PG thanks for taking the time to post those pictures....worth a thousand words.
Ringman,you're welcome. Listen to guys like GuyM,TAK,PG, David W and others who clearly seem to have formal training in sling use, which I do not...I learned by watching match shooters,reading,and shooting.
I can tell you it has helped me kill animals that I would otherwise not have had a prayer of killing....not a lot...but often enough that I never hunt without a shooting sling.
TAK brings up an excellent point....that is that through sling tension you are marrying the rifle to your skeletal system, like the frame of a building,and allowing quivering muscles to relax,so that your hold is much steadier.
Even though people get along without them,I don't consider a rifleman's education complete unless he knows how to use a shooting sling.
