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Re: Leather rifle slings EDMHUNTER #5151956 04/15/11
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,371 Swampman700 Campfire Outfitter
Swampman700 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,371	Boyt makes a nice one and you get to pick your own swivels. http://www.boytharness.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=223 1st Special Operations Wing 1975-1983 919th Special Operations Wing 1983-1985 1993-1994 "Manus haec inimica tyrannis / Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" ~Algernon Sidney~

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Re: Leather rifle slings EDMHUNTER #5151962 04/15/11
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,766 Montana T toad Campfire Tracker
toad Campfire Tracker T Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 6,766 Montana	Montana sling. i get the ones with Chicago screws so i can change swivels if i want. 1" for the lighter rifles, 1.25" ones for the heavyweights. Guns don't kill people, drivers with cell phones kill people.

Re: Leather rifle slings toad #5151977 04/15/11
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GF1 Campfire Tracker G Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,943	I use have really like the pair of Latigo slings I have; been using them for years. I've not used, but also like the look of the Montana sling.

Re: Leather rifle slings deflave #5152102 04/15/11
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 966 ID Riverhawk Campfire Regular
Riverhawk Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 966 ID	Originally Posted by deflave Montana sling. Travis +1....I have several of these and they work great...and look good to boot.

Re: Leather rifle slings Riverhawk #5152225 04/15/11
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC Odessa Campfire Tracker
Odessa Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6,284 Downeast NC	For the M1907 go Turner (I have them on my M-1 Garand and M1903A3), but for classic hunting rifles I like the Montana too (and with the Chicago screws). Here is one on a M88 Winchester. One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others. Archibald Rutledge

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Re: Leather rifle slings Odessa #5152294 04/15/11
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SamOlson Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 43,901 Likes: 11 Hi-Line	Odessa, nifty lookin' rifle! I've used this one for about 4 or 5 years, something you keep because it is the chit....grin

Re: Leather rifle slings SamOlson #5152339 04/15/11
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	Absolutely slam dunk no contest here...Montana sling is the way to go Dober "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

Re: Leather rifle slings SKane #5152344 04/15/11
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 Likes: 13 South Florida deflave Campfire Sage
deflave Campfire Sage Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 115,424 Likes: 13 South Florida	Originally Posted by SKane Originally Posted by deflave Montana sling. Travis Ditto. Agreeing with the former FIB again. We do have a tendency to be right about things... Travis Originally Posted by Geno67 Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Originally Posted by Judman Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. Originally Posted by KSMITH My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house

Re: Leather rifle slings SamOlson #5152354 04/15/11
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA T Tom264 Campfire Ranger
Tom264 Campfire Ranger T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA	VV's for me......... .

Re: Leather rifle slings ar15a292f #5152388 04/15/11
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ColdBore Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 8,759	Originally Posted by ar15a292f If I go with the military loop, should I get the Turner, Les Tam or the Brownells Competition? I would like to use the ling as a sooting aid and not just a carry strap. I have used Les Tam's, and currently use a couple Turners, on competition guns. For that purpose, they are awesome. But on a hunting rifle, they're a bit stout and stiff. I'm not sure I'd like one too much on a carrying rifle.

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Re: Leather rifle slings Tom264 #5152424 04/15/11
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Tom264 Campfire Ranger T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA	Originally Posted by Tom264 VV's for me......... Course VV's arent leather. I hate leather slings. .

Re: Leather rifle slings toad #5152439 04/15/11
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	Originally Posted by toad Montana sling. i get the ones with Chicago screws so i can change swivels if i want. 1" for the lighter rifles, 1.25" ones for the heavyweights. This is one of my all time fav pics from the Fire! Dober "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

Re: Leather rifle slings Tom264 #5152494 04/15/11
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ RDFinn Campfire Ranger
RDFinn Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 18,453 Bernardsville, NJ	Originally Posted by Tom264 Originally Posted by Tom264 VV's for me......... Course VV's arent leather. I hate leather slings. I like VV slings too and they do make leather ones now. Very high quality.

