Replace the heavy QD swivels with ALG forged light weight 7075 T6 aluminum QD swivels.  Rated @ 800 lb.  Weigh approx. .5 oz ea.  About 1/2 the weight of steel swivels.

Just ordered them for my LR308's

LR308s need all the help they can get.

I will look into this for my rifles.

Or you could've just loaded one less round in the magazine

Or don't use a sling.   You will save some definite ounces.....for free.

Never!

Lol $60 bucks for fuggin swivels

You could have bought almost 4 ounces of silver.

At least it is still cheaper than sending an ounce to space.

Nice looking QD and you can't beat Geissele design or quality but for $60 that is a plain old a$$ raping.  At least they should have stamped Geissele on it rather than ALG.

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Yuuuuup...  



.5 ounce weight savings for $60!?!?

You could save MORE weight for LESS money (by applying the $60 per 1/2 ounce) by having Marvin Pitts do some work to your barrel.

~Will

Ok... Something to think about here.  You do NOT want some cheap Chinese QD swivel that will come apart and cause you to drop a 2K rifle and scope.

Good heavy duty QD swivels are not cheap.  See link below.

https://danieldefense.com/mounts/heavy-duty-push-button-quick-detach-qd-sling-swivel.html

So good heavy duty QD swivels are $32 a pair.

The ALG are light weight QD swivels are $28 each or $56 a pair.  

So by spending $24 dollars more i get QD swivels that weigh 1/2 as much.  Not a bad deal imho.

As long as you have fully convinced yourself of that lol

The ones marked Geissele are $95 each and have a small "g" stamped on the ring....

No doubt. That's morevthan my whole sling and I thought it was expensive.

I was taught at the Infantry School to remove the sling in the field. Snags on everything including the gear I was wearing.

And if you dropped your weapon, you got immediate feedback from Drill Instructors on your error.

Graduates of the Infantry School do not drop their weapons, nor do they need a sling. They don't transition to a pistol or shotgun, the weapon is their primary and only means of defense, so they treat it accordingly. MP's might need to retain it during street detentions, 3Gunners use them in competition.

Infantry just shoot with two hands on the gun at all times. No slings. Don't use them deer hunting on my AR's either. Same problems, snag up on everything and are no help.

You hang up on a combat hatch exit from a M113 and you will wind up with boot marks up your back. No slings.

Exit a Hummer or old school Blazer in the day, door handles and knobs abound. No slings.

Just say no to $50 slings and $60 swivels.  HD slings and expensive forged swivels are like using aircraft cable for a dog tag chain.

Not for me.

$60 for swivels is absolute derrière defilement.  HA

Here is $12 for a pair of heavy duty QD swivels.  Even free shipping.  I've bought several dozen over the years with no problems.

Vendor name banned on this site.

Kley-Zion Heavy Duty D Loop Quick Detach Sling Swivels 2/Pack $12

US Special forces.  I do think that's a sling attached to his stock.



This guy even has a dog in a sling!  Bet infantry just grabs the dog by the scruff of the neck and its tail and jump.

Wow that Paratrooper Dog has a man slung to him.

That's odd, this must have been the super high speed infantry school everyone always heard about but wasn't allowed to talk about.  Delta dawgs lol