what sling do you use on your deer rifle?

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I am interested in what sling you all use for your deer rifle.

I like the 1907 style leather slings, my main rifle has a braided leather sling i like alot. also use the browning marked slings with the braided horse hair. the other kind i use are those nylon fast adjust sling, i can't remember who made them but i have about 10 of them, they are slippery tho.

I like a sling that can be adjusted long in the field to carry the rifle across the back, this makes dragging a deer much easier.

For rifles with no sling attachments, i carry in but have used some bailing twine many times.

Please share what your best slings are and why, thanks troy.
 
Not applicable for anything but ARs, but I like this single point dling on my Short AR. It hangs the gun under my arm or out front.
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Another favorite is homemade from a set of reins. One for my Hawken, one on my HD 870.
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My true favorite is the nylon sling with a wide grippy pad.
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I have a few of them, they stay slung on one shoulder and dont slip.
 
I use a Butler Creek Mountain Sling a lot. I have 2-3, but they are getting hard to find. I was surprised one showed up on Amazon. It is a simple lightweight nylon sling, but with a rubberized section to prevent the sling from sliding off the shoulder. The ones without the rubber are everywhere, but they don't work nearly as well. Be careful if ordering to get the right thing

https://www.amazon.com/Butler-Creek...ountain+sling&qid=1563452880&s=gateway&sr=8-1

But lately I've started using the 1" Montana Sling. They are hand made in Montana, and while not cheap are a lot of sling for the money. They are designed to be used with the loop on the forend so they can be used as a shooting sling. I prefer to carry them with the loop near the butt so the rough leather is on my shoulder. Can be used either way. The 1" version is only a couple ounces heavier than the Butler Creek nylon sling.

https://montanagunslings.com/gun-slings.php

They have other products, I keep meaning to order a belt from them.

In use

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I use a nylon carry strap and usually don't have it on when walking around, but installed it before climbing into my wooden tree stand one day. I'd been walking a long time and decided to take a break in the stand. Once there, I decided to blow on my deer call. I didn't remove the strap. A minute later, I heard some rustling in the leaves about 50 yards to my left, so picked the rifle up off the stand's platform.

The noise got louder and it was obvious that there was a buck coming from my Left! Before I knew it, buck ran just behind the tree my stand was connected to and ran about 40 yards to my Right, then stopped near some scent pads I'd placed. My rifle was up, left-handed and I tried several times to insert my finger into the trigger guard, but the sling blocked it!!

As I flicked the sling away from the trigger, the buck saw the motion and looked right at me! He bolted and ran directly away from me, toward a woods road, but I fired left-handed before he got there and he tumbled forward. I was so excited, I just sat in the stand and took in the great experience for a few minutes. (I don't remember ever firing a centerfire left-handed before that event.)

The Hornady all-copper bullet went through his lower back, close to the spine, and never exited. The meat cutter found it in the neck, almost to the head, and perfectly-mushroomed. The four-point buck weighed about 160 lbs.

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Those cheap padded slings in the ugly bubba-flage they sell at walmart for about $3. With QD swivels. Once I get in place, (blind or ladder stand) I take it off the gun to prevent noise. I also use them on my turkey shotgun, and I even used them in the mountains in Afg on my M24/SR25, to the amusement of my teammates.
 
A leather 1907 Repro for me!
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I like the butler creek neoprene slings and I put a set of quality steel quick detach sling swivels on them. The neoprene has some traction to it so it stays on your shoulder well without having to hold it. They are also long enough to go over your head when your dragging deer or whatever. I have some fancier leather ones for some rifles but functionally I like these better.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1...t-stretch-sling-with-sewn-in-swivels-neoprene

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/417417/butler-creek-easy-rider-sling-neoprene
 
I like the butler creek neoprene slings and I put a set of quality steel quick detach sling swivels on them. The neoprene has some traction to it so it stays on your shoulder well without having to hold it. They are also long enough to go over your head when your dragging deer or whatever. I have some fancier leather ones for some rifles but functionally I like these better.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1...t-stretch-sling-with-sewn-in-swivels-neoprene

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/417417/butler-creek-easy-rider-sling-neoprene
I have used a ton of them because I am cheap and don't like paying $24 for a sling but these are the absolute best. I used to walk a lot 3-5 miles per day with a 45-70 and these slings make carrying those heavy rifles much comfy.
 
I don't often use a sling. The exception being my AR10 with a 3 point sling.

I prefer to have the gun in my hands Still there are times when I need to sling the gun. For those times I carry a loop end shotgun sling in my pocket

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This type of sling is pretty much one size fits all and no swivels to rattle.

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