Creating Rifle Sling

Hans von Hammer wrote:

I'm partial to aluminum foil duct tape.. It holds whatever shape you want it to...  For the sling swivels, I know several folks here use PE, but I'm partial to flattened solder...

Well there is also lead foil Hans. And you can cut it to any width you like and also holds its shape well too.

For more modern slings ... those that are more of the woven material type ... I like using masking tape. Take a piece, fold it in half on itself, and then use a new 11 blade to cut the width you need.

Masking tape isn't as form-keeping as the foil, but I think that it works well.

My two cents.

Mikeym_us wrote:

Hans von Hammer wrote: I'm partial to aluminum foil duct tape.. It holds whatever shape you want it to...  For the sling swivels, I know several folks here use PE, but I'm partial to flattened solder... Well there is also lead foil Hans. And you can cut it to any width you like and also holds its shape well too.

Sure, lead foil's out there.. Nothing wrong with it either, it's just that I can get 10 yards of the aluminum duct tape in one shot, and the sticky back is a plus when it comes to use as sling material, as well as belts, suspenders, chinstraps, seat harnesses, etc..