Homemade Canvas Sniper Sling...
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Topic: Homemade Canvas Sniper Sling...
Posted By: Goosic
Subject: Homemade Canvas Sniper Sling...
Date Posted: March 28 2023 at 10:19pm
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Preface: I had to cut up an original sling as well as the reproduction sling to make this work. I used a Leather Sewing Awl with waxed polyester thread to replicate the stitching from the reproduction items. Everything is holding together quite well so I am thinking this is a success. All comments good or bad welcome...
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Posted By: paddyofurniture
Date Posted: March 29 2023 at 6:12am
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Looks great to me. ------------- Always looking for military manuals, Dodge M37 items,books on Berlin Germany, old atlases ( before 1946) , military maps of Scotland. English and Canadian gun parts. |
Posted By: Doco Overboard
Date Posted: March 29 2023 at 6:59am
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Looks good, I think. I used to make a lot of stuff with an Awl and sewing rig for when I needed something. Its one of those things that the more you do it the easier it gets. Anyway, where did you get the buckles? Thats what I always had a hard time l locating. Buckles that were decent without jumping through all kinds of hoops or settling for a certain type that I was happy with. They look pretty decent to me.
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Posted By: Goosic
Date Posted: March 29 2023 at 7:10am
| JOANN'S Fabrics. They had everything I needed... |
Posted By: Honkytonk
Date Posted: March 29 2023 at 10:24am
| Looks good! Is that for off-hand/sitting, etc shooting? I was never a sewer, but this past year I've hand made three pair of leather moccasins. |
Posted By: Zed
Date Posted: March 29 2023 at 11:39am
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That's a good idea. I would like to see a photo of it in use; so I can see how it works. ------------- It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice! |
Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: March 29 2023 at 11:51am
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Interesting! I'm also interested in seeing the deployment & use. ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |
Posted By: A square 10
Date Posted: March 29 2023 at 9:10pm
| only part that bothers me is cutting up an original , but that passed , nice looking results , looks like it will work quite nicely , |
Posted By: Strangely Brown
Date Posted: March 30 2023 at 3:20am
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Goosic, that looks spot on for a SR"b" sling, in fact one of the "Parkers" supplied something very similar for those who weren't keen on the 2" wide target variety. Good work!
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Posted By: Shamu
Date Posted: March 30 2023 at 1:45pm
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This sounds like a good use for repro slings & new brass fittings? ------------- Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force) |