AR Slings

[bombadillo]

Well I got both slings installed, and they function great. It took a bit of work to get them installed and I felt like an idiot emailing the company because they didn't have the right stuff to set up an A2 buttstock without having to buy a connector. I am happy with their products and will buy an MS2 next just to compare. I have 42 bucks in with the company so far and they have absolutely outstanding service.

[bombadillo]

Well, just to resurrect an old thread but pertinent to sling users, I got 3 different slings to try out. The first two came from boonie packer on recommendation of rabagly and I've gotta say they are awesome. They feel built like a tank, they're not metal which I actually prefer, and they're made just north in Oregon so they come in really quite quickly. The first one I got was the boonie packer 2P-TQA-C cinchable quick adjust sling. It took a bit of playing with to understand exactly how it worked (mainly because i'm new to slings but it was a bit of a mess from the bag) but after I got it all sorted out it worked like a champ. Very easy to move from one position to the other. It is a 2 point which I find that I like more and more for both stabilization and transportation than a 1 point or 3 point which I feel there is more to screw around with. Here is the first one:


I purposely left the long edges out there as I was getting used to where I wanted it and now i'm ready to cut the edges and burn them so they don't fray. If you're looking for a Vickers type 2 pt sling that is built like a tank, I would highly suggest this. At a WHOPPING 20.95 and no tax and hardly a penny for shipping it worked out great. Link to it is Here!




The next one I took a look at was a cheaper sling yet (BTW the first one at 20.95 is the most expensive one they had! ) it was 12.95 and a simpler design made for only 2 positions; Carry, and firing. It has a little notch in it to slip the adjustment piece over and made for a "patrol" carry I think is what they call it, which allows you to carry it without it in the way. You can easily flip it over to your back without anything coming loose. For this one because it is going on an A2 buttstock I did need the 2.95 adapter that they offer on the site. After playing with it for awhile, I decided to change things up on it. I readjusted the sling setup and basically made it a non cinchable version of the 2P-TQA-C with just a flip of the strap. It worked out well for me and pictured here:



There was a ton of slack on it which I taped and cut to get it out of the way. It is also built very well for 13 dollars and I don't forsee it breaking anytime soon. I attached it in the front with a sling swivel and stud on a VTAC rail which works well as I can adjust it from the side or bottom depending on how i'm shooting or if I need the bottom stud for a bipod. Anyway, just wanted to follow up and show what a great deal these were. Link to the second sling is Here:
Boonie packer sling


As a side note I bought the MS2 from Magpul and the ASAP on the recommendation and after a $40 CQD mount, the $30 ASAP plate, and the $55 MS2 sling it cost 120 plus out the door with shipping and it still isn't as good as the boonie packer slings IMO. The MS2 seems hard to adjust, it never fit well no matter what position it came in and you're likely to see it in the classifieds section in the next week or so. I just can't get used to how it works. I will probably keep the ASAP and use a Boonie Packer single point sling instead.