berms!
and glad you are STILL watching! one of the OG's!
Ive been using a stripped extension cord and chewing gum for years now
@@Rebel_Spirit_Operations both stolen I hope
What's your take on 40mm ammo carriage? At work we'd always just treat our 320s like team gear. Standalone launcher with a bandolier or two of grenades that stays with it. Pass the whole package off to whoever's pulling guard at a given moment.
I've never belonged to an infantry outfit though.
hot take on ammo carriage.....
make someone else carry the ammo!
"you want my SS number?
"Oh it's OD green why didn't you lead with that, here ya go"
We have all been there
@@dswade59 wonderful give me 14 of them
The single point sling works best if you cut it and run it through your plate carrier on the back over the shoulder high enough up so you can shoulder the weapon with out having to lift the weapon up so it’s off you legs abs as high up as a tight two point one would be but you don’t need to loosen it to shoulder it the stock while dangling should be around your shoulder height you can put a make female clip on your rifle and carrier as well so you have a option to securely retain your weapon if need be like treating a downed guy
It’s works good when you have a ruck sack on with a plate carrier cuz with a regular sling you either put the sling over everything or have it under the ruck
If it’s under the ruck it’s not really maneuverable and if it’s over you have to pull the sling off if you want to ditch you ruck
especially if you use a quick detachable ruck In a emergency that shit might get tangled or caught on something at the least
I like the Vickers Blue Force slings. Thanks for reminding me to replace my sling swivels with 550 cord. Also, what kind of jacket is that?
You should check out Eastern Shore Sling Co, I use a few of them in my rifles and absolutely them
@@Taylor-iu1zf I'll give a lookey
thoughts on stabilizing fractures and other outdoor injuries in the field? I've been moved with one of those stupid triangle bandage slings and it sucks. dudes don't think they'll roll an ankle or fall off a hill
Why gut the 550 cord? I’m using non gutted cord for attachment, is this bad?
@@PretendtoImagine-k9f not bad. But it holds knots worse. It's plenty strong without the innards
Luckily my knot has not become unknotted, not yet anyway.
I should probably gut it before it becomes an issue.
Is that a lightfighter studies group patch?
@@beefnam yup
Is your jacket a dyed acu top? I just tried spray painting some acu pants with a pretty meh outcome
@@danielconquer909 it's a repro of a gen 5 ecwcs in od. Available under the name teesar at optics planet right now
Does running your sling in that position ever interfere with your charging handle? It looks like it would.
It doesn't really. It flops around there but lays very flat, I could also snug it down a hair!
What is that jacket?
bahaha! only the most popular item in the video my mate!
its china gear!
but believe it or not it was made custom for some rowdy boys I know... it sold well and they kept making it...
and its even on sale right now...
www.opticsplanet.com/mil-tec-by-sturm-softshell-jacket-gen-iii-mens.html?_iv_srsltid=AfmBOoo-_Kcs0n_dB6cObuU_T_V3olto2u9L8EUrqiQZf1HT5GhzrRr0
Edgar Sherman Design spotted
Somethin I need to tell ya...I got a few one point slings. But, they Identify as 2 pointers. They only get used in kitchin combat missions, or as bag fillers. There, I feel better
I wouldnt put my BBQ tongs on a 1 point sling!
@@LFAnon Hey, that's a good idea for doing my grilling more efficiently
Hey, if a guy has a strap on his long arm he is ahead of the game.
I need to know about that jacket though. Anyone know what it is?
Chineese repro of an ecwcs gen 5 softshell. Sold as Teesars Gen 3 at optics planet, but they are currently out. No idea if any more are being made.
Thanks for being so responsive!
I liked how the 1 point sling is able to be thrown behind for for pistol action but it tugs on the neck too hard which is unacceptable.
You're wrong. Fix that Swift Design sling attachment that wraps around the stock by the charging handle. You don't want anything that can/will impede your charging handle movement. Yes, the A1/A2 fixed stock sling loops are not the best for modern sling usage. So you'll have to get creative.
@@MJFacas it's amazing how these creatures can't work a charging handle! Lol
Hey i like my single point slings.
In the civilian world at least as of today there isnt a single task i need to do while carrying a rifle, i can just put it down. Also its considerably easier to use a single point.
you dont check your own mail?
@@LFAnon I can get my mail with a single point sling lol it only really becomes an issue if you need to use both hands while also moving because the rifle just swings back and forth.
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bless up!
0:38 and Subscribed trying to make money on yt is geh. Cant wait to watch the vids
yeah im trying to make friends not money
i thought the monetize button might get TH-cam to help promote... seems like its just midroll ads, and i dont want you all to click off so fuck that!
Is that a legit NGAL? Teach me your ways
China Laser okay for 'civirian'! 🤣
Someone's biased to the rear.
lol I hear YA MOTHA has a rear bias!
She might, but thats my dad's problem.
Sling is sling
My sling holds my gun on my body..... it doesn't suck lol
Technically in science we only push or pull! But does you sling PULL GOOD!?
thats a comment
this is a reply!
King salesman.
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@@nexthubbins cheers!
Ok cool but… wtf softshell is that?
on sale daddy! (i just got another)
www.opticsplanet.com/mil-tec-by-sturm-softshell-jacket-gen-iii-mens.html?_iv_srsltid=AfmBOopfiZqQAcBzBAALndeKU5_xJ0xuCwwf13PIIoTqrd2rMSGKJKzx
Trumpian levels of salesmanship. Sell something more expensive than nylon, you will be successful.
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@@aaronroth734 check!
MagPul slings are their worst product.
I don't hate them for it. Good quality nylon. Functional. Will last. Just not the best at anything.
It does.