Best Sling Swivels

28 November 2002, 14:25

PEI ROB

Best Sling Swivels

I keep snapping off swivels lately. I'm either snagging branches or wrapping around my arm too rough while trying to get a moving target. Whats your vote on a good set?

28 November 2002, 14:57

smallfry

PEI ROB... Do you use a sling as a shooting aid? I was just curious as to who and how many people do.I kinda view slings as worthless and somewhat a dangerious practice. I have had a bad experiance with slings on rifles and no longer use them unless I am carreing my rifle unloaded with one on... as in I am packing game out, climbing, packing equipment in. I always carry a nylon on/as a belt for my pants and rifle as I am a smallfry.
take care

28 November 2002, 16:36

Russell E. Taylor

quote:
Originally posted by smallfry:
Do you use a sling as a shooting aid? I was just curious as to who and how many people do.

I use one as a shooting aid, yes... when time permits. I have two of the nylon Ching Slings, available only from The Wilderness, on my .280 AI and my .375 H&H Magnum. I have slings on all my hunting rifles except for my .444 Marlin.

Russ

28 November 2002, 17:02

PEI ROB

Yes, if I'm standing or kneeling. In my experience if I don't have time to sit down then I usually don't have time to set up the sticks so I use the sling. I use slings more often than not especially when I'm carrying something in or out.

29 November 2002, 03:34

D Humbarger

What brand of swivels are you using?

29 November 2002, 10:10

Mark

Last weekend I decided I'm not going to buy the locking kind any more, I realized I've had more problems with the locking kind breaking than I had with the normal types ever coming unlocked on their own.

29 November 2002, 15:54

PEI ROB

I don't know what brands the others were since they are in the trash. I just put on a pair of Uncle Mike's quick detatchable super swivels #1403-2 and will put 'em to the test soon. They don't look any better but I'll find out.

29 November 2002, 18:50

<G.Malmborg>

Smallfry,

I'm curious as to how using a sling as a shooting aid can be dangerous. I suspect there are a lot of former and current military folks on this site who's teeth were cut on the proper use of the sling as a shooting aid. The Marine Corps prides itself and rightly so, as the leader in marksmanship training and their programs success is based partly around the correct use of the sling as a shooting aid.

You will not always be able to go prone and deploy your bipod, so, learning the correct use of the sling while gaining experience in other shooting positions besides prone might be a worthwhile goal for anyone wishing to improve their marksmanship skills. If learned correctly, you might actually appreciate the sling and perhaps employ it a little more often.

Malm

30 November 2002, 05:03

<Don Martin29>

The comments about a shooting sling being "dangerous" are uninformed and absurd as Malmburg pointed out.

I find this thread hard to believe but some swivel must have been made wrong?

I have used detachable swivels for at least 40 years and snagged the barrel on limbs, fallen down with the rifle and used it as a shooting sling and the swivels are just fine. I would have to see it to believe it.

30 November 2002, 06:15

Russell E. Taylor

quote:
Originally posted by G.Malmborg:
The Marine Corps prides itself and rightly so, as the leader in marksmanship training and their programs success is based partly around the correct use of the sling as a shooting aid.

Bravo and amen.

My Dad was a Marine. I learned to shoot from him... to include how to use a sling. I sure as Hell didn't learn "shooting" in the Army. The Army's concept of "marksmanship training" is a joke. The Marines concept of it is... well, quite serious.

Russ

30 November 2002, 08:16

<G.Malmborg>

While we're on the subject, I am seeing more and more forend sling studs of the wood thread variety than I would care to. While this practice is good for business, I think it is a bit much for the manufaturers to use these in place of the "gold standard" machine threaded stud and nut.

As Mickey Mouse as this appears, I have actually only seen one of these pull out of a forend. Of course, for forends, I recommend changing these cheap wood thread types for the more solid and failsafe style of the machined stud/nut. Makes me wonder where the manufacturers will try and cut costs next...

Malm

30 November 2002, 11:33

Russell E. Taylor

quote:
Originally posted by G.Malmborg:
Makes me wonder where the manufacturers will try and cut costs next.

They will make synthetic stocks with the swivel studs molded in as part of the stock and use a drill to make the holes.

Remember you read it here first.

Russ

[ 11-30-2002, 02:34: Message edited by: Russell E. Taylor ]

30 November 2002, 23:32

I use Uncle Mikes and they seem to work for me.

01 December 2002, 05:44

tsturm

quote:
Originally posted by PEI ROB:
I keep snapping off swivels lately. I'm either snagging branches or wrapping around my arm too rough while trying to get a moving target. Whats your vote on a good set?

Are these the plastic ones? I have used Uncle Mikes (steel) as long as i can remember(30+)yrs have never seen or heard of a Problem?
Good luck!! [Big Grin]