M14 sling.
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I tossed the supplied one in a drawer and put on a Butler Creek Alaskan Magnum to facilitate carrying the heavy beastie around in the bush for deer season. It takes a lot of weight off and fits nice.
Others here have used 3-point tactical type slings, I'll let them speak for themselves.
Others here have used 3-point tactical type slings, I'll let them speak for themselves.
we used to use an m60 sling- only the newbies and parade guys had the issue- which tended to rot in the heat and humidity- plus the 60 sling was longer and all nyon so bigger guys could balance it better- i should doubt if you can get them across the border anymore-these were also free( you just put in an extra req with the q/m when ordering spares for the 60- never noticed as long as you did it one at a time near the end of the"projected life" of the item- or lost in combat- retail was about 8 bucks way back when- they also had that wide padded bit over the shoulder-
I use m14 slings for slinging up in pron unsupported at the range on both an m14, and a 223. They work great. Had to bend one latch a little so it would stay.
For hunting, I would not use them. I made up a couple of slings like this for hunting:
http://www.gunblast.com/GilesTacticalSling.htm
MEC has all the parts. Cost $14 for two IIRC.
For hunting, I would not use them. I made up a couple of slings like this for hunting:
http://www.gunblast.com/GilesTacticalSling.htm
MEC has all the parts. Cost $14 for two IIRC.
it does unless you heman. lol. those clips on mine were friggin tight, even with a screwdriver I had to use everything I had just to get it on. defn no quick release haha.
Some pics of these slings would be interesting. If you have them to post I would like to see.
I'll check out the sticky in the pics section too.
Nic
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The factory china sling looks like it's on one of these rifles
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19215&page=49
Is this the way it is designed to be installed?
Nic
I'll check out the sticky in the pics section too.
Nic
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The factory china sling looks like it's on one of these rifles
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19215&page=49
Is this the way it is designed to be installed?
Nic
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The metal clip attaches to the buttstock. To understand the intended function, see this page on the 1907 sling.http://www.turnersling.com/sling.htm
i wish that was the sling that is shipped with norc's but its not.
I actually pulled this sling off my Winchester M1917 and put it on my M-14 since I rarely take my 1917 out anymore. Thanks for the link on assembly. I took mine off to paint the stock, left it off for a while, then couldn't remember how it went back on.
Additional comment: This sling totally rocks. Apparently it wasn't correctly installed on my M1917 either, and even if it was, I didn't know how to use it properly. There is this crazy process that, when you finally figure it out, locks this thing solidly to my left arm. I love it.
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Bruiseleee
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Here's some video instruction on the leather slingie things.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaRCFpH27-w
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaRCFpH27-w
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Bruiseleee
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Chris Dingell
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The sling that came with mine in 1994 is a copy of the US GI sling. New US slings take some effort initially, but work the same as US GI. I rig it like this:
http://www.ray-vin.com/tech/websling/webslinghelp.htm
http://www.ray-vin.com/tech/websling/webslinghelp.htm
madtrapper143
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I put an Enfield sling on mine. It's a ww 2 issue canvas with brass hardware. Quiet and bears the load well. Best of all it fit in the M14's sling loops. A little Canadian touch to a US designed rifle. It looks good too.
regarsd Darryl
regarsd Darryl
