What sling do you use on your rifles?

[amadeus76]

Just curious on how many keep their rifles historically accurate or use a different sling on their rifles? I tend to vary depending on the rifle... Most I keep accurate to the rifle and period but some I depart rather dramatically. My 1903a4 close sports a M1907 sling and my Russian and Finnish Mosin’s have correct slings, but my K31 has a modern Magpul sling. For my Lee Enfield No4’s I have one with the correct canvas sling which I’ve found is really good when using the sling as a shooting aide, but my other two I have reproduction leather slings more common to WWI... I just like the look better.

Anyway, just curious what people have on their rifles?

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[browningautorifle]

I kept an issue sling on mine as much as possible. I never used my 1907 slings for shooting so there was no worry about breaking them. I had newer ones from the '60s that usually served well. The canvas slings were not a problem to obtain though.

[brnom2]

My various No.4's have standard wedding slings, although one has the longer Bren webbing sling, and my Fulton Regulated No.4 wears a M1907 style sling.
No1Mk111 has webbing sling
P14 has M1907 style sling
L42 look-a-like has M1907 style sling (i believe its a Brownells repro)
When competing in Service Rifle comps in my part of the world, your expected to have "as issued" style to suit your particular rifle/s
and for no other reason than i had them laying around, my sporter .22 wears a Nagant sling and sporter .223 has M1907 style sling

[mrclark303]

37 pattern on my No4, No5 and L1A1's and a lovely 1916 dated Leather Cole Brothers sling on my 1917 SMLE.

Leather M1907 on my Springfield and a modern Israel Army sling on my AR.

[GeeRam]

1944 dated web sling on my No.5
Repro M1907 on my No.4T (original to rifle sling stays in the transit chest)
Repro leather K98/MP44 sling on my GSG StG.44, and on my Noggie capture K98.

[mrclark303]

1944 dated web sling on my No.5
Repro M1907 on my No.4T (original to rifle sling stays in the transit chest)
Repro leather K98/MP44 sling on my GSG StG.44, and on my Noggie capture K98.

1944 dated web sling on my No.5 ... Snap!

[RCS]

My BSA 1906 1*** has an early leather sling, can not quite make out the date.

My early three digit Colt SP1 semi auto has the original color slingAttachment 93856Attachment 93857Attachment 93858Attachment 93859

[CINDERS]

1916 Lithgow has a 1916 Wrights Black sling (Not Blanco'ed) which I believe is period correct I had a tan 1916 Wrights but put that away I do not use this rifle.
My T has a repro 1907 sling, 1 No.4 my shooter has a 1907 repro my MkIII's have date correct web my spare No.4 has this ghastly plasticky thing like a 1907 that I brought which is too short (for my long arms) and destined for the back of a dark cupboard

[newcastle]

I use standard webbing sling on all. On a few of them they are only attached by the front /stacking swivel so that I can use them for stability when shooting. Actually they work quite well round the upper arm if you keep them tight.