LoneStarWings
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For engagements > 50m they're just about essential unless you have some other kind of support or bipod, in my opinion. For CQB? Nah.
maybe alemonkey you should be a bit more specific
I disagree, American carry is MUCH faster for me.American carry: typical barrel up on strong side.
Slow to deploy.
African carry, mounts the sling backwards,
so that one carries the rifle on the weak side,
barrel down, but it deploys MUCH faster.
Now a days, it seems to me that the range is either too short to be neccessary, the fight happens too fast (my case) or, when it is a long deliberate engagment, heavier or more precise weapons are used.
That's me, I just wrap it around my elbow, pass my hand through, and cinch it in tight...good nuff for me...why would you need to turn it 180 degrees?or when most people use a sling do they just hastily do the quick wrap around method?
In a fire fight, you rarely even use the sights, much less a sling!
+1 (though it needn't have irons, optics are fine by me).I personally would not keep a rifle that didn't have both a sling and sights.
I second that.How about slings? That's what this discussion started out to be about.
Maverick, if it works for you for whatever reason, then you should definitely stay with it.I disagree, American carry is MUCH faster for me.
I think that it simply has to do with what you are used to and more comfortable doing. For me American carry is how I started and is much quicker, for you African...we could likely teach each other quite a bit about the other style. I hold the butt of the rifle with my right hand rotate the rifle and inserting my hand in the sling in one smooth motion. The only disadvantage is if others accompany myself (specifically behind you), thereby making dismounting in this fashion something that I use in the field (when alone) or should the need ever arise for defense. For use at the range I simply slide the rifle off the shoulder, as speed is not necessary and I prefer to only keep my muzzle pointed toward things that I am willing to destroy.If someone's got a speed technique for American carry, I'm all ears ... er, eyes.
They use five-man teams now. Better 360 coverage while moving past Victoria's Secret.The single point slings are a must for any member of a 3 man rapid response team at one of the country's largest indoor shopping centers.
African carry, mounts the sling backwards,
so that one carries the rifle on the weak side,
barrel down, but it deploys MUCH faster.
If someone's got a speed technique for American carry, I'm all ears ... er, eyes.
Taliv, I wish I could remember.Nema, where'd you hear those referred to as "american" and "african" carry? I'd never heard that before.