Alternative rifle sling carry

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The past few years hunting I have switched from traditional shoulder carry to front ready. The buttstock is held up by your shooting shoulder, muzzle down. I Have played around with gun bearer style carry and while its comfortable its not as fast for getting the rifle into a shooting position as front carry. For most of my coyote hunting I use either the back pack method with rifle muzzle up in the middle of my back Or a gunslinger pack with scabard built in . What are some of your prefered methods of alternative rifle carry?

I have always hated the std over the shoulder for some reason. Most of the time it requires one hand on the sling to keep it in place and I find it very slow to get the rifle into a firing position. I like using a sling as a shooting aid so those cobra style and stretchy types have never appealed to me.
 
I like the Safari carry style:

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For traditional carry (strong side muzzle up, or weak side muzzle down) I prefer Slogan outdoors rubber slings because they "stick" to you a bit better. Like anything, practice with them and you can deploy them quickly.
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I like patrol carry a lot as well with rifle in front of you (for a right handed shooter front attachment is on front left, rear attachment is on rear right. For that I use an adjustable RedWire Gear sling. Of course a side front attachment wouldn't be great as a sling shooting aid.
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For what you're describing I'd probably go with a Safari Sling weak side muzzle down.
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If you're climbing I'd go with the Slogan rubber sling. They have some basic video's on securing the rifle to you. Not for quick deployment though when using it that way.
 
I use a Vickers sling on anything I hunt with now, either it’s over the shoulder with muzzle up or slung up tight to the chest up front either the muzzle down. I love the Vickers sling, easy to release it and put it cross shoulder over a pack if I’m dragging game out.
 
My thing is to buy those snap buckles found on backpack straps. I cut the woven strap part of the sling, leaving enough strap to attach to half of the snap...for both the top and bottom sling swivel ends. Make it super loose, slip sling bandeleer style diagonally across my back.....grab the tag end and tighten like a motorcycle strap.

For years I carried large heavy magnums on long walks. By 5-10km in your ready to pitch the rifle and walk out. Now with it cinched super tight, it's comfortable.

See a animal, grab rifle with one hand, unsnap with the other. The rifle swings right up. Your left with a tag end half snap and a flapping sling. Loosen cinched snap....snap the male and female together....sling...tighten and off you go. Comfort walking, speed unslinging the rifle, for the cost of 10 secs to snap it together.
 
for rifle my crown stays up
for shotgun my muzzle goes down

The main difference is when moving through the woods and making big steps, climbing rocks and slipping in wet conditions I want the crown protected above all. Muzzle down on a rifle is not a great idea.
 
Power Pill said:
I like the Safari carry style:

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Safari carry; the art of carrying a loaded rifle on top of the shoulder, pointed towards the fellow ahead of you, while branches that overhang the trail caress the trigger(s) as you walk blissfully along. To say I'm not a fan is a massive understatement.

I've come to like the jager carry. The rifle is hung by the sling upside down from the support shoulder, muzzle forward, the barrel is then forced behind the support arm, where it is locked in place. Simply grip the forearm and lift, this frees the sling which drops free, then grip the wrist of the stock with the shooting hand as the piece rises to the shoulder. It is very quick. if moving through thick cover, the rifle can be allowed to simply hang muzzle down.





 
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Boomer said:
Safari carry; the art of carrying a loaded rifle on top of the shoulder, pointed towards the fellow ahead of you, while branches that overhang the trail caress the trigger(s) as you walk blissfully along. To say I'm not a fan is a massive understatement.
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I never carry a loaded firearm is there is someone ahead of me. Rounds in the mag, but empty chamber.

The first picture you posted shows the muzzle pointing forward. right at the person ahead of you....
 
Power Pill said:
I never carry a loaded firearm is there is someone ahead of me. Rounds in the mag, but empty chamber.

The first picture you posted shows the muzzle pointing forward. right at the person ahead of you....
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The picture I posted with the muzzle forward was taken during a momentary stop to glass the area ahead of us, and I included it to illustrate the position of the rifle before the barrel was forced behind the arm for the jager carry, and also to show that both hands could be used without having to dismount the rifle. But one's carry must be chosen prudently for the conditions. Safari hunting tends to include a large number of people, a PH, one or two trackers, a game scout, another client, plus observers, so I tended to keep the rifle in my hands to ensure good muzzle control and trigger protection at all times, particularly important when hunting with a double rifle, since I have little trust in safeties.
 
Butcherbill said:
I use a Vickers sling on anything I hunt with now, either it’s over the shoulder with muzzle up or slung up tight to the chest up front either the muzzle down. I love the Vickers sling, easy to release it and put it cross shoulder over a pack if I’m dragging game out.
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^^^^^^^^This

Shawn
 
+3 on vickers. I use it on my XCR and alternate throughout the day from single point to snug across the chest. The release is very fast.
 
The design I've been using the last few years on my lever guns is a leather sling( with sliding lock knot) for quick adjustable length. It attaches to the front swivel and on the right side end of my leather lace on butstock cartridge holder. When worn in front ready position it allows the ability to mount gun and shoot without having to un-sling. It's my own take on a safari sling and 2 point tactical sling put together. Shortening up the sling allows it to be carried carried in traditional over the shoulder. I'd post pics but I can't figure out how to up load them on my phone
 
Looking up vickers sling. It's almost exactly what my own leather sling does. By attaching my sling to the cartridge holder on the right side closer to the top it keeps the gun from rolling upside down while carrying hands free
 
Not really an alternative carry, but I pretty much solely carry African style, muzzle down on the off side. Allows for the tightest muzzle control of any method, keeps a low profile so you don't snag overhead branches, protects the action and trigger under your arm, and is just about the fastest to get into action from, with a minimum of movement. Taping the muzzle alleviates any obstruction concerns, but it's never happened to me in several decades in any case.

American style carry is good for troops marching in columns, or out on the bald ass open prairie. That's about it.

And +1 for the Vickers sling.
 
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