What need might there be to go "hands on" with a intruder inside your own home when you are armed?
Could you being "slung up" make it easier for an aggressor to get leverage over you?
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What need might there be to go "hands on" with a intruder inside your own home when you are armed?
Could you being "slung up" make it easier for an aggressor to get leverage over you?
Great questions, yep it could happen. Yep, it's possible he could use it for leverage. IMO, A lot less likely with the sling I'm using which is why I'm using it i.e. floating HK clip and fastex buckle.
Counter question:
Could he gain control of your unslung carbine during the struggle and use it against you either by shooting or as a club?
I don't think it's a requirement if that is the only weapon you have. (no secondary) The two most common reasons for a sling are to carry the weapon slung and to aid in transitioning to a secondary weapon. You're not slinging it over your shoulder in your house looking for an intruder and you have no secondary weapon; what's it doing for you? Maybe it's dogma; but I don't think so. I think it's one of those "it depends" questions.
i can think of some ways, at breath-distance, a sling could **** you up.. a butt-stroke would be pretty hard with a slung weapon- especially a single-point or similar... but think about the guy who's now cracking you in the face with your own stock while it's attached to you...
likewise, if you're just plain out-matched, tired, whatever, retreat will be a lot harder if he's got hold of your slung weapon.
i'm imagining this with my own sling- a 2-point run from the stock to the FSB would be a lot easier to get out of.
Vickers 2-point on a home defense gun!
I could keep the sling pulled tight when it's just sitting here, so it doesn't get in the way. Doesn't dangle to catch onto things, and I wouldn't have to fight with it to get it into a shooting position. Just pick it up and go.
But in the event that I would need to sling it to do something else (Grab kids, leave, etc), I can just pull the tab and add to the length. No problems. :)
Theory!
Exactly. Better to have a sling attached, doing nothing but not in the way, than it is to A) Have a sling that gets in the way (Might have to fight with it, twist it, etc to take up a shooting position), or B) No sling when you need it.
Pulling the tab on a Vickers sling doesn't take much time, as I'm sure you know. So if the option is to yank a tab and throw it over your shoulder/neck/back, or put it down and leave it so you can carry your kids, I think I would want to take it with. In the event of a fire or something like that is what I'm thinking, but whatever purpose it suites will work.