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Another vote for Murray. Top quality leather.

you can make your own. With my wife's assistance, made mine from black 1" wide webbing. Super tough, about as lightweight as you could get, and in-expensive. Use it on my 10# plus .375.

Montana's are ok but I cut the supplied ''knot'' off.. Adjusted the sling to a length I liked and used a Chicago screw to secure the end of the sling to the running length. So yeah, its a semi permanent length but you lose some unnecessary weight and ugliness... Sorry Shrap.

I mostly hunt WV mountains. The "give" that Vero Vellini rifle slings provide while climbing the hills is perfect. The 4 that I own were bought many years ago when they weren't $50+ dollars each (I move these rifle to rifle). There are a few copycat type slings (Butler Creek) that are decent for $.

Mostly this, but I tend to use the 1" Montana sling more. There really isn't that much difference in weight.

When Gander MT was closing, I picked up a couple of slings with their logo on them. They are an almost direct copy of the Butler Creek Mountain sling, but with slightly heavier nylon webbing and they are brown. Got them dirt cheap and they get used a lot too. I tend to just keep the slings on the rifles I use most and when I pick up a rifle just go with whichever sling is on it, so they all get used.

Curious as to what you men recommend, I went to Butler Cr webpage...a "Mountain Sling", by that name, is not in their product line.

Naturally I would go to the Montana Sling next, but Gov Tester (D) Mont. yesterday came out and said he was against open borders, (rumor has it there's an election this fall) so I am nervous about false advertising when it comes to all things Montana. Snork.

As mentioned, I have a Montana sling and the quality is excellent, I'll probably like it more as it ages a bit, also like the Vero Vellinis that I have. The issue is some stocks are traditional QR, some have pic rails on the front with flush-cup QD the new McM mountaineer stock that is due any day is flush-cup only (not my preference but that's the only way it comes) so only looking at alternatives that at FC compatible. VV is my default, just considering other options.

Thanks to all!

One option: https://grovtec.com/products/mountaineer-slings?variant=49939886804

This ^^

I've been using them over 20 yrs

Without.

On the Butler Creek website it's listed as model 26923, "Mountain Sling with Swivels." https://www.butlercreek.com/slings/all-with-swivels/

I typically remove my sling if I'm going to be in one spot for a while (most of my local hunting is "stand" hunting).

Ed, I simply must find a way to get to Africa!

Thanks MD, I ordered up. Somehow google sent me to a different site the first try.

Whttail_in_MT
Thanks for the info.
Tim

https://rifle-craft.com/

These aren’t bad.

I use either one of the above mentioned latigo slings or a mountain sling depending on the hunt. I recall my mountain sling was made by Uncle Mike's though.

Looks like the sling I use most often is by Outdoor Connection and runs about $20 bucks. It works fine.

I rarely put a sling on a hunting rifle, but if I do, I find the old surplus M1 Carbine slings just about perfect.

I tried a Butler Creek Featherlight Minimalist this past season. Undecided about it. It's a departure from my go-to Hunter Whelen sling Hunter Whelen sling . The Whelen is the same style Jack O'Connor wrote about. Not as much hardware as a military sling. I love it but, have never fired on big game slung up from the sitting position which JOC wrote about. I practice from this position just because. I see why JOC was so keen on it - it's super stable for me and doesn't require a rest. I'd think it would be a good choice in the West. With so many pre-64, JOC-reading, Western guys around here, I'd think this classic choice would be more popular?

I like the Whelen sling and 1907 sling, and have used them to good effect.
For truly lightweight applications I had slings with sewn loops built by a place online, then I affix them to the rifle swivel studs with 550 cord. Eliminates a little weight and the noise of swivels and the clunking of a sling adjuster doohickey. Took a little experimentation to get the length right for a sling that was correct for packing but also worked to use as a hasty sling for shooting. This measurement could be different depending on the stock (length between studs), so using a little longer 550 cord attachments works to adjust the overall length.