Seems to me there is everything from a 1"nylon strap to thick padded leather decoratedjobs,shootin loops n plain ol leather straps...Who uses what n why...ScottyO.

Leather military style on most. Quick adjustable Boonie nylon with non slide rubber woven in the fabric on others. I like a sling as much as a shooting steady aid, as for carrying! No big wide cobra styles, or any with stretch that bounce when shouldering the rifle.

Butler Creek.

Leather military slings on most , and a Montana sling on my favorite rifle. I usually just use a sling walking to the stand and back, but I can and do sling up to shoot sometimes. I really do like the Montana sling the more I use it.

I have a Montana slings on the 3 rifles we use. I really like them, well made and simple.

I have a Montana and a, I think it's a Butler Creek.

I like them both.

1.25" Super Sling.

Simple, light, and leather. A good example is the sling that Remington used to send out with a 700 or the Montana. I do have a Browning Cobra that is just long enough to use as a hasty sling that I like. Another padded cobra never gets used. Straight nylon is out. I haven't used the rubberized ones.

Best, JACK

I like a light, quiet sling that I don't notice on my rifle. I've had some that were heavy and when they swayed back and forth while carrying the rifle in the woods, made the rifle want to rock back and forth in your hand. Some of the heavier slings throw the balance off too. I hate those as well.. 95% of the time, I have my rifle in my hand carrying it. The sling is just there as a shooting aide when needed or for the occasional throw it over the shoulder and glass areas etc.. Here's a good pic of the one I use. I also rubber coat the metal clasps on the sling so it's extremely quiet in the woods. No banging or clanging, which startles critters...:

I really like Vero Vellini, have tried a handful of others but have a few of these and I'll swap them around as needed.

https://www.vero-vellini.com/collections/vero-vellini-air-cushion-slings

1" Montana Slings

I have a few cobras but my montana sling gets used mostly. When I first got my Montana sling I was a bit dissapointed as it was so stiff. But after a year of use and a few treatments with leather conditioner its my favorite sling.

I've got Montana slings on four rifles and Turner Saddlery competition military style slings on two. I won't own one of those slippery nylon slings or one of the overweight cobra style sling. Padded slings aren't in my inventory either.

All of my rifles have "Mountain Sling" as made by Butler Creek / Blackhawk.

These are a little over 1" wide nylon with swivels built in and weigh hardly anything, plus they will not rot or mildew when wet.

Best part is they can be had for less than $20.00 including swivels.

Brownell Latigo

Good for carry and I can sling up with it to shoot if needed.

Mine is made from the 1" nylon strapping material from the cloth store. With the sling swivels it weighs one ounce.

I believe the ones I use are Uncle Mikes. The things I like about them:

1. Light
2. Functional
3. Quiet
4. Inexpensive
5. Extremely durable





I'm not going to go all out on a rifle sling that I will barely use...

I used the butler creek for a long time. Switched over to a Slogan outdoors sling - I like how it can become a 3/4 backpack style with zero effort.

http://www.redi-mag.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=17

Don't know the brand but they are 1" nylon with a rubber, foam, stretchy kind of shoulder pad. I use them when riding the ATV and climbing into my stand. When walking,(not much anymore) most times it is in my hand. miles

I've got one like you describe. It's by Uncle Mike's. I use it on my heavy 9.3 Mauser. Works GOOD to distribute the weight.

Butler Creek has them now:
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1168417417/butler-creek-easy-rider-sling-neoprene

Uncle Mike's

I only use Browning X-Cellerator slings on all my rifles and shotguns. I use them because they're functional and very easily adjustable. They just work.

Why? Functional and no drama.

https://www.amazon.com/Butler-Creek-Mountain-Swivel-4-Inch/dp/B0002IOB0K

Butler Creek mountain slings. They're easy to fold up and put in a pocket. I usually don't have a sling on my rifles when hunting.

I have several different ones, but my elk rifle is wearing one that I bought from Hillhamhawk on here. Nice sling.

Arthritis and bersitus - a nice soft sling, wide and with cushion - make the rifle light too. (Unless really big game is in the menu)

I used to use my sling for an aid in aiming. Arthritis and bersitus over rules the need for the sling to be a sighting aid.

