Just watched a YouTube video on how to use one, but cant seem to be able to find any for sale, are they USA only?
Thay look like a good thing as im not a fan of shooting from bi pod and like this idea.
TIA
Andys Leather is the place for a 3 point Ching Sling as others have suggested. I have two of them (one as a spare) for my Steyr Scout.
The big advantage is that it is very quick to get into the loop. A lot of the demonstrations don't show the final stage which is after pushing your arm through the loop, you then come from the outside and back in with your support hand which puts another half wrap around your forearm and if everythign is set correctly, your support hand should be trapped between the sling and the rifle stock. It does add stability.
I'm not sure if it aides accuracy standing. It does balance the weight of the rifle better though and helps with recoil revovery. The only time you will gain a real accuracy advantage is when you can support your elbow, either on a part of the landscape or in the kneeling, sitting, paddy prone or prone positions.
If the loop length is set correctly for your position, you shouldn't be able to get the gun into your shoulder in the usual way. You will need to get hold of the butt with your firing hand and push it forward to then drop into the shoulder pocket.
I was looking for something simial for my other rifles with the more usual two sling attachment points and came across (thanks to other discussions on SD) the
Riflecraft RS1.
This is not as quick to get into as the 3 point Ching but works very well. I've set the tension on the loop so it's correct for standing and kneeling and also adjusted the overall length for use with sticks. With sticks, you realy need your support hand free (to manipulate the sticks) so traditionally looping up is not really a great idea. Instead; from sticks I use a hasty sling where I put my arm through the whole sling, and then come around the outside. Once onto the sticks I grab the V and then tension the sling against it with my thumb. If the overall length is correct there should be some tension on both swivels. This cuts out a lot of lateral movement.
Cheers
Clive
