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I find myself dropping easy points at the unsupported standing/kneeling/sitting/prone stages, and would like to fix that. I'm looking for suggestions for a suitable sling to use. I've never shot with a sling before, so simplicity and easy of use are big selling points. All my rifles have QD flush cups installed on the left side, I'm right handed.
Thanks.
 
I upgraded my AI sling to an Armaggedon Gear Precision Rifle Sling, and dont regret the decision at all. It's rare that I've felt the need to use it, but the stages that they help with it was very quick to use. The bungee is nice to keep everything snug without constantly adjusting lengths, and it makes a huge difference if felt weight if you're using the sling to pack your rifle. I dont have experience with any of the other popular options, but can say that this one has never felt me feeling lacking in any benefit a sling could provide.
 
rlaunay said:
I upgraded my AI sling to an Armaggedon Gear Precision Rifle Sling, and dont regret the decision at all. It's rare that I've felt the need to use it, but the stages that they help with it was very quick to use. The bungee is nice to keep everything snug without constantly adjusting lengths, and it makes a huge difference if felt weight if you're using the sling to pack your rifle. I dont have experience with any of the other popular options, but can say that this one has never felt me feeling lacking in any benefit a sling could provide.
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Pretty much exactly this.
 
Ryan_mcle said:
didnt like the feel of the bungee. prefer the solid feeling from the SAP
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I like the bungee for carrying. Does a good job of lessening the felt weight. As far as using it to shoot, I never do in matches, unless it's a traditional positional stage and you're allowed to use your sling (some matches you aren't anymore) in which case you're just using the cuff anyways so the bungee isn't a factor. I have tried using it for shooting off barricades and whatnot in anticipation of some of the matches that are bipod, sling and rear bag only and I have to say, I like the bungee for that kind of use. If you run your sling in a patrol carry you can get your rifle up on a barricade (or whatever prop) and when you square off your shoulders, you just take the slack out of it, vs having to have your sling at just the right length (if it doesn't have a bungee). Again, not critical and definitely not a way in which I use it much, pretty much shoot every prop off a Gamechanger anyways.
 
Like Dave, I don't use it much for the actual shooting portions of the match, mostly just transporting my rifle between stages, but a good bungee sling will allow you to "lock in" much tighter with your rifle and provide more support over a regular sling. There's a reason why Rifles Only, one of the premier precision rifle training centers designed their sling that way.

It also uses a cuff, like Dave says, which if used can essentially eliminate the bungee portion. It's a very versatile sling.

Slings take a lot of practice to be competent with. The issues with slings in PRS style matches is that they are slow to deploy, and makes movement much more cumbersome if you have to do any movement transitions during the stage.
 
Those look pretty decent for the money. Thanks for the link.

Maple57 said:
I bought several of these. I cannot tell the difference from the Magpul other than I can get 5 for the price of one.

I rarely use a sling supported position in PRS but it's fast enough to adjust for the rare occasion I might want to.

Cant beat it for 10 bucks.

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I’ve shot a lot of NRA high power with a sling used for the rapid fire sitting, rapid prone, and slow prone.

Your typical PRs rifle is set up and balanced very differently and at a minimum you will need to install flush cups or better yet a rail in the underside of the forend to properly utilize a sling.

In reality, the typical PRS stage with two standing, two kneeling, two sitting, two prone on a 4-6 moa target in 90 seconds does not give you enough time to employ a sling.

For most people i advise them to burn through the standing and use the time to collect the easy kneeling/sitting/prone points
 
I use the Australian military sling since my rifle can be carried forward for fast draw off the line from either side of the body,,, or used like a regular sling...

It doesn't mater if the barrel is up or down since the drop loop slips off the gun stock fast...

The adjustment buckle is awesome since it fits the hand good that allows for fast adjustments of tension,,, I sewed marker hash marks of White,,, Silver,,, Gray for each shooting positions of Standing,,, Kneeling/Sitting,,, Prone into the sling where the buckle is...

Don't forget to sew a button on the back sleeve of your shooting jacket that serves as a marker point to let you know that the sling is in the same spot every time...

Once the sling wedges into the button your good to go...

If you get a chance to read the artical from German,,, you'll see what we're doing,,, sling operation is more than just planting the rifle,,, 90% of it is finding that fit,,, how to master it,,, and keep it the same for all 4 shooting positions even though each of them require different tensions...

German's articals will get you up to speed fore sure...

Good shooting all...
 
I'm definitely no expert with sling shooting but I've used the Armageddon, SAP, and padded Vickers. Prefer the Armageddon for PRS for the reasons mentioned previously. I found the SAP to be a bit fussy and slower to adjust than the Armageddon.

Don't know if you are going to use it much for stages that don't specifically call for a sling though.

Let me know if you want to try the Armageddon the next time I see you Alpheus, it's always in my pack.
 
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I have the Tactical Intervention sling with detachable cuff. Great piece of kit. If you’ve never used a cuff or loop sling before it can take a bit of getting used to, but it helps create pretty solid positions.
 
A proper shooting sling, I'm guessing it's because there's a lack of time to sling up.

QUOTE=sillymike;16167693]Not talking about the biathlon harness, just the sling that hooks to the arm cuff[/QUOTE]
 
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