17 YO uses a $500 AR w/a $99 red dot to make the first 2 CONUS communist kills, while our $3000 AR's are in our vault.

Kind of slap stick I know, but first rule is a big thought, & how important was his sling. Wonderful weapon retention, in the melee, I don't know if The KK lost his grip or not. But his sling kept his weapon close... Some saying his sling, among other things, saved his life.

Just pondering on lessons learned about the action of it all. The court chit will droll for a long time.

Yes, good slings are important.

That dude's time on Call of Duty just paid off.

Perhaps another "Shot Heard Round The World"
Is it on?

Let’s hope so.

wonder what sling it was? I have a few magpuls and WOG slings, don't look like what he was using.

Did he keep his hand on the grip, I couldn't tell. Weapon retention & target acquisition extraordinaire.

I wondered if a hi cap handgun would be better in this scenario. But weapon retention was huge in this situation. Could a handgun still have been there when you needed it?

A lot of lessons offered here that I hope I never have to learn first hand.

I'd say his AR was just about perfect. Two dead commies and the third is ruined for life.

"Lefty" also lost part of his biceps tattoo.....bummer. He was also a felon with a gun. I wonder when he'll be charged? They must be concentrating on crucifying the kid who was just defending himself.

Not trying to be a smartass, but the application is huge IMO, & the brand is irrelevant. A strand of para cord would have done, but the fact that the rifle never left his body, & the rifle was presentable time after time saved his life.

Lessons of just sling application is big here.

Or not??? Tell me if I'm wrong, I'm listening.

To be fair my ARs are not in any "vault" and I have posted many picts over the years and none show an AR sans well designed sling.

Slings and lights matter.

Get ready we all will be running and gunning like the kid very soon.

I heard today the Communist who got hit is the arm is recovering well. The doctors saved the arm.

Well Crap...............I was rooting for gangrene

Cute young fella. I hope he is popular in prison.

Can you even walk straight yet?

I'll bet you were a real crowd pleaser.

Jim

I have daughters, no sons. But, my best friend of 35 years has a son and I taught him early on how to shoot. He was top shooter out of 320 when he joined the Navy.
At 12 he was moving and shooting bowling pins with an AR.

The kid in knosha has had trigger time. He wasn't just luck a few times.
He didn't need to be arrested, he needed to be flown to Parris Is.land

I'm still in awe of the KK's weapon retention, control & alertness. Not just youth. I served as a range officer several times in USPSA competition, & you could see a persons past experience, natural ability or struggle right off the bat, and this kid just seems to be in the groove. The ice man?

Call of Duty has been mentioned several times possibly as some of his experience, a video game? Guess you gotta buy an X box thingy or some apparatus to play it on? Might need one. Walmart?

Probably never. Communists in the courts too busy trying to ruin The Kid's and other patriots' and conservatives' lives.


Guillotines needed.

So lets talk slings. Is there a recommended list to choose from?

Good question. I watched a video this morning on the pros a cons of each , 1 point vs 2 point.

I am leaning towards the 2 point although I have some 1 points.

Magpul has double one. 2 point, but adaptable to a single point. Promising. The Vickers is popular. Others discussed in a thread here months ago. Lots of research needed as some are close to a hundred bucks. I for one couldn't stand a failure or 3 at that rate.

I've been researching for a month or 2 & taken back by some of the prices. But I know one thing, my primary, maybe another or 2 are gonna get slinged as properly as I can go. It's obvious it's very important.

Way of the gun sling.
BFG VCAS sling.
VTAC sling.

2 points are what I prefer, the WOTG sling is a light weight option that does not require swivels.
VCAS is a good heavy duty sling that can be bought with QD swivels sewn in and they offer a padded version.
Never used a VTAC but guys whose opinions I trust speak highly of them.

Single points don't keep the muzzle from flopping around if you have to drop the rifle to low ready and do nothing to help shooting stability.

Guano, I'm excatly where you are.
Need at least two, maybe 4.
Even at $30, most need hardware thgat gets you to $60+ with shipping.

Been looking for a month or more.

I wish someone had the balls to say my sling is so good you have a 30 day
return policy.

I've been playing with a single point off & on for a year or 2. And I think I may not be one of the ones it's suited for. Yes, I can lower or drop my rifle to be able to go to my side arm or go simply hands free & it just flops around. Super handy to move the AR to the back & appear peaceful, otherwise, I haven't found a favorable position for the sling or rifle.

Going back to old school with a 2 point, but the sling mounted on the side of the weapon , rather than under neath, or even on top seems doable. Each should probably practice & find what works for them.

Dammit! did I just get called batchit? Maybe one that first ex didn't call me.

2 point is not "old School".

Even the Haley/Costa crowd have joined the cool guys and figured out getting nut slapped by your rifle is sub optimal.

http://www.frankproctorshooting.com/proctor-sling/

The Proctor sling is the way of the gun sling.

I thought that spell check has caught another one... I laughed.

Yeap....prefer a 2 point for more maneuverability and retention to the body. I don’t like being slapped in the nuts either....

Rifles Only Carbine Sling is still my favorite.
Jacob’s, Magpuls, and Haley’s SLK ran as a 2 point are what I use.

Sorry, I even read your post list night and didnt get it.
Spell Check is my best sex partner ever.

F'd without it,
F'd with it.

I prefer a 2 point sling. Most recently I've been using the Magpul because I like the "slider" thing better than the two tails of the VTAC. After a lot of use the VTAC slings will begin to fray from the metal grip thing. But they do seem to hold the sling more firmly than the Magpul.

Here's the Proctor 2 point for $44 and it doesn't need hardware. I haven't used one but TWR likes them.

https://tacticalshootingproshop.com/frank-proctor-heavy-duty-sling/

I have the magpul

Cant run n gun with it.

Because I cant run LOL

I use the VTAC, works good but there is another version with a single pull I wished I would have went with.

probably stupid but I set my proctor WOG sling in one place and leave it, its hard to cough up 44f such a measly looking thing but its the best most lw sling I have.

Hey Dillonbuck! I just dropped the hammer. Days & days of research, shopping, & fiddling with what I had on hand. A Magpul sling & some gadgets from one place & a Vickers with some more attachments from another. About a hundred & fifty bucks.

I should be able to "properly" sling 2 rifles & clean up an AR pistol. E-bay attachments, parts, & slings were tempting,,,, China prices, but I've decided this is kinda serious & taking appropriate measures.

I once took and taught a lot of carbine classes and learned to always take 2 guns to a class. If you are going to wear the gun all day a padded sling is best and if you put qd attachments on your guns and sling you can change them out at will. My old Vickers sling is still my favorite for long days.

Haley and Costa! what a flashback! I used to put the Art of the Pistol in the classroom for folks to watch as I was doing the sign in for classes.

Travis Haley was one of the best handgun instructors I ever trained with and was an impressive shooter and a nice guy. His CV speaks for itself.


mike r

At sixteen years... he fought beyond the mark of others...
Whom with all praise I point at, saw him fight,
When with his Amazonian chin he drove
The bristled lips before him...Slew three opposers..he met,
And struck him on his knee: in that day’s feats,
When he might act the woman in the scene,
He proved best man i’ the field.

Got a single on one, & a 2 point on the other. Doesn't matter which kind as long as I have one. Carrying any long gun without a sling gets old very quick.

Get it while it's hot.

https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbt...10/frank-proctor-wotg-sling#Post15208510