Preacherman
Member
Having been left with 30% "whole body disability" due to my back injury and subsequent surgeries, I'm finding it difficult to carry long guns for prolonged periods. In the past, I've used standard slings for African carry of both rifles and shotguns, but this puts all the weight on one side of my body, which doesn't help much with a wonky back! I need better slinging options.
I know nothing at all about modern CQB sling techniques - the so-called "single point slings", Giles 3-point slings, etc. However, I understand that they may offer a better alternative for me, in that they distribute the weight over both shoulders, and let the gun hang in front of the body. Alternatively, there seem to be some that go over one shoulder and under the other, but not in the same way as a traditional hunters sling. (Please forgive the amateur's description - as I said, I know nothing about these things. In the days of my combat time, "combat" slings were unheard of - a piece of string often came in handy!
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I could use any and all advice on modern sling systems, particularly those that distribute the weight of the gun across both shoulders. If any of you could spare the time to post some information, and/or links to Web sites that describe these sling systems in some detail, I'd be very grateful. Unfortunately, some of the sites I've visited seem to assume that one knows all about "CQB slings", and suchlike, and simply post claims about how superior their product is, without going into any detail as to how it works, etc. I need something more basic than this. Also, if you know of good sling mounts for a long gun (such as those from GG&G and others, that pop in behind a Remington shotgun's frame, between it and the stock, to allow a single-point mount), I'd like to hear about them. If you know of slings that don't need specialized mounting hardware, that would be great.
Weapons involved would be shotguns (pump, semi-auto and O/U), rifles and carbines (lever, semi-auto and bolt), from multiple manufacturers, so "generic" sling alternatives would be welcome.
Many thanks.
I know nothing at all about modern CQB sling techniques - the so-called "single point slings", Giles 3-point slings, etc. However, I understand that they may offer a better alternative for me, in that they distribute the weight over both shoulders, and let the gun hang in front of the body. Alternatively, there seem to be some that go over one shoulder and under the other, but not in the same way as a traditional hunters sling. (Please forgive the amateur's description - as I said, I know nothing about these things. In the days of my combat time, "combat" slings were unheard of - a piece of string often came in handy!
)I could use any and all advice on modern sling systems, particularly those that distribute the weight of the gun across both shoulders. If any of you could spare the time to post some information, and/or links to Web sites that describe these sling systems in some detail, I'd be very grateful. Unfortunately, some of the sites I've visited seem to assume that one knows all about "CQB slings", and suchlike, and simply post claims about how superior their product is, without going into any detail as to how it works, etc. I need something more basic than this. Also, if you know of good sling mounts for a long gun (such as those from GG&G and others, that pop in behind a Remington shotgun's frame, between it and the stock, to allow a single-point mount), I'd like to hear about them. If you know of slings that don't need specialized mounting hardware, that would be great.
Weapons involved would be shotguns (pump, semi-auto and O/U), rifles and carbines (lever, semi-auto and bolt), from multiple manufacturers, so "generic" sling alternatives would be welcome.
Many thanks.
