Posted: 8/31/2008 4:15:39 PM EDT
| I've got a VCAS on one of my carbines attached at the front of the handguard and the rear of the stock. While it is a great sling it seems to cause me a couple issues when doing reloads. When reloading my AR I typically push the rifle away from me and tuck the stock under my right arm while I reload. The problem with this is when I tuck it under my arm the sling gets very tight and restricts the movement of my left arm making reloads more difficult. If I attach the rear of the sling at the rear of the receiver it makes reloading much easier but when I transition to my pistol the stock gets in the way being in a higher position than before. If anybody could help me out with this or point me towards other online resources I would greatly appreciate it. If I haven't described this very well please let me know. |
| Yeah, i've tried mounting the sling more towards the receiver. (on a Magpul UBR) but when I bring my pistol up my right arm tends to hit the stock unless I make a conscious effort to move around it. It's possible my sling is too tight. I've got some slack in it when it's shouldered but maybe not enough to allow me to tuck it under my arm properly. |
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Personally, for dynamic shooting I prefer a single point sling. I am not going to go long distances with it so I don't need to sling it over a shoulder or some such and I'm not going to be walking around "A lot" with it so I don't have to worry about it bouncing off my knees too much. when I transition to my pistol the long gun hangs straight down from my chest to between my legs. reloads are no problem with a single point sling. I know in a crisis situation where I have to trans from long to handgun and then have to run or move to cover I could get tripped up. but you have to give something up to gain something. there are no 'perfect' solutions, just compromises that you can live with. |
I agree and that is the technique I've been taught also. Have you tried doing reloads this way? It may help with your problem. Good luck 
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I have my 2 point attached to the stock and I have two seperate mounting points up front. There is a sling point attachment on the front rail close to the receiver.  I can also hasty my sling using this attachment. This is how my Rifle hangs on the front sling attachment.  And I have a receiver end plate mount.  This is how it hangs on the receiverend plate.  I can quickly transition between them two points with the HK Type Snap. It doesn't look like much difference but it feels completely different. |