I read a magazine article that says if you don't use your sling for a sighting aid you're a ...., I guess I don't recall exact wording, but it wasn't complimentary. I wonder what that author will think when he is old and takes aspirin, bufferin, & arthritis medicine on a daily basis.

Bugger,
Do your body a favor and try one of these:
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1168417417/butler-creek-easy-rider-sling-neoprene

My deer rifle wears an old Bucheimer.

Still have my Bianchi double suede Cobra ('76).
Looked great on my #1B........and varminting, wide sling is nice for the lug back to the truck.

Get another B with killer wood eventually........sling is waiting. Looks very good for its age.

Think $25 back when new.

These will keep a rifle on my shoulder better than anything I have ever used before including slings with rubber and neoprene pads.
http://www.specialtyoutdoorproducts.com/

This company told me that they started making this sling because they had CS problems from this company.
http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...w-slogan-outdoors-ultraflex-rifle-sling/


I'll be using a Butler Creek mountain sling simply to save a little weight. I don't climb mountains on extended backpacking hunting trips but I see no reason to use a heavier sling.

Most times my rifle is in my hand (bad neck).

If carried over the shoulder, those Butler Creek "Safari" jobs do add comfort. A little "give" is pretty sweet.

Slogan Outdoors

I use the pre-Latigo and Latigo.

Pre-Latigo was called Latigo/Conway and it is on my Ruger 77 7x57 every season. Every once in awhile I freshen it up with Picards boot oil.

Nice tanger round oak. Sorry, sounds like something a 270 shooter would say..

I use a 2 point VTAC sling, same as on my M4s. It allows me to be hands free when hiking.

It also allows me to have the rifle rest comfortable in front of me, with a heavy pack on and use my hands to use walking sticks, or pull myself up a hill using vegetation, or kneel without worrying about banging the rifle on something.

+10!! Simple - perfect!!

That's the one I use and have for decades. I have removed the "buckles" at the swivels just sewing them permanently in place. This one sling gets moved to whatever rifle I happen to be using.

I use Super Slings as well, both the 1" (light rifles) and 1.25" (standard sporters) versions. Easy to adjust, works great for carrying and for shooting, and lightweight.

Quake Claw's right now but only kind of happy with them. Nice non slip pad and easy adjustment, but they kind of cut into my ribs.

Considering a VTAC "Hunter" model.

Either a good quality 1907 or lately the Montana for ease and simplicity.

good old 1 1/4" canvas ( NOT NYLON ) GI sling, it is quiet, can sling up for for shot if no rest avaiable, and the best part= $ 14.00, at Appleseed store.............buntingmiester

I use Brownells Latigos for most of my carrying rifles, but I have one Montana that I am trying. So far I don't like it nearly as well, but I haven't used it enough to really break it in yet.

We have a winner!

I like Whelen-types as well, but don't see them much any more.

I use rifle slings as carrying straps, not as shooting aids, so a simple and inexpensive sling made from 1" nylon webbing, with locking QD swivels, is my style of choice.

CDNN has a Winchester branded 1" nylon webbing sling with locking "super" swivels for $5.24, their part # WIN99854.

www.cdnnsports.com

+1 Also have a rough "rubbery" finish on the shoulder area which helps prevent slipping.

Cabala's Safari. I think that's what it is called. It is a cross body sling that can hip carry the rifle. Or cross carry it on chest or lap on an ATV or snow machine, or be adjusted for shoulder or back carry. A little harder to use as sling support when shooting than a shoulder strap, but achievable. I can usually find a rest anyway.

I don't like an over-shoulder sling. This is like a combat sling I think. I can use it with a pack and have the rifle handy at hip or cross body in front for quick use, and control the muzzle with one hand while using the other for staff or terrain. Best of all I can let go of the rifle and use both hands to glass with while carrying a backpack and doing above activities without having to set the rifle down.

See m sagebrush's post. Same MO.

Murray Custom Leather Sling.

Pappy only us older guys use a sling as a shooting aid anymore.

My last NH buck was killed on a power line at 330 yards,and the only "rest" available (from the sit) was my Latigo .

That's your own fault. You could have had 17 oz Stoney Point shooting sticks.


