The guns looks fine with a nice quality leather sling. I hunt with a nylon sling in my pocket and only sling the gun to walk out or while dragging a deer. A sling while hunting is extra weight and potential tangle. No sling, leaves the front sling loop to rattle around and even ding up the stock. I see a fair amount of dinged up front stocks on the rack. They ship new with a foam protector.
If you look at No1 photos it is extremely rare a No1 that has a sling unless it is an RSI, where there is always a sling.
I am still very tempted to get the 7x57. If I still had a payroll check instead of social insecurity I might have gone the impulse route already.
