Thread: What Sling?

What ever you get make sure it wide.
I've played with many slings, padded and non padded and I like simple nylon webbing that is 1.5" wide.

Like Res I have grown to like and prefer a sling that can be used as a shooting aid, with a bit of practice they provide awesome stability.
Some of the more 'Practical Shooting' sling have bungee sections sewn in which can help absorb the weight of the rifle.

Never use a sling but have an old one in my pouch for the day I do need one.

Originally Posted by tetawa

Never use a sling but have an old one in my pouch for the day I do need one.

agree with ya on that mate - I carry an Uncle Mikes Mountain sling in my day bag in case I need one on quad etc but otherwise never use one - when I was culling none of us used slings - we all carried our rifles as if we meant to use it - how many on here have had deer gallop of because just to slow getting rifle of shoulder

I like simple (and cheap!) slings. My last one came from Aliexpress. What can go wrong? It's a bit of webbing. And it would suit a plastic fantastic rifle!

Yeah, mine’s from AE as well, although I didn’t have as much luck. I chose it because it came with some decent looking swivels, which seem ridiculously overpriced in NZ. Swivels turned out to be great, but the strap is a bit stiff and constantly slips off. Oh well, like a lot of my gear it will do until the bank balance recovers from setting myself up from scratch!

got a neopreme one and it feels really good after long day,got quite a bit of give in it so has a bit of bounce.

This is the one I ordered and have no complaints: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Weav...461007827.html

I don't think I paid that much for it though. I can't vouch for the swivels as I didn't need them, so took them off right away.

https://www.google.co.nz/amp/s/m.ali...ampf=undefined
Does the job

Originally Posted by FatLabrador

https://www.google.co.nz/amp/s/m.ali...ampf=undefined
Does the job

Yup, that's the one I got. What is the tan-coloured rubber bit for? I wondered if it was extra padding under your elbow when shooting off a rest, but it's in the wrong place.

@mopheadrob I really have no idea what it does. I often wonder what's it for while waiting for a deer to walk out.

Thanks team....plenty of useful suggestions/recommendations there.

Z aim sling
Keeps the rifle from slipping off your back
No good with a pack tho.

Originally Posted by davhope

Z aim sling
Keeps the rifle from slipping off your back
No good with a pack tho.

Sharing cos I thought you fellow DIYers / lifehackers might like this. Those z-aim slings look like they would solve my problems, but don't look too high-tech... I took another look at my sling and reckoned it wouldn't take much to convert it. I pulled off the stupid rubber bit @FatLabrador and used the webbing to attach an old webbing buckle I'd kept for a rainy day. Another bit of webbing I found had a ladder-lock attached, so I didn't even need to bust out the wife's sewing machine. Job's a good'n

@mopheadrob , I like your style, I had the exact same thought after seeing a video of that sling in action

Originally Posted by mopheadrob

Sharing cos I thought you fellow DIYers / lifehackers might like this. Those z-aim slings look like they would solve my problems, but don't look too high-tech... I took another look at my sling and reckoned it wouldn't take much to convert it. I pulled off the stupid rubber bit @FatLabrador and used the webbing to attach an old webbing buckle I'd kept for a rainy day. Another bit of webbing I found had a ladder-lock attached, so I didn't even need to bust out the wife's sewing machine. Job's a good'n

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I've just modified both of my rifle slings in the same way, wish I had seen/remembered your post, it would have saved me a little head scratching! For those that are interested, you need some 25mm webbing, a buckle, and some three bar sliders (or whatever they're called). You don't even need an attachment point on the sling itself, I put the strap through the sling swivels at the top end. It seems to work very well indeed.