Jerry

Jerry I had spent the previous few hours still hunting thick cover. As I frequently do I hunt cover during the day and move to locations for stands in late afternoon. I grab what's available for stand sights.

Shooting sticks are excess baggage to New England hunters. You will not see many people lug them up here.

That buck was chest hit twice with the sling. I doubt I could have made the shot without it.

Not the first time I have used a sling on game.

Yep. Tried a lot and that's where I am now.

Butler Creek Mountain Slings for my lightweight synthetics and Montana's for my woodys. Use to do some shooting from the sit with a military sling, always wanted to try the latigo, might have to scratch that itch.

Another Montana user here.

Just got my first Montana sling and I like it a lot. I like my neoprene butler creek sling for my duck shotgun.

I'd like to find a nylon mountain sling with sewn-in nickel or stainless swivels but they seem to have been discontinued.

Same here, and for the same reason.


Okie John

I thought I had a picture of a Latigo on my 77/22 RSI that I could post, but when I checked on photobucket, it wasn't there so,I copied the link to this one instead. Hope no one minds.



Lin Chi-ling, actress and Chinese super-model

Non-slip with a little stretchy built-in. Don't use anything else anymore.

I use the basic 1" Boonie Packer slings on my rifles. They work great for my needs.

1" Murray leather that I bought two decades ago

+1!

On my classic favorite hunting rifle there is a braided leather sling. This rifle will only see good weather.

It's a 30-06 1909 mauser with a octagon barrel.

I got one of these from the misc. old holster, soft gun accessory, junk box at the LGS, it's about perfect!

How does that sling attach to the butt end?

Deer rifle Ruger Tang safety 7mm RM uses an old braided leather model probably 20 years old camo duct tape reinforcing the attachment screws.

Elk rifle Weatherby Vanguard 300Wby sports a new sling this year from SVL light weight synthetic rubber with a movable handle to make longer carries with different packs or clothing more comfortable on your hand. My packs allow me to stow the rifle when hauling meat or hiking in in the dark. Elk hunting I usually carry the trigger stick tripod for a rest but mostly use it as a walking stick.

I like a number of the slings pictured here and have used a few. Strictly Western hunting so it is strange for me to carry a rifle without a sling any length of time, can't recall the sling hurting my ability to get a shot..... my mind, attention span, impatience you name it, but not the sling.

Safari sling so that the rifle is sling across the front of my chest. Very handy for still hunting when my hands are in the upper hand warmer pockets of my Bean Jacket!

I've used them and liked them but they're a pain in the butt if using a bino harness.

For all those complaining about slippery nylon slings (and rightly so), smear a couple of flat lines a foot or so long of RTV silicone seal into the side that contacts your shoulder. Once it dries it will provide just the right amount of traction without hindering the use of the sling for shooting.

The result is a light, strong sling that won't stretch when wet.

No slings for me. I hate the things flopping around. I like my rifle where it is most handy when I am hunting...in my hands.

I will carry one in a pack at times to sling up when I need to use both hands or am walking in the dark. When I do use a sling I am more of an oddball and prefer to sling over my head and weak side arm with the muzzle down and off to the side.

I like the Montana sling, and I put them on with the loop at the butt end like Oregonmuley. I use the loop against my upper arm for a pretty steady hasty sling. Not a Whelan, but it does make for steadier shooting.

Butler Creek Neoprene are the most comfortable to me, but the Quake Claw slings hold your shoulder like no other.

This one. Use Nothing else!


sling

+2



Uncle Mike's mountain sling w/ synthetic stocks...

another 1" Montana user here...I've used a bunch of others over the years but once I tried the Montana, I ordered them for all of my hunting rifles

Nothing but Montana slings for me.... Have both the 1" and 1.25" models, like them both, but really only use the 1.25" on heavier rifles.

Leather.

My rifles are all carried by the scope tube. Only slings I use are on my shotguns.

Uncle Mike's style, mostly, with a few leather "cobra" slings.

There are times when hunting when the snap shot is the order of the day. However for most rifle shooting the proper use of a sling greatly enhances accuracy.

We obsess over accuracy details like COAL, bedding techniques and fine tuned handloads. Using a sling properly as a shooting aid will improve your practical field accuracy by more than all of those combined.

