Charlie Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 I found this sling in my parts box and tried it out on an AR that I built, but it's too short. The sling has two buckles close spaced, and is 1 1/4 inches wide. I'm don't know where I got the thing, but I suspect that it came with a rifle I bought. If you could shed some light on what it might have come with or its intended use I would be grateful. Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 trash that and get you a beachen tactical sling. Hit his link at the top of the page or @beachmaster give him a pm and dimensions needed he will hook you up with good shits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted March 3, 2020 Report Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) Hang onto that sling, @Charlie - I have an idea of what the design is for. I'm trying to find out who makes it. It's a basic rifle sling, but it's made to be used like a Ching Sling. I'll find it... This is a Ching Sling: Edited March 3, 2020 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbas4570 Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 To me there is no resemblance to a ching sling. The buckles are too close together to be a ching sling, and hanging around the scoutrifle .org site for many years....not a master, but a good student. Here is a decent example of a nylon ching slling....my knowledge is more on the leather side of things, but here you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted March 4, 2020 Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 58 minutes ago, bubbas4570 said: To me there is no resemblance to a ching sling. The buckles are too close together to be a ching sling, The capability is there to run the long side to the front sling swivel, get the buckle where you need it to tension the sling, and run it that way. I didn't say it looked like a Ching Sling - but it's got the capability to run it in the manner that you can hook your non-firing elbow through that loop, move that arm back close to your body, and tension the rifle. Just like a sniper's cuff - without the actual cuff. Just like you'd run a Ching Sling... You have a loop - you put your elbow through the loop, you move that arm down/back and tension the rifle. @Charlie - send it to me, and I'll mount it up and demonstrate it in a video, then send it back. The video goes up in this thread. When I send it back, I'll throw money in there to cover the shipping that you had to pay to get it to me. This thing will work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted March 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 22 hours ago, 98Z5V said: @Charlie - send it to me, and I'll mount it up and demonstrate it in a video, then send it back. The video goes up in this thread. When I send it back, I'll throw money in there to cover the shipping that you had to pay to get it to me. This thing will work... My dad was infantry, and he trained me on what he called the "Handy Rest" when I was a kid. Basically you put your left arm through the sling and bring your hand back to the foreend creating tension and stabilizing the rifle. This is the first time I have heard of the ching sling, but it works the same way, and I setup all of my rifle slings in that fashion. What bugs me about this sling is that I don't know where it came from. I have a long standing habit of taking a series of photographs of every firearm I receive including a section called "Unboxing" where I photograph everything in the box in detail paying particular attention to the serial number and any proof marks and accessories. There is nothing in my files to indicate that this sling came with a rifle that I bought, and it's driving me nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 14 minutes ago, Charlie said: There is nothing in my files to indicate that this sling came with a rifle that I bought, and it's driving me nuts! One of your friends knows you to well and snuck it in just for this very reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmackc Posted March 6, 2020 Report Share Posted March 6, 2020 On 3/4/2020 at 6:43 PM, Charlie said: My dad was infantry, and he trained me on what he called the "Handy Rest" when I was a kid. Basically you put your left arm through the sling and bring your hand back to the foreend creating tension and stabilizing the rifle. This is the first time I have heard of the ching sling, but it works the same way, and I setup all of my rifle slings in that fashion. What bugs me about this sling is that I don't know where it came from. I have a long standing habit of taking a series of photographs of every firearm I receive including a section called "Unboxing" where I photograph everything in the box in detail paying particular attention to the serial number and any proof marks and accessories. There is nothing in my files to indicate that this sling came with a rifle that I bought, and it's driving me nuts! i was taught to use "The Hasty Sling" with the M1 and web sling in Marine Corps ITR back in 1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted March 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 22 hours ago, mrmackc said: i was taught to use "The Hasty Sling" with the M1 and web sling in Marine Corps ITR back in 1960 I believe that is what he called it as well, but it was a long time ago, and far away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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