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Posted: 11/24/2009 4:37:04 PM EDT
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Who makes the 3 point slings for the USMC M16A4?
My guess is Blackhawk. |
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You are right.....it was a guess.
There is no single maker of "the Marine" sling. Most are purchased after the fact and there is a mix of black ones and coyote brown ones made by just about every maker known to make them. Specter Gear seems to have the MCX locked up. |
| Lately in the USAF, OG 2 points are being changed out for 3 points for the people that deploy during the pre deployment training portion or downrange. When I attended training (with the Army no less), I had to set up almost everyone's 3 point sling because most didn't know how to or the instructions were confusing. Granted, this is a user error, however there is just something "dummy proof" about the GI 2 point mounted to the stock sling swivels. Most people (in the USAF) that like using the 3 point is because they do not go out on patrols yet they have to carry thier rifle everywhere they go and sling it across thier front/side/back for comfort. Pesornally I don't like them because they're cumbersome to don/doff and because they tend to flop around when you're walking. I hacked mine into a 2 point and use the buttstock & front sling swivel portions for mounting so that the rifle lays flat across my front instead of digging the mag bottom or case deflector into my stomach or lower back. |
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