So if your rifle has a sling on it you can't carry it in your hands?

Leather M1907-style, 1 1/4" or 1". Mainly because all of my rifles were born before WWII and, to my sense of aesthetics, they just look right with that style of sling. Besides, they work.

Usually though, the slings ride in my daypack or game pocket.

I bought a couple of the Specialty Outdoor Products slings a couple of years ago when he had a booth at the Sacramento Sportsmans show. One went on my varmint rifle which weighs about 9 1/2 lbs that I carry everyday on my hikes and the other went on a lighter hunting rifle. They don't EVER slip and have just enough give to be comfortable while not being bouncy. Also putting it over both shoulders allows both hands to be used if you need to climb or when riding the ATV. Plus they are wide enough to be comfortable without being bulky.
I've tried a lot of others and still own them but like these best.

All my serious hunting rifles have Safari Slings. Much quicker to employ, easier to carry the rifle, and I can always see the muzzle.

Everybody looks askance at my setup when they first see it, but after following me for a day or two a lot of them order a Safari Sling.

Casey

Murray and Montana

Mostly Montana slings, I also have a couple 1907 slings from Bandera USA that I really like. VERY nice slings for a good price and USA made.

Butler Creek Alaskan Magnums. The neoprene and the non slip make them easy on the shoulder. The shell holder is handy also.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Butl...ri4yyjtACFRKJfgodlzgIhA&gclsrc=aw.ds

For over 20 years, formerly Uncle Mike's, now Butler Creek, Mountain Sling.

The ultimate in KISS.

For my wood stocked rifles, they usually wear a leather sling of some sort like the Montana Sling for a vintage look. My wet weather synthetic and stainless rifles wear nylon slings for durability in adverse weather. Heavy barreled get a padded nylon sling for durability and to distribute/support the weight of rifle while slung on shoulder.

SD

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SD, what chambering is the CZ?

I use an old Gander Mountain with great grippy stuff on the back side. I just picked up a new Butler Creek plain black stretch sling. The stretch slings are great for humping a rifle around these mountains. Also good when dragging a deer out. Nothing more frustrating than a sling too short to go across your chest and too slippery to stay on your shoulder.

OR,

6.5 Swede!

SD

Vero Vellini is excellent.

Nice looking slings.

Slogan Outdoors for me as well. They are light weight, stay on your shoulder and the rubber remains very flexible even when extremely cold.

I have several leather Kassnar's.

Brownell Latigo for me too

On my 264 is an old Boyt Harness Leather 2" sling. My 6.5x55 has the Boyt Harness 1" sling. The rest are either Outdoor Connection 1" nylon slings or a Butler Creek non-slip 2" sling.

I use a mountain sling, or a homemade nylon sling similar to the Pronghorn sling, but much lighter.

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On the odd occasion I carry a rifle with a sling, I use an old m1 carbine sling.

My lever rifles all go slingless.

Old Butler Creek Comfort Techs. Have 4 in reserve and haven't found anything I like better to date..

Brownell Latigo

UMike's/Butler Creek Mountain Slings for us.

I have and like Montana's, I like good old 1907 slings, but my favorite has become this canvas and leather sling from Trader Keith's made by Galco.

Locks up tight in the Hasty position, comfortable to carry.

Latigo 95% of the time. Uncle Mikes Mountain Sling only if I'm certain I won't be slinging up and want to save some weight.

For rifles that lack sling swivels, this one. Home made, patterned after one I saw on a Kentucky style muzzle loader.

I used Shoe Goo on GI nylon slings, they're light, quiet, and cheap. Nothing much to look at, but they're sure helpful when you have to drag a deer very far.

+3 on the Specialty Outdoors "Ultimate rifle Sling."

The best part is they do not slip off your shoulder.

I have them on 5 different guns and may never buy anything else.

Also like the fact that it's a small business based in Michigan and you get a hand-written thank you with each order. Small detail, but, nice.

I have used the Uncle Mike's 1.25" nylon with rubberized coating inside, 101 g with steel super swivels. Just got an Outdoor Connection Raptor Brute with wide shoulder pad area, rubberized inside, integral plastic swivels, 102g.

www.turnersling.com