Dear Sir,
When you have some time, I’d like to hear your recommendations on the best sling option for L1A1 [1] or FAL [2] rifles (perhaps also for fixed stock and full length ARs [3]). There seems to be a lot of ‘tacti-cool’ stuff out there, with a zillion buckles and straps to get in the way and strangle you. Single-point and 3-point are all the rage right now (as well as hip holsters and chest rigs), but it seems the old 2-point is still best for patrol and general carry. What do you use and/or recommend? I’ve been leaning towards Specter’s 2-point FAL sling [4] for its simplicity, but would like your thoughts on it first. Thanks, – Isaac
JWR Replies: For my L1A1 rifles I’m fond of two point slings, but with the rear sling loop normally mounted on top, by use of a SpecOps brand buttstock magazine pouch. (These have a top-mounted sling loop stitched in.) See this post from 2007 [5], for details. FWIW, I also use top-mounted two-point attached padded black nylon M60 slings (or their commercially-made equivalents [6]