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Shooting Traditional Firearms and Weapons => General Interest => Topic started by: doc623 on February 07, 2010, 10:31:49 AM

Title: Sling
Post by: doc623 on February 07, 2010, 10:31:49 AM

If you use a sling; what type/kind and do you have a picture?

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Post by: Three Hawks on February 07, 2010, 11:01:54 PM

I use carrying straps on all my cartridge rifles.  I tried a sling on my T-C Hawken about twenty years ago.  I had one that tied around the stock and fore end.  It worked well enough for carrying but a caplock doesn't  do well when carried with a sling in my experience.  My rifle shed caps like a long haired dog sheds hair.  Every time I unslung and tried to shoot, it seemed as if the cap had gone south, so I gave the sling away.  End of problem.

A friend had the swivel set which screws into the stock and one of the rod pipes on his Renegade.  He, too scattered caps about the woods with gay abandon.  

Your mileage may vary.

Three Hawks

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Post by: Longhunter on February 07, 2010, 11:51:13 PM

A woven strap on this one.

(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Two-Fer2.JPG)

And this one

(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Jackie_a_pair2.JPG)

A carrying sling on my Jaeger too.

(http://www.shrewbows.com/rons_linkpics/Jager_62.JPG)

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Post by: nessy357 on February 08, 2010, 01:14:19 AM

You have good taste Ron ! I see you have the same sling as I have on my L/hand Jeager, and the same possibles bag !
I got my swivels at track of the wolf.
http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categorie ... tyleID=776 (http://www.trackofthewolf.com/Categories/PartList.aspx?catID=14&subID=169&styleID=776)
Cheers Bob.

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Post by: doc623 on February 09, 2010, 12:14:19 PM

Have any of you heard of a 'Ranger' or modified ranger sling?

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Post by: Trois Castors on February 09, 2010, 02:40:39 PM

It's hard to tell from the pic. that this one laces to
the stock:
[albumimg:3pybargm]4671[/albumimg:3pybargm][albumimg:3pybargm]4672[/albumimg:3pybargm]
I bought this kit at a gunshow for a pattern, as I
would like to weave a strap for a rifle.
This part number must be old stock as
I couldn't find it on their site:
http://www.butlercreek.com/products/slings_straps.html (http://www.butlercreek.com/products/slings_straps.html)

Regards,

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Post by: Trois Castors on February 09, 2010, 04:14:54 PM

This is the only "slung" rifle I have, obviously a military style.
[albumimg:2914ablo]4675[/albumimg:2914ablo][albumimg:2914ablo]4676[/albumimg:2914ablo][albumimg:2914ablo]4677[/albumimg:2914ablo]
(1803 Harpers Ferry Rifle)

Regards,

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Post by: nessy357 on February 09, 2010, 07:20:51 PM

Using the sling swivel and button swivel fom track,here's how I did my smoothie.
I drille a same size hole as the swivel through the stock and barrel  lug.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/nessy357/Sling004.jpg)
This one I just drilled an undersize hole in the stock for the button to screw into.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/nessy357/Sling005.jpg)
I was furtunate to have a friend do the leatherwork on the sash/sling
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v309/nessy357/Sling007.jpg)

Cheers Bob.

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Post by: Bison Horn on February 09, 2010, 08:52:46 PM

This one laces over the end of the butt stock and slips over the barrel, between it and the rr.
(http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww246/ALW77865/Muzzleloading/IMG_0600.jpg)

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Post by: Trois Castors on February 09, 2010, 10:04:12 PM

Quote from: "Bison Horn"

This one laces over the end of the butt stock and slips over the barrel, between it and the rr.
(http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww246/ALW77865/Muzzleloading/IMG_0600.jpg)

This is a better picture of the type of sling "kit" I was trying
to show.I have a poor excuse for a camera, AKA-cellphone

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Post by: Trois Castors on February 10, 2010, 09:58:49 AM

Here is a bit better picture of my 1803 with sling.
[albumimg:288bemam]1507[/albumimg:288bemam]

Regards,

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Post by: doc623 on February 19, 2010, 08:11:04 PM

Thanks for the input and the pictures so far.
Daring to venture in to the realm of not being PC but of being functional has anyone heard of or know of a Ranger or modified Ranger sling?
You may have seen or know of this under another name/type.
Interested?

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Post by: vermontfreedom on February 25, 2010, 10:46:39 PM

my wife uses an around-the barrel and around-the-butt sling on her 8-pound, 12-ounce Lyman Trade Rifle

kind of ugly, not pc, so far as I know, but wow - talk about handy.

two seasons ago, she shot 2 deer within half an hour or so of one another. naturally i was drafted to help drag them out. with a shoulder-style drag rope harness and her rifle slung on my back, I was able to carry my slingless rifle and some of her extra gear in my hands - a real time and effort-saver

unfortunately, the sling is so thick, even if i wanted to use it, it would completely obscure my short primitive sights