Sling cleanup

[grantoga]

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Here's a little trick I use to clean up and streamline the ends of my slings. Electrical shrinkwrap tubing works great. I use 1 1/8" wrap, and lube it with a little hand sanitizer to get it over the buckles. Just thought id share it with u guys.

[Ernst]

Just curious, but why do you do that?

[grantoga]

I dont like the dangling sling end poking out. Also prevents slippage of the sling through the buckle.

[GH41]

WTF....

[.46caliber]

I'm kinda digging it. Tightens things up, might reduce some clanging.

[grantoga]

Yeah, it makes for less snags. It also makes the connection to the qd sling loop a little more solid.

[Ernst]

A solution in search of a problem, I'd say.

[Ryno12]

Looks good OP.

[Scrubber3]

Looks good. To each their own. I think it is a fine idea if it's what you want. It doesn't add weight, accomplishes your goal and those slings are on good rifles- rock on. Haters gonna hate.

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[Righter13]

I do something similar but with just electrical tape. I dig it.

[bfoosh006]

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[concreteguy]

Looks like another fine example of Yankee ingenuity.


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[556BlackRifle]

OP, Thanks for the post. That trick may come in useful at some point.

[Vandal]

I like it. Much cleaner than what I used to do with electrical tape on my gear.

[grantoga]

Thanks guys! The ones on the sling with the HK hooks have been there for several years, and are still tight and in good shape. I just like solidity and permanence of it. I actually thought about having the ends just sewn on.

[Ned Christiansen]

I hate tape on stuff. Today's tape is tomorrow's gooey, sticky and yet slippery mess. Or stiff, powdery no-longer-holding mess.

Not that I never use it, I just hate it. I like your idea plus probably cuts the noise.

Much as I hate tape I hate HK hooks even more!

[grantoga]

I don't like hk hooks very much either. That's the sling I use on my AKs.

[Vlad the Impaler]

I like it. I favor HK sling hooks to my handguards and have used smaller diameter heat shrink tube on the hook itself to minimize rattling against Magpul RSA and MSA attachments.

[notorious_ar15]

That works. There are also a couple sources for the elastic sling keepers out there as well.

[Slvr Surfr]

Nice work OP. I think I might try that on one end that has frayed after I cut the excess off.

[Tzook]

Good idea! I'm definitely doing this on mine.

[bigwagon]

I prefer gaffers tape. It's less sticky than duct tape and softer too. Kind of a woven fabric backing with medium stickiness. You can take it on and off a few times if you need to make adjustments.