My patrol carbine now has more stuff hanging off it than I had ever imagined it would, and has become quite heavy. I've got the Colt two-point sling which came with the rifle, and, while I love its simplicity and have resisted "upgrading" to a three-point sling, I think its time I invest in something better.
Points of interest:
- I'm looking for a LOT of padding
- A friend has a sling with bungee-type material on it; this keeps the rifle tight against the body until its needed, and then the bungee material stretches and the weapon shoulders normally... So I'm looking into that material as well
- I wear a Camelbak much of the time but would still like some way of carrying the rifle near or on my back, away from my duty belt, on long hikes
- I am dumber than a bag of left-handed hammers and three-point sling operation and use confuses me to no end
Any comments or suggestions welcome. I can't readily modify the weapon without agency policy being violated so I can't go with fancy sling mounts or QD mounts or anything else... Got the standard sling ring near the bayo lug and the newer-style crappy plastic buttstock with the slit at the end for the other side. So whatever I end up with has to work with factory sling mounts.
Thanks gang.