Warning

 

Close
Confirm Action

Are you sure you wish to do this?

Cancel Confirm
AR15.COM
AR Sponsor
12/23/2024 6:05:43 PM EDT
My grandson gave me a gift of a hand tooled leather rifle sling with my name on it. I’ve been using it for hunting and it’s so slick I can’t keep it on my shoulder. Any suggestions on roughing it up or something I can add to the back to help. I obviously want to keep using it but I can’t as is .Attached File
12/23/2024 6:54:54 PM EDT
[#1]
I'm thinkin some kind of neoprene rubber strips.
12/23/2024 7:07:52 PM EDT
[#2]
Maybe take it to a leather worker and have it stamped with a basketweave pattern?
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
Make it "Idiot Proof", along comes a better idiot.
Official Site Nickname, given by NorCal - "Smack"
12/23/2024 7:48:07 PM EDT
[#3]
Shoe goo



Brush shoe goo on the part of the sling that contacts your shoulder,,,

Your welcome

12/23/2024 8:33:30 PM EDT
[#4]
Use something like barge cement (the original with toluene in it) and glue some suede onto the back side of the sling.  Hardware stores sell a contact cement that is very good also.
12/23/2024 9:10:53 PM EDT
[#5]

Funny thing is this exact thought crossed my mind and I said that I must be crazy.   Thanks fellow shoe goo enthusiast
12/24/2024 12:17:03 AM EDT
[#6]
Sew a large button on the shoulder of your coat.
1/16/2025 1:50:12 PM EDT
[#7]
It's awesome you have a sling your grandson made you.

I hope the suggestions worked.  I appreciate them.  I think I'm going to find them useful.

Depending on your grandson's age and interests, he might find this issue and the solution to be a fun learning experience.

The next traditional style sling I get, I'm leaning toward a thumb hole because for my whole hunting life, I've had issues with slings that like to slide when I'm in cold weather gear.  I typically have hunted forests with enough undergrowth that my gun, when shouldered, is pushed around by small branches on the regular.  Maybe I'll reconsider.

Glad I wandered in here.
1/16/2025 3:32:55 PM EDT
[#8]
Leather punches are cheap and it wouldn't take much to add some decent texture to that.
"What is socialism? The most difficult and tortuous way to progress from capitalism to capitalism." -Stated at an intel conference, East Berlin, Oct. 1988

"Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods." -H.L. Mencken

Sign up to continue the discussion

Create a free account to share your thoughts, follow topics, and connect with the AR15.COM community.

Already a member? Sign In

AR Sponsor