USGI Sling for M4 Carbine?

[KalashniKEV]

The right answer you are looking for is:

http://www.armyproperty.com/nsn/1005-01-368-9852

There was also the RFI sling that usually got hacked up and modified:

http://www.armyproperty.com/nsn/1005-01-541-1771

BFG, Wolf's tail (ETA- yes, the name drives me insane, but there was a crap 2' long sling called that), Magpul, and other slings existed and were used.

[ABNAK]

You young 'uns, jeez. I rocked an M16A1 my whole 4 years as an Army grunt. We didn't have none of them fancy red dots or them thar ACOG's. Iron sights in a fixed (read: non-removeable) carry handle. WTF is a Picatinny rail? Hydramatic all the way baby!

The black nylon web slings were issue items when I was in and for a long time afterwards.

[Dan Ortego]

Yeah, I recall my M-16 A1 from 1971 and it was remarkably unremarkable.

[JasonB1]

http://www.advancefabrication.com/atsserb.html

Grabbed a few of those at a mil-surplus shop and like every other 3 point I have tried it ended up cut and made it to a 2 point.

[lawusmc0844]

http://www.slingsonly.com/m16_tactical_sling.shtml
This looks like the generic 3 point that I got issued during 2nd phase of boot camp and MCT. I mainly remember the stupid thin cord that ties onto the FSP.

You young 'uns, jeez. I rocked an M16A1 my whole 4 years as an Army grunt. We didn't have none of them fancy red dots or them thar ACOG's. Iron sights in a fixed (read: non-removeable) carry handle. WTF is a Picatinny rail? Hydramatic all the way baby!

The black nylon web slings were issue items when I was in and for a long time afterwards.

You older guys had the fun simpler stuff! Colt M16A2s were still standard issue in boot camp and MCT when I came in 2005 and those felt like carbines compared to A4. The ACOG or PEQ-15 wasn't USMC wide issue until my second deployment. I miss having just a detachable carry handle and KAC VFG on my old A4.

I would loved to have a rifle with an A1 lower, 3 round burst is a joke.

[ABNAK]

http://www.slingsonly.com/m16_tactical_sling.shtml
This looks like the generic 3 point that I got issued during 2nd phase of boot camp and MCT. I mainly remember the stupid thin cord that ties onto the FSP.



You older guys had the fun simpler stuff! Colt M16A2s were still standard issue in boot camp and MCT when I came in 2005 and those felt like carbines compared to A4. The ACOG or PEQ-15 wasn't USMC wide issue until my second deployment. I miss having just a detachable carry handle and KAC VFG on my old A4.

I would loved to have a rifle with an A1 lower, 3 round burst is a joke.

Not to sidetrack the thread, but I have an A1 clone for posterity's sake. I sometimes pick it up and am in wonderment at how light it is and how easily it handles! You get an M4 and slap on a rail and optic and you've exceeded the old 20" A1 in weight.

[BatteryOperated]

I think I might just rock the green weenie sling

There ya go, rock on!

[longshot2000]

this is what you need: Colt side swivel sling mount

[AndyLate]

Deleted due to low knowledge base.

[Eurodriver]

I started reading this post thinking “Wow! This guy and I have a lot in common! Finally an M4C’er who gets it...”

Then I saw I wrote it.

Almost 3 years ago.

But thank you Longshot2000 for the information.