Simple paracord sling

[Zeebrahed]

I *think* I recall seeing a thread here about how to make a field expedient sling out of paracord or comparable cordage. Can someone point me in the right direction about how to go about doing this...

This will be on a Carbon-15 Bushmaster rifle, just need something that I can whip up to get me thru a carbine match tomorrow.

Much thanks!

 

[Harry Tuttle]

http://www.alpharubicon.com/leo/tacslinggunndan2.htm

 

[Onslaught]

I remember the thread, it basically involved braiding the parachord like those keychains we all made Mom at Boyscout camp, but I can't find the link anymore.

PERSONALLY though, I'd run to WallyWorld and spend $5 on their cheapest non-padded Uncle Mike's sling.

 

[RevDisk]

Personally, I just made a double loop. One to put the rifle hanging straight down my side, the other so I can sling it across my back. You could also rig a "tactical sling" by taking a single length of cord, hack off a length of it, tie it to two points on the longer length of cord, and then use a lighter to melt the lines together so they absolutely will not slip.

Experiment for a personal fit. Wasteful? Perhaps, but 550 cord is cheap. I have a 1200 yard reel in my closet. Never underestimate the usefulness of 550 cord and commo wire.

 

[Houndawg]

I remember the thread, it basically involved braiding the parachord like those keychains we all made Mom at Boyscout camp, but I can't find the link anymore.

One of these days I'm going to figure out how to make one of those. I see people with the ones braided into a square and nobody seems to know how it was done.

 

[ALASKACAJUN]

Houndawg, I learned in the military, I thought I could explain how to do it until I tried... LOL

basically you take 2 equal lengths of cord. lay them on a table in a T. spread out the ends North, South, East and West. North/South is under East/West Then you bring N to S and lay it next to S. Then bring S up to where N use to be... (lost you yet?) then bring W over N and under S. then E over S and under N. Now do this 2000 more times and you have the square cord you spoke of... The hardest part is getting it started...

See I tried...

- Clint