Any sling other than a carry strap is a major liability?

Some of you guys need to chill out with the anti-gamer hate.

First off, I'm a gamer, and about 99.9% of us realize that we are gamers and not "operators". Which, by the way, is a hell of a lot better percentage than your average gun person on the internet.

Second, as a gamer. I LIKE tac-slings. So the guy from the first post is just some average dude with his average opinion.

Third, and I've said this to death. Some of you are forgetting that just because somebody is a "gamer" that they have no proper tactical mindset. There are plenty of folks who play gun games who are just as hard minded as anybody here, only they shoot about 10,000 more rounds a year in practice. Guess which one I want on my side?

I started shooting and stuff long before I started playing online shooter games such as Counter-Strike:Source. As long as you realize that it is in fact just a game and will in no way help you in a real world situation you'll be fine. Its just a game to pass the time. I don't pretend to be an operator or know anything more than your average guy about tactics and what not just because i might be good at a computer game about anti-terrorism. Most of the people who play those games are from 12 to 20 years old and the ones who think being good at CS makes them good at the same thing in real life would be the ones that got killed first in the real world even if they didn't play those games. If you take out the gaming aespect they are still normal people. A few know about real world tactics and would be good to have on your side and the majority just know what they see in a game. Its the same thing is saying a high school football player would be a good ally in a fist fight. Sure he hits people all day long but in the end that doesn't apply to real fights and he knows it.

Way back in basic, one of my training tac's was a Special Forces E - 7 with several tours in Vietnam.

He told be it was a good idea to have your weapon tied to you, because you might get grenaded, mortared, and disoriented. This is so when you came to or recovered, your weapon was not lost. This was really helpful at night, and with green troops.

I guess there is an upside and a downside to every deal.

At one point, the British SAS made it a point to never use a sling, this meant that the weapon was always ready for instant use. If you encountered an enemy soldier in the jungle, the man with his weapon slung over his shoulder would die.

If a bad guy grabs your hair you are in his control, if he grabs your ears likewise, if he grabs your shirt (and it is a fair to strong fabric) you are likewise, if he grabs your coat, jacket, belt, pants, arms, legs and so on. If he grabs my weapon that is slinged, I know how to prevent him controling it in many instances by shooting him. I also know how to drop the weapon and counter attack hands only or with a knife or other weapons at hand. Sure I can get hurt with a weapon in a sling - just as I can get hurt if he gets close enough to grab another part of me. With respect, your local gunny needs to learn some defensive moves and that distance is your friend.