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Lightweight sling recommendation #9366915 11/25/14
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 937 NJ/PA B BurninDupont OP Campfire Regular
OP BurninDupont Campfire Regular B Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 937 NJ/PA	Hey guys, I am looking to get a nice lightweight sling for a new Kimber Montana 223. I have a couple Montana slings which I like but I am thinking maybe something other than leather for this one. Any good ones out there you're using? Appreciate it

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Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BurninDupont #9366923 11/25/14
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,457 SE WI C chris84 Campfire Regular
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Re: Lightweight sling recommendation chris84 #9366936 11/25/14
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OP BurninDupont Campfire Regular B Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 937 NJ/PA	Thanks, any better pictures? They only show the sling studs and not the body.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BurninDupont #9366985 11/25/14
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chris84 Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,457 SE WI	I could take some tomorrow. Where all the white women at?

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation chris84 #9367091 11/25/14
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OP BurninDupont Campfire Regular B Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 937 NJ/PA	great thanks if its not too much trouble. What do you like about it?

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Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BurninDupont #9367131 11/25/14
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,920 Rochester, N.H. USA R RJM Campfire Outfitter
RJM Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,920 Rochester, N.H. USA	I've been using the GroveTech Mountaineer or the Uncle Mike's Mountain Sling. They are about the same with sewed in swivels and "textured" inner layer but the GroveTech is made in the USA and I believe the UM's is now made in China. Bob Black on a Frontier UM bottom is a metal buckle (this one isn't the Mountain Sling) and the GroveTech is nylon Camo GroveTech of 7-KS/.350 Mag. is tucked in behind the gun but you can see a little of the pattern... GT with the gripper inner layer... If you can not deal with reality, reality will deal with you....

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BurninDupont #9367209 11/26/14
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,612 Midwest SKane Campfire Ranger
SKane Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 24,612 Midwest	I'll second the Boonie Packer that Chris recommended. Thin, no fuss and has small "threads" of non-slip material that run the length of the strap. WWP53D

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation SKane #9367222 11/26/14
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,642 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana
EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,642 Either Texas or Idaho	Uncle Mikes (now Butler Creek) Mountain Sling for me. I have one that I have used, swapped from rifle to rifle, for 19 years. I sewed the swivels on when I bought it and have had nothing but superb performance from it. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation EdM #9367322 11/26/14
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 20,494 South Central Manitoba T the_shootist Campfire Ranger
the_shootist Campfire Ranger T Joined: May 2003 Posts: 20,494 South Central Manitoba	I use one called Browning Clincher, and I really like it. Have used it both on heavy rifles (9 pounds plus) as well as lighter rifles (7 pounds all in) comfortable, durable, easy to use and adjust. "Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life." (Prov 4:23) Brother Keith

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation the_shootist #9367409 11/26/14
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JCMCUBIC Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 13,756	I have a couple of Uncle Mikes Mountain Slings that move between hunting rifles. I don't use the sling very often to carry it but always have one of them with me or on the rifle. There are probably more comfortable ones out there if you use them to carry all the time, but I like the UM's because they don't get in the way, add little weight, and work fine when I have to use them.

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Re: Lightweight sling recommendation JCMCUBIC #9367643 11/26/14
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 17,927 1 16bore Campfire Ranger
16bore Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 17,927	Butler Creek comfortech. The older ones without the edge binding, hands down the best. New ones are schit.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation SKane #9368732 11/26/14
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chris84 Campfire Regular C Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,457 SE WI	Originally Posted by BurninDupont great thanks if its not too much trouble. What do you like about it? Originally Posted by SKane Thin, no fuss and has small "threads" of non-slip material that run the length of the strap. I'll add to that they are easy to adjust, come with decent swivels, weigh next to nothing, & the price is great. Where all the white women at?

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation RJM #9369321 11/26/14
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MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644	The GrovTec looks good. A local company like Uncle M used to be. "I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022 Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation MtnBoomer #9369359 11/26/14
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16bore Campfire Ranger 1 Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 17,927	3.5oz and will make an 8# rifle feel like 6#....

