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Originally Posted by longrange1947
Also agree with Mark's recommendations on the slings. Instant trivia, what does MRT stand for on the old military leather slings?   |
Rick:
Slings are the invention of Satan IMHO. 'Expecially' that M-1907.
Get a canvas M-1 Garand sling at a gun show for eight dollars. Get four or five in fact as they aren't 'mildew resistant'. Or be smart and buy one of Mike's cuff slings.
I recall breaking several MRT slings when blasting with the coveted M-14. Broke four or five sling swivels which is a testament to the MRT sling's strength. Bent them and finally pulled them out of that little thingee that holds them to the forend. Only once did I pull the studs holding the sling swivel out of the forend of an M-14. Ripped it from the wooden stock. Tough to repair but it has held up.
I believe I have defined 'hold hard'.
Use a cuff sling if you want to shoot unsupported. If you want to blast from a bipod -- buy a Garand canvas sling for eight bucks and latch on to it with the non firing hand and pull back into the shoulder -- same as the old automatic rifleman stuff of Rick's era. Lord Have Mercy.
Oh yes -- Mark Carey -- like you can drop me a line maybe?
Gene
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