Finished this up today for MrsChaps, shown on my LTR as hers is in small parts right now - its burgundy which will go much better with her LTR. This would be the first one I've made, took more time figuring out the sewing machine than it did to make, but I'm very happy with the result. Its a slip cuff sling with quick detach buckles. For loop sling shooting, you turn the sling as usual, slip your arm into the cuff which is already 95% to your size. Cinch adjust slightly, and you're set. One buckle detaches the rest of the sling to the butt, so you can remove that whole section during the AS course of fire. The other buckle breaks the loop so you can take it off in between courses, but quickly snap it back on. I also doubled the material inside the loop so it can't become a tourniquet. Works great as a regular carry sling as well, and for hasty sling shooting. Light, strong; like it so much, I'll be replacing all our slings as soon as I get more material.
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Parts list:
. 6' - 1" Flat Nylon Webbing
. 2 - 1" Tri-Glides
. 2 - 1" Flat Side Release Buckles with single side adjust; only one has to be single side adjust, the rest can all be non-adjustable.
. HD Polyester Thread
. #16 Needle
I used three box stitches total; the rest is figuring out which way to attach the buckles - there is a right way, I discovered. I figure less than $5 to make, either 1" wide or 1.25" wide like a USGI. Google slip cuff sling quick release slings if you're not familiar with how they operate.
Version 2.0, used mil spec 1" nylon. Definitely prefer regular flat for 2 reasons:
1 - slippery and thin, doesn't bite the triglide as well as regular flat nylon.
2 - denser weave = harder to sew; bent a #16 needle. Used an 18. Box stitches were gnarly. Flat nylon is plenty strong, but the stitch will actually lay inside the weave instead of setting on top like mil spec.
Tried something different this time; used an old nametape to make the anti-tourniquet part of the cuff triple thick, and personal.
(http://www.myhostedpics.com/images/TeamNelson/img1222.jpg)
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Better picture of v1.0:
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Very nice... good ingenuity... thinking like a Rifleman! The support of a loop sling yet it's quick to get in and out of in the field. I have one I made that is somewhat similar that I have on my ARs and scout rifle... though I didn't go to the extent of using buckles. Also, mine is just one large loop in the front, like a 1907.
So have y'all shot Expert with those take-down LTRs yet?
Quote from: henschman on March 18, 2014, 10:09:03 PM
Very nice... good ingenuity... thinking like a Rifleman! The support of a loop sling yet it's quick to get in and out of in the field. I have one I made that is somewhat similar that I have on my ARs and scout rifle... though I didn't go to the extent of using buckles. Also, mine is just one large loop in the front, like a 1907.
So have y'all shot Expert with those take-down LTRs yet?
I'll get back to you after we shoot in April, and let you know!
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Finally had some time with a sewing machine.
Don't tell Appleseeders these are only $5.
You'll never have time to shoot again!
Quote from: slim on May 13, 2014, 01:04:34 AM
Don't tell Appleseeders these are only $5.
You'll never have time to shoot again!
Ha, yeah ... anyone with access to a sewing machine should be able to figure this out. These are all earmarked, and I'm not breaking the sewing machine out again until after we PCS this month.
Really liked this sling style on our last AS shoot; disconnected the lower end and left it off for the entire shoot. Once the upper end and cuff were set up, the quick release buckle made it quick to unhook after the course of fire, and snap back in during the shooter prep time.