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation 16bore #9369403 11/26/14
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,417 NE PA T timl Campfire Regular
timl Campfire Regular T Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 1,417 NE PA	Another vote for the mountain sling. Very easy to adjust if you want to use it for a shooting aid.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation SKane #9369676 11/26/14
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 12,107 Okanagan Falls, BC BC30cal Campfire Outfitter
BC30cal Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2007 Posts: 12,107 Okanagan Falls, BC	Originally Posted by SKane I'll second the Boonie Packer that Chris recommended. Thin, no fuss and has small "threads" of non-slip material that run the length of the strap. SKane; Good evening to you sir, hopefully this finds you well and you've been getting afield some. I'll third or fourth the Boonie Packer sling as my first choice for a hunting rifle sling. Really the only thing I don't like about them is that they're tough to source on this side of the medicine line. When I do find them anymore up here I buy multiples. That said, I bought a couple of the wider ones and they didn't suit me at all - the 1" or whatever the thin ones are work great for me. All the best to you sir and good luck on any remaining hunts this fall. Dwayne The most important stuff in life isn't "stuff"

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BC30cal #9369811 11/26/14
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VaHunter Campfire Regular V Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,841 Virginia	Another vote for the Uncle Mike's Mountain Sling. I have one on every rifle I own, be it synthetic stocked or not. I find it to be the lightest and strongest plus being only 1" wide with slip resistant material attached it keeps the rifle on the shoulder.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation VaHunter #9370293 11/27/14
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 69 Marietta, Ga. ReadyRob Campfire Greenhorn
ReadyRob Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 69 Marietta, Ga.	Outdoors Connection Express Sling. I have them on all my rifles. Comes in 1in. Or 1 1/4 in. In many colors. Light, easy to adjust and very sturdy. Made in China tho. War Damn Eagle!

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation ReadyRob #9370380 11/27/14
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,558 Montucky M mtcurman Campfire Regular
mtcurman Campfire Regular M Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,558 Montucky	Personally I would just stick to your Montana slings..

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation mtcurman #9370783 11/27/14
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV StudDuck Campfire Tracker
StudDuck Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 3,073 WV	Outdoor Connection Super Sling; simple, cheap, adjustable, made in the USA, need I say more. http://www.amazon.com/Outdoor-Conne...-3&keywords=outdoor+connection+sling 24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation mtcurman #9370789 11/27/14
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,073 South Carolina MadMooner Campfire Ranger
MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,073 South Carolina	Originally Posted by mtcurman Personally I would just stick to your Montana slings.. My favorite.......... by a mile. “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.”

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BurninDupont #9370932 11/27/14
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K22 Campfire Ranger K Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 24,341 Western North Carolina	Both my Montana's and a Kimber Classic wear Vero Vellini slings. Love them

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation EdM #9371195 11/27/14
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Dooger Campfire Regular D Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 563 Michigan	Originally Posted by EdM Uncle Mikes (now Butler Creek) Mountain Sling for me. I have one that I have used, swapped from rifle to rifle, for 19 years. I sewed the swivels on when I bought it and have had nothing but superb performance from it. Do these have a plastic or metal buckle?

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation Dooger #9371499 11/27/14
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 563 Michigan D Dooger Campfire Regular
Dooger Campfire Regular D Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 563 Michigan	Nevermind. I read RJM's post again.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BurninDupont #9371501 11/27/14
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efw Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,609 Mi.	http://www.midwayusa.com/product/196392/blackhawk-mountain-sling?cm_vc=ProductFinding Blackhawk Mountain Sling is great IMHO. A black Montana sling would be my first choice.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation efw #9371547 11/27/14
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nifty-two-fifty Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,540 Far Northstate Calif	Chris84, Thanks for the link on the Boonie Packer sling. They seem to be what I have been looking for. I ordered two of them right off your link. Nifty-250 "If you don't know where you're going, you may wind up somewhere else". Yogi Berra

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BurninDupont #9371638 11/27/14
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 23,603 MontanaMan Campfire Ranger
MontanaMan Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 23,603	If you just want a carry sling, this one is hard to beat; stays in place very well. Not a shooting sling, though. Claw Sling MM

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation RJM #9371690 11/27/14
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rem141r Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 14,408	RJM, your post reminds me that i need to find a SA boat paddle for one of my frontiers. i like that combo. did it require any fitting or was it drop in? My diploma is a DD214

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation K22 #9371798 11/27/14
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shootem Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,590 A Quieter Place	Originally Posted by K22 Both my Montana's and a Kimber Classic wear Vero Vellini slings. Love them So do I. I have a few of THESE Midway lists a few more versions also HERE “When Tyranny becomes Law, Rebellion becomes Duty” Colossians 3:17 (New King James Version) "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation shootem #9371810 11/27/14
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,074 GA, USA ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger
ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,074 GA, USA	http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/...ngs-and-Swivels/prod9999005311/cat100045 My favorite! Mike God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation ready_on_the_right #9371914 11/27/14
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 563 Michigan D Dooger Campfire Regular
Dooger Campfire Regular D Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 563 Michigan	Originally Posted by ready_on_the_right http://www.sportsmanswarehouse.com/...ngs-and-Swivels/prod9999005311/cat100045 My favorite! Mike Bought one from there a couple hours ago!

