If ye affix a sling to ye long gun, ye shall find it handy for fending branches and dragging deere. If it be wet, and if ye sling be Properly attached, ye shall carry it down side up, with thee muzzle forward and down and ye locke tucked betwixt upper arm and ribs. If ye have not a proper English waterproof pan as ye should, ye can seal the rim of ye pan with a bit of beegum, which shall not vex ye priming charge.

Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.