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maddog

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inside joke between me and Ingwe.....nylon cartridge butt cuff on the stock.


maddog

If they weren't made to have a sling why would they have sling swivels?

On my one and only trip so far, I took a Mountain Sling. It's very light, doesn't slip and can be used as a quick support when shooting. I use one quite a bit hunting here in the states. For me a sling is more than a carry strap. I hunted Namibia, part of the time, in the northcentral area. We climbed a bunch of kopjes. I needed both hands to climb. The sling was handy. We also did quite a bit of walking around and glassing. It was handy here as well. But it's what you want that matters.
Bfly

I'll throw in my two cents When I was doing a lot of wet weather bear hunts, I had one of those quick adjusting synthetic super type slings that worked well with the exception that the material would slip off my shoulder under certain conditions. I corrected this by using Aquaseal neoprene glue. Aquaseal adheres and leaves a durable thin self-leveling coating on the synthetic material. I coated the section of sling that made direct contact to my shoulder and it completely eliminated any slipage making for a very comfortable sling.

With that said, I switched to the 1" Montana sling on my hunting rifles and no longer use anything else. The slings are very light, something like 5-ounces, and they are 10,000% better than synthetics, even when completely soaked. The Montana sling is brilliant in its simplicity.

Best

While I think that I took my Brownells Latigo sling with me, I never used it. While practicing at the range with shooting sticks, I felt that the sling was a complete PITA when it came to getting on the sticks quickly. Also, the brush in the Limpopo area we hunted, was too thick to have a sling dangling from the rifle.

Jeff

maddog,
My hunting partner put me onto an unusual synthetic black sling from www.sloganoutdoors.com. I intend to have it on my Ruger in early Aug. in ZIM.
Brittman

That must involve carrying the rifle so that the brand name is always visible...

John

Murray Custom Leather slings work for me. For me it was no problem when hunting DG, in fact I was GlAD I had it after hours and hours... and hours! of tracking buffalo with an 11lb rifle and when the time came to whack a buffalo, it just came off my shoulder on to the twin sticks and boom, dead buffalo. jorge

buff kill

I will gives another thumbs up for Murry Custom Leather slings.
http://www.murraycustomleather.com/slings.htm

They come in 2 colors-black or brown. I like the brown slings best as the color doesn't clash with my brown eyes and safari ensemble.

maddog

It's obvious.....

Safari sling.


Just bein' silly

I second the Slogan Outdoors slings. They do everything you want, but they are not leather. Great product.

I second the canvas traderkeith recommendation--great stuff. Its a little wider and lighter than my favorite leather (dick murray) sling. For 5 or 10 mile stalks you'll be glad to have it!

PS. I think the cobra slings look like crap...IMHO.

-GDOG

Used a Brownell's Latigo 1 1/4" leather sling with QD swivels in Zim in 2008 after elephant. When in the thick stuff removed it but otherwise used it for carrying the rifle. Never had any problems and it added ~8 oz. for recoil mitigation. Beats carrying the rifle in the hand mile after mile. Most of southern Africa is dry during the usual hunting season, so leather is not a problem.

I've got one for my double and it's a great sling. Might have to get another for my 416 as well.

I don't remember if they came from Trader Keith, But this style of canvas/leather sling is what I use. I like it so I haven't tried the others.

Personally, I like the Latigo sling from Brownells.







Cheers!
-Bob F.

Boyd's makes some nice slings. Montana makes a pretty nice one too.