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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Shamu Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 29 2011 at 10:15pm
Please do that post about setting up the sling.
I'd be interested to see how someone else did it so I can have a comparison (& maybe "borrow" some ideas!).
The sling definitely needs fitting to the individual. even swapping out summer & winter clothing has a marked effect.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote EnfieldHunter Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2011 at 1:08am
Ok but will probably take some time to get that organized and given that we are just headed into the deer season I'll try to do an article with photos and good and bad decisions on the sporter over time and then post it. The sling hook up is easy, figuring out the forearm bedding took time.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Shamu Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 30 2011 at 11:14pm
"The middle sling attachment was already part of the trigger guard on this 1917 BSA and in front of the King Screw.  So ours are a bit different. "

Not meaning to pick on your setup, if it works for you then go for it. But a little bit of info on that loop.

I actually have the same loop on both rifles, it just doesn't show up well in the pictures I posted.

It was originally designed to keep the magazine chained to the rifle (way back when with the MLE & Long model rifles.) & later was just kept as a tie down for the strings on the WW1 action covers used in the trenches to keep the action clear of mud. What this means is that the loop's ends are just passed through the floorplate/trigger-guard & held in with a braze. I'd hate to think the joint, which was designed for much less stress snapped on you while applying tension to the sling.Wink
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I'm with you, but that is not what I have.

My attachment point is of part of the trigger guard forging and consists of two lobes of metal that extend down from the trigger guard. There is a screw that goes through one and catches on the threads inside the other and so it is stronger than the heavy wire type loop I have seen on some no 4s
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote sayak Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 31 2011 at 1:11pm
I zoomed in on the image of your antelope and rifle and was able to see what you are talking about. I have not seen that before. Interesting.
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That's new to me as well. I guess its the original cavalry sling swivel! Nice.
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