jfowl31
04-10-2007, 08:16 PM
Here is a link to a thread in "gunsmithing", but I wanted it to get more views, because I think its one of the greatest deals you can get on a sling, and I wanted guys to see that it can work on a Cetme/HK as well... I posted pics of mine in post #21, but Ill post them again here.... refer to this thread for how to get your hands on a kit though
http://www.militaryfirearm.com/Forum/showthread.php?p=10919#post10919
I ordered 3 kits... one for me, and 2 for friends... Ill definitely be ordering some more for the rest of my rifles... I did 2 the exact way they said to do them, and then did 1 to custom fit me and my Cetme.
I'm pretty sure that once my friends see mine and how nicely it works, they'll want me to mess with theirs too... unfortunately Im the only person I know except my mom who knows how to sew, so I get stuck with all the work... Its ok though.. I charged them both $5 so I got my sling completely free!!!!!
Here are the pics of how I changed mine up.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/leftsidebig.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/clippedbig.jpg
Here it is unclipped up front... Its good for laying down to get more room in the sling, and not having to unsling the rifle... also good for switching to shoot off your left shoulder... Ive had to do it before while hunting when I didnt want to move around, but needed to shoot left-eyed.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/unclippedbig.jpg
Here's what I did on the buttstock, because with it just slung through the clip, it tried to make the rifle hang on its side, so I wanted the attachment point on the top of the buttstock.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/buttbig.jpg
And instead of the big loop up front to wrap around a handguard, I snagged a HK clip off an old leather sling I had and rigged up the front this way... strapworks sells these clips too btw.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/frontbig.jpg
The Nylon feels great... I thought it would be too wide, but its actually quite comfy with it being so wide. All the buckles and slides are high-quality, and will last a long time... definitely worth the 10 bucks and time to make it.
What do you guys think? Its not solely tactical either... It can be utilized a bunch of different ways... You can carry just like a regular sling if you need... You can unclip and carry it 1-point style... left side style, Or you can unclip it to drop it (If youre French)... My favorite is the backpack carry though... I wont use that one with the Cetme, because the 308 is a great brush round... but on the AR I'll be putting it on, Ill carry my 45-70 when walking the brush for hogs and then put the 45-70 down and shoot the AR for setting up in a field for Coyote hunting... Its much easier than trying to sling 2 rifles... and it never fails that If Im carrying small bore, I see hogs, and big bore- coyotes at long range............
oh and the leather belt is there, so the metal wouldnt scratch the cultured marble... just in case anyone was wondering...
also, the picture of me with it slung it taken in a mirror, and thats why the ejection port is on the left side.....
http://www.militaryfirearm.com/Forum/showthread.php?p=10919#post10919
I ordered 3 kits... one for me, and 2 for friends... Ill definitely be ordering some more for the rest of my rifles... I did 2 the exact way they said to do them, and then did 1 to custom fit me and my Cetme.
I'm pretty sure that once my friends see mine and how nicely it works, they'll want me to mess with theirs too... unfortunately Im the only person I know except my mom who knows how to sew, so I get stuck with all the work... Its ok though.. I charged them both $5 so I got my sling completely free!!!!!
Here are the pics of how I changed mine up.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/leftsidebig.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/clippedbig.jpg
Here it is unclipped up front... Its good for laying down to get more room in the sling, and not having to unsling the rifle... also good for switching to shoot off your left shoulder... Ive had to do it before while hunting when I didnt want to move around, but needed to shoot left-eyed.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/unclippedbig.jpg
Here's what I did on the buttstock, because with it just slung through the clip, it tried to make the rifle hang on its side, so I wanted the attachment point on the top of the buttstock.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/buttbig.jpg
And instead of the big loop up front to wrap around a handguard, I snagged a HK clip off an old leather sling I had and rigged up the front this way... strapworks sells these clips too btw.
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i15/jfowl31/frontbig.jpg
The Nylon feels great... I thought it would be too wide, but its actually quite comfy with it being so wide. All the buckles and slides are high-quality, and will last a long time... definitely worth the 10 bucks and time to make it.
What do you guys think? Its not solely tactical either... It can be utilized a bunch of different ways... You can carry just like a regular sling if you need... You can unclip and carry it 1-point style... left side style, Or you can unclip it to drop it (If youre French)... My favorite is the backpack carry though... I wont use that one with the Cetme, because the 308 is a great brush round... but on the AR I'll be putting it on, Ill carry my 45-70 when walking the brush for hogs and then put the 45-70 down and shoot the AR for setting up in a field for Coyote hunting... Its much easier than trying to sling 2 rifles... and it never fails that If Im carrying small bore, I see hogs, and big bore- coyotes at long range............
oh and the leather belt is there, so the metal wouldnt scratch the cultured marble... just in case anyone was wondering...
also, the picture of me with it slung it taken in a mirror, and thats why the ejection port is on the left side.....