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another episode of in range saw some
stuff recently made me think you know be
worth talking about something very
simple
what would think is simple slings just
the simple sling a lot of confusion
around something as simple as what is
really just a strap on a rifle I thought
why don't we do a little video talking
about the different types of slings
we're not going to go into the extensive
or unique use of slings I'm not going to
get into the use of slings for
marksmanship or as a support device the
Russians have their methods the
Americans have their methods there's
lots of little tricks you can do with
slings let's just talk about slings in
everyday use and in dynamic like
combative environments or a match
environment so a lot of matches you
don't even have a sling at two gun we
require it well we don't require it we
regularly recommend it but that being
said why is there so much confusion
about that so I'm going to go through
single point two point and three point
slings and what the benefits of
detriments are of each and hopefully
that will be just useful it's going to
be a real kind of a primer so let's
start with the single point sling
alright so here we have a single point
sling see it's just on my body you can
wear these in different ways and by the
way the rifle is clear so single point
sling has some advantages but mostly
disadvantages I don't find them to be
all that useful some people like them
they're not bad for carrying from me
just like holding the gun or just having
it around you can clip it on and just
let it hang and you know what if you're
standing around not doing much this is
kind of cool if you're moving grooving
trying to run this starts to stink as
you can see it's bouncing around that
you can slide it behind you that helps
but it's still bouncing around a lot so
really the single point sling in my
opinion the best part of it is you can
just carry it well you don't want it on
this thing like what's for example you
decide to use the rifle or need to use
the rifle you want to hook it leave the
sling on your body and then you have the
rifle free to do whatever you need to do
with it and the sling isn't attached to
it and you're not attached to the gun
and the guns not attached to you but
that's really it you know these have
some niche purposes but I kind of think
that they're not all that useful and
they're not enough they're not
necessarily something to avoid but
they're not necessarily my first choice
either but that's really it clip it on
clip it off toss it behind your back if
you need to if you go to retention it
kind of bang
around sucks to run with but it will
work in a pinch let's move on to the two
points right here we are with a simple
two point sling one on the rear
attachment in the front nothing complex
here we're going to clear the gun
we are empty so obviously one thing you
can do with this carry the rifle so what
it was designed to do it's the most
simple use of the of the sling move
around whatever put it on your back pick
up a box with everything you need to do
administrative tasks or if you're just
hiking with it works just fine nothing
wrong with that works fine so you're
going to be in a more dynamic
environment you need to be able to
retain the gun simply draping it over
your neck allows you to do that a little
bit of length helps this one's a little
short but it's still good enough you can
still drop it go to pistol you can
actually still shoot with it just let it
go drops down no problem so you can use
it as a retention sling in that regard
if you're super ninja and you don't want
the gun attached to and you want to use
the Russian method you can actually just
throw it over your head long as you're
not worried about a match or Square
Ranger or 180 in a dynamic environment
if the gun is not attached to but you
need to get rid of it fast that might
not be a bad idea so again it's over
your neck you can just drop it you can
just carry it or if you're not attached
to it or don't want to be attached to it
but you need to retain it not really a
bad thing to point sling is real simple
non adjustable really I mean not quick
adjust nothing wrong with it's worked
for a long time will continue to work
for a long time cheap easy durable
reliable there's things you can do with
it for marksmanship we're not getting in
that video but I can't go against it
certainly this is not a bad choice let's
go to the two-point adjustable alright
let's move on to the quick adjustable
two point sling attachment on the front
attachment in the rear my preference for
a quick adjust rear attachment point is
near the wrist of the gun or near the
back of the stock although it'll work
pretty much anywhere it just is more
comfortable for me in those locations
which means the ak-74 attachment point
with the triangle stock is actually a
really good place for that it's clear
the gun again so we don't hear about it
alright so the big difference doing this
and a standard 2-point adjust the sling
is that this is quick adjust there's one
part that opens it up makes longer
leather strap that makes it shorter so
when you have it on
you need to make it shorter you grab the
tail pull on it tighten the gun up you
want to loosen it pull the other tail
loosens up now this is the Viking tactic
sling this is my preference I have a
real I've used it a lot I really like
the VTAC sling Magpul has one that
doesn't have this tail some people find
this tail annoying although I've never
had an issue with it never caught on
anything just fine I like the pad on the
VTAC sling just had great use of great
success with the Viking tactical sling
but Magpul has one Blair Vickers with
blue force gear has another one there's
lots of them on the market the point is
here that we're talking about is
something that's quickly adjustable for
length may or may not have a pad okay so
obviously we can do it we said earlier
you can scrape it around your neck and
you can just go to retention from here
you can make this a little longer or
shorter per your preference still can
shoot with it
put it down whatever can still use it
just as a carry sling just like we
talked about with a standard two point
sling you put over your shoulder no
problem there you can still do the ninja
thing if you wanted to if you're not
attached to it another way to get rid of
and retain it but here's where it gets
really interesting so when you have this
on your neck or actually if you have it
on normally betray put over your
shoulder make it just long enough this
is one of the most comfortable ways to
carry it one of the most useful too is
that now I'm shooting and when I go to
retention is dropping this down is out
of the way doesn't bounce around if I'm
running very much it's kind of out of
the way don't really have a problem with
it if I get to a ladder need to do
something why I need this in front of me
and I don't want a rifle in front of me
this is what's awesome about this you
take this thing put it over your back
shorten it and now like a backpack
restored enough that I can run around
with it boogy go up a ladder
whatever is I need to do if I need to
get the gun back in action I literally
swipe it back around lengthen it good to
go so real useful very flexible very
dynamic use it all sorts of different
applications throw it on your back if
you need to select again if I said if I
want to get this thing out of the way
shorten it up throw it over my shoulder
out of the way freed up my hands bring
it back into action back down loosen it
good to go so I'm a big fan of quick
adjust two-point slings it's what I
recommend don't think you go wrong with
it you got to practice with
it'll it actually takes some training to
learn how to use it properly but once
you got it down it's the sling to have
let's move on to the three point sling
system joining us that I'm gonna let's
really up to date with the latest
pictures coming out and really this
evening where there are reports that we
have seen what they're calling a
shooting rampage in the American Center
in the city some more uncomputable
coming out with please pain go also to
other locations of cinema alright that
footage you just saw came from the
recent debacle in Munich horrible event
not making light of that however that
right there is indicative of my
experience with every three-point sling
that's ever been on the market HK style
you name it I've tried a bunch of them
they're all a horrible spaghetti mess
that if you can even get it on once you
have it on it provides you almost no
advantage it will get tangled up it will
get caught on things you are tied to
that gun you can't get that gun off you
need to and sometimes you need to get
the gun off so here's how you properly
use a three-point sling you're going
through your bag of stuff you're looking
through your accessories you find out
how did a three point sling show up in
my kit I don't know why I have this I
know I don't want to use it
I would advise cutting it so that
someone accidentally doesn't find it and
try to use it you walk outside and you
throw it away there is no good
three-point sling anything more complex
then a quick adjust two point sling goes
in the trash
simply put it's the best answer and it's
advice I'm giving you from shooting lots
of matches lots of classes and quite
honestly hopefully you'll take it to
heart because it's a hard lesson to
learn and these things are not cheap
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