Cobra sling on a scout riflle

[saarmed]

Is there any advantage to attaching the wide end of the sling to the butt end of the rifle carrying the rifle barrel down and the butt forward?

 

[chicharrones]

I don't have any Cobra type slings, but do you mean getting the gun ready from a muzzle down position like the guy in this video?

https://youtu.be/aqsyFxm-3ms

 

[saarmed]

Reply to chicharrones

Yes, I saw that video a while back and recently saw a picture in a magazine.

The only reason I can think of is to make it less likely to catch a mounted scope
in heavy brush. Any ideas?

 

[saarmed]

Yes, I saw that video a while back and recently saw a picture in a magazine.

The only reason I can think of is to make it less likely to catch a mounted scope
in heavy brush. Any ideas?

 

[Kendal Black]

Simply a matter of preference. Muzzle down on the left is sometimes called "African carry" and muzzle up on the right, "American." Some people switch between them to minimize fatigue.

In American carry, you hold onto the sling to make sure the rifle stays in place. In the other method, you hold onto the rifle. Either is equally quick when it is time to put the rifle into firing position. But note that either muzzle up on the left, or muzzle down on the right, is not as convenient, for a right-handed person, when it is time to put the rifle to use.

A reason for arranging the wide part of the strap to the rear is that it puts the wide part aft when you rig the cobra sling as a firing sling, "CW" fashion. (That is moving the rear sling attachment from the aft swivel on the rifle to the middle swivel so that you can use the sling to steady your firing position.) It is more comfortable if the wide part of the sling is around your forearm when you loop up.

These matters and more are gone into in Jeff Cooper's book, The Art of the Rifle, which is one of very few shootin' books I recommend.

 

[jeepnik]

I sometimes carry rifles this way. It's pretty easy if you have detachable sling swivels. I just swap ends.

Oh, and the guy in the video is either a lousy shot, being attacked by zombies or both. Plus he sure as heck doesn't reload. Not to mention leaving piles of brass around is bad for our sports image.

 

[saarmed]

Simply a matter of preference. Muzzle down on the left is sometimes called "African carry" and muzzle up on the right, "American." Some people switch between them to minimize fatigue.

In American carry, you hold onto the sling to make sure the rifle stays in place. In the other method, you hold onto the rifle. Either is equally quick when it is time to put the rifle into firing position. But note that either muzzle up on the left, or muzzle down on the right, is not as convenient, for a right-handed person, when it is time to put the rifle to use.

A reason for arranging the wide part of the strap to the rear is that it puts the wide part aft when you rig the cobra sling as a firing sling, "CW" fashion. (That is moving the rear sling attachment from the aft swivel on the rifle to the middle swivel so that you can use the sling to steady your firing position.) It is more comfortable if the wide part of the sling is around your forearm when you loop up.

These matters and more are gone into in Jeff Cooper's book, The Art of the Rifle, which is one of very few shootin' books I recommend.

Kendal,

Thanks, for the info. I ordered the book.