VCAS all the way! Except I actually dislike the padded version. The regular gives you more adjustment length
I've read that is the case with the padded sling.
How do you run your sling? I run my slightly different...
I set my sling so it's the looseness I want with all the slack out so I can tighten the rifle down snug to me for use when hiking and berry picking, etc. I don't use the adjuster to give me slack I use it to take the slack away.
No idea if the padded would work with that methodology...
Honestly I thought that was how everyone used the VCAS. Set it for shooting standard, then use the tightener to remove slack for carrying etc.
I should really haul out the camera and snap some photos of mine.




























