Is there a certain sling preferred here?

I've been using a plain 1" black nylon web sling. Nothing fancy.

I know some like the .mil style leather sling for using as a shooting aid.

Do any of you use a 3 pt sling?

I use a butler creek neoprene sling.The give makes the rifle feel lighter than it actually is.

All Remington leather straps (they stay on your shoulder and you can shoot with them).

The big gun has a Butler Creek sling and I am glad for it.

Canvas sling with leather ends and brass fittings that I used to buy from Cabelas. They are almost identical to the Westley Richards ones except they have rubber threads woven in to the inside surface. Plus they just plain look good on the gun.

I've been using Butler Creek slings for years and always liked them. I just bought a new sling for a new rifle, a Vero Vellini, and I think it has it all over the Butler Creeks. The sling doesn't slip at all on the shoulder.Costs about the same too !!!

For general hunting purposes, I've been using 1.25" heavy nylon/synthetic Super Sling2+ You can adjust them one handed. Wide enough to carry your rifle comfortably and easily wrapped around your offhand arm for unsupported shooting in the field. Basically zero maintenance as well. I think they're made by the "Outdoor Connection" and come with Uncle Mike's Super Swivels. I must own 7-8 of them and have 'em on everything from a .22LR up to a 7mm Rem Magnum.

I generally stay away from the padded or wide slings that make shoulder carry comfortable, but are useless as a shooting aid.

I recently purchsed a Safari Ching Sling by Galco. Expensive but very nice. It all leather about two inches wide through the middle and tapers down to an inch on the ends. It is a very comfortable carry sling but it is an excellent shooting sling. The middle section of the sling in spilt and has a leather band about six inches long connecting the two havles. All you have to do is pull the band up behind your elbow and slide your offhand forward or back to adjust tension. Extremely stable and comfortable.

I seem to have about 5 slings and all are different. I'm pretty open, except I do not like the leather cobra style slings. I like the neoprene/elastic ones and I also like a simple 1" nylon. I much prefer to hunt and shoot without a sling, so I'll take them off and put them around my waist like a belt. I also like the Quake sling.

Also, I like the newer generation of one piece plastic quick release swivels. I had a swivel fail on my '06 and dropped off my shoulder muzzle first 2 years ago. fortunately I half assed spun and while I didn't catch it I was able to break its fall so it did not land on the scope. The newer swivels may be ugly as heck but they don't rattle and are quite strong too.

I use a sling from Tactical Intervention. It is 1.25" wide web sling with a detachable cuff that goes around the bicep. When the sling is being you used for carrying the rifle over your shoulder you just unclip from the cuff. When in a shooting situation just clip the cuff into the sling and you have a very solid shooting platform. I have killed coyotes at 300+ yards from the sitting position using this sling. I never use a bipod anymore. With a little practice it is very solid. You can buy extra cuffs and I have sewn them to several of my hunting jackets or you can just use the velcro closure and use it with whatever hunting clothes you are wearing.

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I prefer slings made of good leather. My favorite is Brownell's 'Latigo', and I've used it around the world. For rifles with the front sling stud on the barrel (375, 416) my favorite is the 'Montana'..........

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I like a wide, ballistic nylon sling. I typically don't have it on the gun while I'm hunting, so I like something that folds up easily.

They are light, yet comfortable when I need it. I haven't used a leather sling in about 10 years. About the same amount of time I've been using synthetic stocks on my rifles.

I use Butler Creek. They are the most Comfortable I've used and they grip your shoulder great. If you go on a hunt that involves long walks or stalks, you'll be glad you have a Butler creek.

I did buy a cheapo Wal-Mart Neoprene Sling that carrys quite well and the thing I like about it is that it has a Thumb loop thats quite useful while on your shoulder.

Good Luck

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I use the Claw Strap. Sticks like glue to your shoulder, made locally (Belgrade, MT) by some former Butler Creek managers. Looks like crap compared to a nice leather sling, but it works great.

A Butler Creek neoprene strap hangs on my varmint rifle due to the heavy barrel, the stretch really does seem to reduce the effects of the weight when you're walking.

Butler Creek neoprene- best I have used.

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Originally posted by crazy_quik:
...I've been using a plain 1" black nylon web sling.

That is my favorite as well. Once you get the adjustment where you want it for using it with the Hasty Sling Method, the slickness of the Nylon allows you to get it into position very quickly. And when adjusted correctly, it still won't "slip" out of position.

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I know some like the .mil style leather sling for using as a shooting aid.

These can be extremely solid once you are into them. The problem is getting into them "quickly".

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Do any of you use a 3 pt sling?

If by this you mean the "Ching Sling", I don't like having the extra "Stud" on the Forearm digging into my back when the rifle is slung with my head through the sling. When dragging Game out, it is much easier to tote the rifle in this position, but I'll pass on the Stud digging into my back.

You have an excellent Sling, just use it properly and you will have no regrets.

When I learned to shoot I also learned the Hasty Sling method. I'm really surprised its not more popular.

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If by this you mean the "Ching Sling", I don't like having the extra "Stud" on the Forearm digging into my back when the rifle is slung with my head through the sling.

That's why the Pachmayr flush mount QDs are preferred with the original Ching Sling. That's also one reason I designed the Safari Ching Sling to use only the normal forearm and buttstock sling studs.

You may or may not have noticed I mentioned your safari ching sling further up the page. Let me take this opportunity to thank you for a great product. I have always avoided using slings because I could not find one that was good for carry an shooting. You have solved my problems. It is not oftenyou find a product that works as advertised or in this case better. Thanks again.

As a spot and stalk hunter, a lot of times i'm down on my hands and knees stalking-- sometimes lower yet. I've never found as ling yet that fits the bill. What i needed was a sling that could hold the gun tight on my back so it wouldn't flop around, and it needed to be quickly detached from my body when i got into position for a shot without undue contorting from a laying position. SO i came up with my own system-- recently i bought a Vero Vellini, and attached a quick detach Fastex snap in one end, and just threaded the webbing thru it from the other end just like a backpack belt system. This allows me to quickly tighten the sling to keep it close/tight to my body, and i can access the gun quickly by undoing the snap withou contorting. The system works great, and helped just recently with a 1 hour crawl on a doe antelope.

Another vote for the Claw

If you are looking for a sling that is "hands off", take a look at the "splitfire"



This sling is essentially two slings stuck together with velcro. If you need hands off, you separate the two, and put one on each shoulder, in a modified backpack configuration.

I use it a lot in rough terrain after elk, and it works really well for that. HTH, Dutch.

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Originally posted by mike7mm08:
You may or may not have noticed I mentioned your safari ching sling further up the page. Let me take this opportunity to thank you for a great product. I have always avoided using slings because I could not find one that was good for carry an shooting. You have solved my problems. It is not oftenyou find a product that works as advertised or in this case better. Thanks again.

Yes, I did notice your positive comments and I thank you for them. Always good to hear from a satisfied user.

And regarding "hands off" use mentioned above, the Safari Ching Sling can be used "backpack-style": starting with the rifle carried on the strong side shoulder muzzle up, one simply pulls the inboard strap over one's head so that one's head is between the two straps, unhooking the elbow loop if needed to provide more room. It positions the rifle at a slight angle across the back so that one doesn't run the risk of banging one's head against the barrel.