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Road to Rifleman => Rifle / Ammo / Gear => Topic started by: mac66 on July 29, 2013, 12:21:57 PM

Title: Making Loop Slings from Belts
Post by: mac66 on July 29, 2013, 12:21:57 PM
Digging around in my basement I found some old web/nylon strap belts with the friction/clamp buckles. I wondered it I could make them into web slings.  I am an instructor and have a number of loaner rifles and hunting and other rifles as well. Once I discovered what a great sling the GI web sling was I wanted them on all my rifles. I have a lot of rifles and get tired of swapping them web slings back and forth.

Anyway this is what I came up with....

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/mac66/IMG_0465_zps54c5b70f.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/mac66/media/IMG_0465_zps54c5b70f.jpg.html)

Before someone says, "just buy them from Appleseed"  I will say it. Buy your web silings from Appleseed's store. However if you need backups, or can't afford lots and lots of slings or need one right away, here is a way to do it.

I did a complete write up on my web page...

http://www.nylonrifles.com/wp/2013/07/making-loop-slings-from-belts/
Title: Re: Making Loop Slings from Belts
Post by: wingwrench on July 30, 2013, 10:45:55 PM
Kinda off topic.......

For those with one inch loops for slings; Tech Sights offers a pretty nice sling as we Appleseeders like them in a one inch width. All this in basic black!

  There; a shameless pitch for yet another business many of us like to support!!
Title: Re: Making Loop Slings from Belts
Post by: mac66 on July 31, 2013, 04:19:30 PM
Or you could make 1" slings pretty easy. The one inch swivels are cheaper and the buckles are called cam lock buckles or jam strap buckles.  I actually think the 1 inch width is better for kids since they don't typically have defined biceps.