JP rifles VTAC forend+ CTR stock= sling swivel advice required

[mattjmcd]

I just placed a JP Rifles unit on the front of my 20" upper, thus deleting the OEM swivel. The forearm unit does come with a stud for mounting a sling swivel. I have it placed amidships in the 9 o'clock position. I run a Magpul CTR.

Most folks are telling me that the single-point sling option isn't too cool with the longer upper (I use one with my shorter gun) and I think I agree. I've heard only good things about the Vickers 2-point sling. I'd like to try that but I need to source some svivels. Any advice on either type or source, given my setup? What about the rear mounting options with the CTR?

Thanks, and I hope you all have a great 2008!

[mattjmcd]

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=13797&title=AR-15%20QUICK%20RELEASE%20SLING%20SWIVELS

Do you think this will work given the clearences of the stud on the fore end?

[Robb Jensen]

I got the small Picatinny 2" rail from JP for mine and a DD QD mount and run a Vickers sling on my 3gun rifle.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/gotm4/3-gunrifle.jpg

[mike240]

Mine came with a sling swivel attachment that could be mounted in any of the slots. You may call them...I got one on my DPMS LR 308

[mattjmcd]

gotm4- is there any detail available on the qd unit on the front end of your rifle? I ASSume that "DD" stands for Daniel Defense..?:confused:

It looks like you do not use the stud, but rather a dedicated mount on the smallish rail. I may go that route too. Thanks.

[David Thomas]

Mattjmcd,

Not sure about the product you found out Brownells.

However your JP forend should have come with a couple of these:

http://www.jprifles.com/buy.php?item=JPHGS

if not, order one.

I use one of them on one of my JP's with a VTAC sling.
I also use a Daniel Defense QD unit, that GotM4 has pictured, on a different carbine.
Both will work.

Pick of the Daniel Defense QD Mount being used in conjunction with a Tango Down Carbine sling adapter:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j236/peachesndiesel/AR15sandM2tactical002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/DavidThomas/Slingmount004.jpg

[Robb Jensen]

gotm4- is there any detail available on the qd unit on the front end of your rifle? I ASSume that "DD" stands for Daniel Defense..?:confused:

It looks like you do not use the stud, but rather a dedicated mount on the smallish rail. I may go that route too. Thanks.

It is Daniel Defense QD mount (http://www.danieldefense.com/?page=shop/detail&product_id=4) but I don't have a picture of it with the sling on it. It's a QD loop and it comes with the mount for $30.00 Here's pics of my wife and my SBRs with slings similarly attached to them. Hers (the bottom carbine) has the new Omega rail which doesn't need an additional mount as the hole is integrated into the rail.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/gotm4/sbrleft.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v408/gotm4/sbr2left.jpg

[mattjmcd]

Cool. Thanks for the replies- several good ideas in those pics.

Apologies for the blackberry posting