Sling Attachment Point Wear & Tear

[Dynowhite]

It's a little tighter but doesn't make the gun cockeyed when hanging or feel strange when in firing position.

[MP_OHIO]

That is a great option, the only other one I could come up with, on the cheap, was to wrap tubing around the contact area.

[762hurts]

Blue force Wire Loops





The right way to go.

Dirty guns are great, but FN sling loops on my M249, M240, and Scar are still just aluminum. and a steel hook is gonna rape the $hit out of em'.

[MP_OHIO]

+1 on that

[FullAssault]

The FN tac sling has yet to do anything noticeable to my SCAR and I use it a lot. It has elastic covers that pull down and Alm clips.

[762hurts]

The FN tac sling has yet to do anything noticeable to my SCAR and I use it a lot. It has elastic covers that pull down and Alm clips.

True. But though mine isn't a safe queen like most of us. It still is metal on metal contact.

Every single FN weapon I've dealt with had aluminum sling points. Not a great deal IMO.

You should see my jimmy-rigged para-saw m249. I had to use 550 cord, and huge zip ties, and I had Cherries aka abrasions on my booty the whole last tour in Iraq from carrying it.

My gunners M240 in our gun truck is almost there...being worn through.

[Two Six Six]

Those Blue Force Wire Loops are $20 each! I can buy a new sling for the amount I need.

Appreciate the responses guys. I may try the paracord / tubing idea.

[ecross27]

Rubber surgical tubing on the clips instead of para chord may also work very well; albeit, I have not tried it yet--but soon when the clips arrive.

[MP_OHIO]

I was looking in the plumbing section at lowes today. I don't know how long the regular hose/tube would hold out though. I did check out the reincorced/pressurized tube, but it looked way to thick.

[Clyde]

I use heat shrink tubing that I get from marine (boating) suppliers. Get the kind that has adhesive inside, and double layer them. I use gator claws, not mash hooks, and I run the elastic snubbers down over the gator claw to keep it quiet, and to keep it from flopping around. Use a heat gun to melt the heat shrink marine tubing. One box costs $7.50 and it works great. If it wears through you'll get a metal-on-metal grind to warn you to melt on a new tube set. Works great!