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teraph wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:32 pm I've used a Blue Force Gear Vickers sling for years. I usually attach mine using 550 cord to the front of my rifles (if I don't have a mounting point) and just thread it through the rear. The main reason I like them, is that they are quick adjust so I can tighten or loosen the sling up quickly. Whether its a support for shooting, or working with both hands or trying to get over obstacles. And the padded one (linked) is awesome when carrying heavier rifles.


https://www.blueforcegear.com/padded-vickers-sling

thank you.


today i finally got some range time in, 75 yard with a few outliers, pretty happy, once i got is dialed in better. slowly walked them in and everything felt right for about 40 rounds, then it was steel discs at 125 yards shaped like hogs

I am looking for a good sling that attaches to the hand guard and somewhere near the butt stock or on it, similar to what i have on my savage bolt action 308.
everyone wants to sell a strap like you would use that attaches only right near the butt stock connection and goes around your shoulder. so i have only one point of contact on the rifle, which really interferes with shooting in the kneeling or standing position where i could use the strap to aid support to the extended arm holding the hand guard

i had thought to get a mount for the hand guard and use my sling off the savage, but attaching it to butt stock seems to be an issue. any advice?

or am i doing it wrong

found this on luth webpage
https://www.luth-ar.com/product/grovtec ... g-swivels/

well a bit more digging and magpul and grovetec have what i am looking for...of course OUT OF STOCK this may be why shops try selling me the tactical style

The Annoyed Man wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:13 am

powerboatr wrote: ↑Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:15 pm the adjustable stock is a huge GOOD plus for my wife. We spent hours with my friends, adjusting and getting a feel for it. she loved it. this rifle is a few pounds lighter than his, so she should like it even more.

hopefully we get to warm up the barrel tomorrow.

With a .308, "a few pounds lighter" also equals "noticeably more perceived recoil". That’s good.....maybe it won’t become "her" rifle.

i made that mistake with the 1967 colt 1911, she fired it once and i lost it. its so smooth and well made

the adjustable stock is a huge GOOD plus for my wife. We spent hours with my friends, adjusting and getting a feel for it. she loved it. this rifle is a few pounds lighter than his, so she should like it even more.

hopefully we get to warm up the barrel tomorrow.

agreed, thats why i only went with a standard hand rail, but did splurge on the scope , stock and bipod. the stock with its many adjustments, equals buy in from my wife. she commented it was comfortable for her, she is 5 feet where as i am a shade over 6 3".

299 for scope, 1400 for unit, 170 for stock, which i thought was a bit high, but he dropped 10% of it with a guarantee if i dont like it he will buy that back and put the stock one on

we shall see soon

SO i never thought i would want this style of rifle, but my friend has one and its a sweet bit of steel.

hard pill to swallow with it decked out with normal hunting things, runs right at 2k ,

truglo scope eminus 24, 18" barrel, adjustable butt stock for cheek and length, m lok bipod.


any thoughts?

picked it up later (edit) this morning

we got a sweet deal on a lease of about 400 acres, 12 month lease and can harvest any legal critter , plus all the hogs we can harvest. (food)
so this puppy will be dropped in to service alongside the savage 308 .