Re: Leather rifle slings RDFinn #5152504 04/15/11
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA T Tom264 Campfire Ranger
Tom264 Campfire Ranger T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA	Never knew that. Interesting. .

Re: Leather rifle slings 7mm08fan #5152539 04/15/11
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 19,816 Likes: 1 T toltecgriz Campfire Ranger
toltecgriz Campfire Ranger T Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 19,816 Likes: 1	Originally Posted by 7mm08fan If you're planning on walking/hiking long distances and carrying the rifle on your shoulder, I would recommend a softer sling than any size leather. Some examples being Red Head Deluxe Neoprene, Vero Vellini, Butler Creek Comfort Stretch etc. These will not cut into your shoulder as much as any leather sling. If the intended use doesn't require long distance shoulder carry, the Montana Slings noted above are really nice. Maybe it's just me, but for those who haven't tried a neoprene sling. the bounce drives me crazy when walking and I think it's potentially dangerous when "rock hopping." YMMV "Be sure you're right. Then go ahead." Fess Parker as Davy Crockett

Re: Leather rifle slings toltecgriz #5152547 04/15/11
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Tom264 Campfire Ranger T Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 24,851 USA	Originally Posted by toltecgriz Originally Posted by 7mm08fan If you're planning on walking/hiking long distances and carrying the rifle on your shoulder, I would recommend a softer sling than any size leather. Some examples being Red Head Deluxe Neoprene, Vero Vellini, Butler Creek Comfort Stretch etc. These will not cut into your shoulder as much as any leather sling. If the intended use doesn't require long distance shoulder carry, the Montana Slings noted above are really nice. Maybe it's just me, but for those who haven't tried a neoprene sling. the bounce drives me crazy when walking and I think it's potentially dangerous when "rock hopping." YMMV My VV's dont "bounce" Others Yes! .

Re: Leather rifle slings toltecgriz #5152614 04/15/11
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 817 Bigfork Montana G Glacier_John Campfire Regular
Glacier_John Campfire Regular G Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 817 Bigfork Montana	Originally Posted by toltecgriz Originally Posted by 7mm08fan If you're planning on walking/hiking long distances and carrying the rifle on your shoulder, I would recommend a softer sling than any size leather. Some examples being Red Head Deluxe Neoprene, Vero Vellini, Butler Creek Comfort Stretch etc. These will not cut into your shoulder as much as any leather sling. If the intended use doesn't require long distance shoulder carry, the Montana Slings noted above are really nice. Maybe it's just me, but for those who haven't tried a neoprene sling. the bounce drives me crazy when walking and I think it's potentially dangerous when "rock hopping." YMMV I feel exactly the same, too bouncy. I have leather slings on all but one rifle which has that bouncy neoprene.

Re: Leather rifle slings Glacier_John #5153070 04/16/11
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 18,508 Mississippi JohnMoses Campfire Ranger
JohnMoses Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 18,508 Mississippi	The only Noeprene I have is on a Model 81. I hate that [bleep] for the same reasons mentioned. Bounce... The bouncing actually makes the rifle feel heavier to me, and I find myself getting it off my shoulder and into my hands when I have to hop over stuff. I have bounced that rifle clean off my shoulder before. Jumped from the last rung of a tree stand and bounced it right upside my head. POS IMO. JM

Re: Leather rifle slings Tom264 #5153082 04/16/11
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ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Likes: 1 Southwestern Montucky	Plain old 1 inch " carrying Strap"...Basketweave...course I don't ever use it as a sling per se...just a carrying strap... I kill these heavy, massive deer and need to shave weight anywhere I can in order to get them out of the woods! "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Leather rifle slings ingwe #5153107 04/16/11
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Swampman700 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,371	I make them myself from girth straps I buy at the Co-op. 1st Special Operations Wing 1975-1983 919th Special Operations Wing 1983-1985 1993-1994 "Manus haec inimica tyrannis / Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" ~Algernon Sidney~

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