I am in the market for a single point sling. I looked at Troy’s single point sling at my local gun shop but noticed that all the hardware except for the claw hook is plastic. Is this durable? It just doesn’t seem like it could take a hard beating. Shouldn’t all the hardware be made out of metal? If I am missing something let me know. Also can someone recommend a good quality sling? Any help is appreciated.
-Simon
I have been using a VTAC quick adjust 2 point for a while. I decided to try a single point so that I could transition easier. I picked up a Troy single point and it seems fine to me. Well worth the asking price.
I like the Troy but I don’t think it’s the final answer for me. I am going to try a Magpul MS2 and Gear Sector next.
I realized quite a bit about slings and their purpose while moving to a single point. A single point sling is meant for weapon retention, not transport. No matter how cushy a single point sling seems, it will not hold the rifle tight to your body on it’s own like a 2 point would. This is just a fact in how the slings are designed.
This is why I am looking to get something without the big honkin’ pad that the Troy has. I realize the design and purpose. I don’t mean to bash Troy at all but now I see why something simple like the Gear Sector slings fills the role much better.
Some people argue for a certain sling configuration versus another. I have found I have a use for 1 point and 2 point slings and am promoting both if used for their intended purpose. I hope this is a useful post.
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Simon,
I can’t recommend a good single point sling because if you are doing anything other that shooting at the range you are going to need a adjustable two point. A single point requires you to keep positive control with one hand at all times while moving. This is a major hinderance in the dozens of other tasks you may need to perform. Your best two options are the VTAC or Vickers Blue Force slings.
Yes it’s durable…modern plastics are much better today than they were a just few years ago(when they were still good enough for your handguard, buttstock, and pistol grip.
Or you could demand a massive recall on Glocks , and trade your AR for an M14.
Check this one out from Spec-Ops Brand I’ve got one on my patrol rifle and love it. I’ve just got it looped through the slot in the stock and through the sling stud until I decided on a sling endplate. It cinches down and loosens up very easily.
I messed endlessly with slings until I came up with MY solution. This seems to be effective and I can change it around to whatever I want. These are my opinions only.
I played with the MS2 and liked the idea but the adjuster wasn’t as good as the VTAC. I also liked the padding on the VTAC so I decided that was the sling for me. Now how to attach it?
I mostly used it as a 2 point on QD’s which worked very well, but occasionally I wanted to go to a single point and I couldn’t. I put on an ASP and used mash hooks but that also limited me to a single point on the ASP or a cumbersome, clanky, loud hook up in the front and the ASP on the back. I wanted the QD’s to work everywhere because I had QD sockets on my SOPMOD stock and 2 on each side of the MRP upper. Back to the drawing board.
I finally settled on the VTAC with QD’s and I added a Tango Down PR-4 adapter on the tube. Now I have QD’s available on both sides of the SOPMOD, each side and the rear of the PR-4, and 2 on each side of the MRP upper, as well as the padding and rapid adjustablity of the VTAC.
I can configure it to a 2 point with a variety of different locations as well as hook both QD’s into the PR-4 to make a single point. It’s not a true single point as the sockets are a few millimeters apart but it functions like a single point-Norcal911