I have recently completed my long range precision setup. I bought an ADL from Academy in 308 for 379, had a Sendero profile heavy barrel installed, had the action trued, then bedded in a Bell and Carlson light tactical stock with the AICS magazine system running through a CDI trigger guard, etc. I topped it with a weaver 15 MOA rail and rings, and a SWFA SS 10x. I have about 1400 into the rifle all told. I was not getting good groupings with a few assortments of factory/hunting type ammo, so I got into reloading a few weeks ago and loaded my own duplicate of FGMM with Sierra 168's and Varget rifle powder. Easily a .5 MOA gun now, and I've made good hits out to 800 yds on a steel gong with said handloads.
I went on a 10 mile hike last weekend with no trails, overland, in central SC. Pretty heavy underbrush. I was toting about 25 pounds worth of stuff in my pack and belt (ammo, food, water, clothes, etc) and the rifle is I think around 12 pounds loaded. The issue I'm having with a generic sling is the bulk of the rifle weight is at the muzzle due to the 24 or 26 inch heavy barrel. I have a bipod on the farther sling attachment, and the sling is only really supporting the shorter and lighter end of the rifle. It was very uncomfortable over either shoulder and it's quite heavy to just keep in my hands on a longer hike (was out about 6 hours total). Any suggestions for a sling on this thing? I will be hiking fairly regularly pretty good distances with it. For a backpack I'm running a 5.11 triab with their Brokos belt rigged (very comfortable and my company sells 5.11 and I get a great deal). I don't really want to go the eberlestock route.
Thoughts?
I went on a 10 mile hike last weekend with no trails, overland, in central SC. Pretty heavy underbrush. I was toting about 25 pounds worth of stuff in my pack and belt (ammo, food, water, clothes, etc) and the rifle is I think around 12 pounds loaded. The issue I'm having with a generic sling is the bulk of the rifle weight is at the muzzle due to the 24 or 26 inch heavy barrel. I have a bipod on the farther sling attachment, and the sling is only really supporting the shorter and lighter end of the rifle. It was very uncomfortable over either shoulder and it's quite heavy to just keep in my hands on a longer hike (was out about 6 hours total). Any suggestions for a sling on this thing? I will be hiking fairly regularly pretty good distances with it. For a backpack I'm running a 5.11 triab with their Brokos belt rigged (very comfortable and my company sells 5.11 and I get a great deal). I don't really want to go the eberlestock route.
Thoughts?