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Shooting Sling Thoughts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kimber.204" data-source="post: 1871696" data-attributes="member: 102567"><p>[USER=75135]@Mrhounddog[/USER] when I was a kid, my dad taught me how to use a sling practically. He always told me that a sling was first a shooting aid, not a way to carry my rifle. I always used 1907 style slings until I found the RifleCraft Sling.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://rifle-craft.com/products/rs2-riflemans-essential-sling[/URL]</p><p></p><p>It's lightweight, well made, quiet in the woods, and it's super easy to sling up. They went out of business several years ago when the owner got busy with his day job, so I bought several of them. I've got at least 4 of them now. 3 in regular use and one in reserve. I have used one for a short range club level PRS style match and it performed very well. Last season I was back in the woods a ways, but I could still see the edge of one of our alfalfa fields. At last light a nice buck stepped out into the field, but I had a good lane to shoot (or so I thought) I hit a branch between him and I and sent on into the ground at his feet. He ran through the field up the hill and stopped to look back to see what spooked him. Fortunately he gave me a small but clear shooting lane. He was about 275yards away at this point and I needed to anchor him or he could run up over the hill into a very large wooded plot, most of which was posted. Because of my practice with this rifle and sling, I was able to sling up and drop into kneeling in one smooth motion. I held on his neck, and flipped him over backwards with my .280rem and a 154gr Hornady Interlock. My brother-in-law couldn't believe I'd made that shot, my dad just reminded him that I'd made similar shots on groundhogs all my life. </p><p></p><p>For NRA highpower I still use a Turner on my service rifle and a Kurt Thune on my match rifle, but for a practical/hunting rifle, these are great slings.</p><p></p><p>Good luck,</p><p>Ross</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kimber.204, post: 1871696, member: 102567"] [USER=75135]@Mrhounddog[/USER] when I was a kid, my dad taught me how to use a sling practically. He always told me that a sling was first a shooting aid, not a way to carry my rifle. I always used 1907 style slings until I found the RifleCraft Sling. [URL unfurl="true"]https://rifle-craft.com/products/rs2-riflemans-essential-sling[/URL] It's lightweight, well made, quiet in the woods, and it's super easy to sling up. They went out of business several years ago when the owner got busy with his day job, so I bought several of them. I've got at least 4 of them now. 3 in regular use and one in reserve. I have used one for a short range club level PRS style match and it performed very well. Last season I was back in the woods a ways, but I could still see the edge of one of our alfalfa fields. At last light a nice buck stepped out into the field, but I had a good lane to shoot (or so I thought) I hit a branch between him and I and sent on into the ground at his feet. He ran through the field up the hill and stopped to look back to see what spooked him. Fortunately he gave me a small but clear shooting lane. He was about 275yards away at this point and I needed to anchor him or he could run up over the hill into a very large wooded plot, most of which was posted. Because of my practice with this rifle and sling, I was able to sling up and drop into kneeling in one smooth motion. I held on his neck, and flipped him over backwards with my .280rem and a 154gr Hornady Interlock. My brother-in-law couldn't believe I'd made that shot, my dad just reminded him that I'd made similar shots on groundhogs all my life. For NRA highpower I still use a Turner on my service rifle and a Kurt Thune on my match rifle, but for a practical/hunting rifle, these are great slings. Good luck, Ross [/QUOTE]
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