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BurninDupont #9371920 11/27/14
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,076 Whttail_in_MT Campfire Outfitter
Whttail_in_MT Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 10,076	Originally Posted by BurninDupont Thanks, any better pictures? They only show the sling studs and not the body. [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ininTT8mk7w[/video]

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BurninDupont #9373081 11/28/14
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Westernmassman Campfire Regular W Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 526 masshole	Past few years I have been using a Safari Sling. Kind of like an AK sling so that the rifle is carried across your chest. Works great for me woods hunting. Not so good for a traditional carry though.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BC30cal #9373270 11/28/14
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,252 Oregon A aheider Campfire Regular
aheider Campfire Regular A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,252 Oregon	Originally Posted by BC30cal Originally Posted by SKane I'll second the Boonie Packer that Chris recommended. Thin, no fuss and has small "threads" of non-slip material that run the length of the strap. SKane; Good evening to you sir, hopefully this finds you well and you've been getting afield some. I'll third or fourth the Boonie Packer sling as my first choice for a hunting rifle sling. Really the only thing I don't like about them is that they're tough to source on this side of the medicine line. When I do find them anymore up here I buy multiples. That said, I bought a couple of the wider ones and they didn't suit me at all - the 1" or whatever the thin ones are work great for me. All the best to you sir and good luck on any remaining hunts this fall. Dwayne Agreed! https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...oniepacker_Packer_Strap_Slin#Post6800544

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation chris84 #9373384 11/28/14
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308ld Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,285 MA	Originally Posted by chris84 One of these I like them also. Ed

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation mtcurman #9374638 11/29/14
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,258 Colorado Springs, CO Prwlr Campfire Outfitter
Prwlr Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 10,258 Colorado Springs, CO	Originally Posted by EdM Uncle Mikes (now Butler Creek) Mountain Sling for me. Originally Posted by JCMCUBIC I have a couple of Uncle Mikes Mountain Slings Originally Posted by VaHunter Another vote for the Uncle Mike's Mountain Sling. Originally Posted by mtcurman Personally I would just stick to your Montana slings.. ^^^^^ This Ed A person who asks a question is a fool for 5 minutes the person who never asks is a fool forever. The worst slaves are those that put the chains on themselves.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation Prwlr #9376711 11/29/14
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 937 NJ/PA B BurninDupont OP Campfire Regular
OP BurninDupont Campfire Regular B Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 937 NJ/PA	Thank everyone for the responses, especially all of the links, pictures and videos. I'll have to order up a couple of my favorites.

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation BurninDupont #9376788 11/29/14
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 10,809 South East Missouri tedthorn Campfire Outfitter
tedthorn Campfire Outfitter Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 10,809 South East Missouri	I love leather for a sling I only own or need one Dick Murray 1" with Tallon swivels Maker of the Frankenstud Sling Keeper

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation StudDuck #9377433 11/30/14
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,296 s.c. coast J john843 Campfire Regular
john843 Campfire Regular J Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,296 s.c. coast	Whatever lightweight sling you go with, I've found that the polymer swivels available from Outdoor Connection (I think they are called the "Brute") will not only save you a couple of ounces, but will completely eliminate the "clacking" sound that the steel swivels make- especially on synthetic stocks. They come in blk. and gray and are around $5-$6 a set directly from Outdoor Connection. John

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation 308ld #9385219 12/02/14
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644 M MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana
MtnBoomer Campfire 'Bwana M Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 31,402 59644	Just received a Packer. Package was so light I didn't have any idea what it was; it's 2.4 oz w/swivels. $13.99 shipped and Made in the USA. Thanks folks! "I can't be canceled, because, I don't give a fuuck!" --- Kid Rock 2022 Holocaust Deniers, the ultimate perverted dipchits: Bristoe, TheRealHawkeye, stophel, Ghostinthemachine, anyone else?

Re: Lightweight sling recommendation MtnBoomer #9421259 12/14/14
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Ackleyman Campfire Regular A Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,155 South Carolina Upstate	+1 for Black-Hawk Mountain sling. Lightweight, simple, non-slip. Just bought two from Midway. .280 AI Fan "I don't make jokes, I just watch the government and report the facts" Will Rogers "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing" Unknown Trump 2024!

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