Many, many thanks for the advise re. the CQ sling. Although I still do not know what purpose of the sheet metal hook on the "sliding" buckle does. Next burning issue is a scope as my old eyes do not adjust like they used to, what would be a decent scope to stick on top of this thing? I want to not exceed $300 and still have it look military (I priced the ACOG 4X and just about fell off my chair), I also want to shoot this thing at 300M max. Is there any one scope from Marstar that would fit the bill? P.S. I am largely scope illiterate so please keep any replys simple a straight forward. Many thanks in advance.