I ordered the IWC Micro Mount-N-Slot QD to install in my middy 16" bcm upper. I’ve got the CTR with a QD slot in the stock. I’ve been reading about slings and am thinking about the Vickers sling with the QD’s sewn into it and have some questions:
I saw there was a coupon code for 50% off last year sometime, does BFG do this from time to time if I wait? I’m not in a huge hurry if I can save some $$$.
I read a post about the padded being less adjustable. How important is this? My rifle is <7lbs so I’m not sure how important padding is. My uses are mostly range so I don’t see myself wearing the sling for long periods of time.
I do not like the padded unless the gun is extremely heavy (10+ lbs) and going to be slung a lot. The bulk is a major tradeoff IME and I’d prefer the unpadded.
Well, we go back to “mission drives the gear train”. If you are going to be carrying the gun a lot and/or the gun is on the heavy side I say go with the padded version.
I just got the padded version. I like it, its going on one of my AR’s. I got the version with the QD rings already installed. No noticeable adjustment problems. I have 2 other VTAC slings and I like how the Vickers sling does not have a “slack” loop created when the sling is tightened.
With the entire selection of Blue Force Gear slings available to me, I have a Padded VCAS on every single one of my rifles/carbines that will accept a two point sling. I think the same is true of everyone else in the office.
I never noticed a difference in the ability to adjust. I go with padded now all the time, it makes a difference on long drawn out incidents, searches, and even multi-day classes and some training. When you can have the choice of either one, I really don’t know why some would steer away from comfort. The weight difference is neglible at best.
I do not find the padded to be comfortable on lighter guns, and only find it to be a worthwhile trade off on heavier guns. On lighter guns the padded sling rides up my neck and is exponentially less comfortable. It has nothing at all to do with the weight of the sling.
After trying both on a 14.5" lightweight mid-length irons only gun with a 10" Troy TRX Extreme, the padded is the only way to go for me, even on the light weight gun du jour. All of my guns have padded slings. I even have padded slings waiting for guns.
Everything here is a worthwhile point to ponder. Ultimately, you have to decide which is most important and decide from there. My litmus test ended up being:
Wearing a full armor vest w/armor collar = unpadded preferred.
Slick/PC (no hard collar to keep the sling away from the side of my neck) = padded.
If slick or in a PC, one can wear a sniper-veil, shemagh or similar to keep brass from going down your shirt and to keep one’s sling off from rubbing the neck, so nothing’s absolute.
I run vtac so i am unfamiliar with the vcas but i do not see any reason to not run a padded vtac. i have plenty of room for adjustment and i am 6 foot 200 pounds and i dont see any reason to steer away from comfort
Padded. It has just enough padding to aid in comfort, but not too much that it affects the flexibility of the sling as it bends around my neck and shoulders.
Padded. My weapon isn’t that heavy but the padded sling makes it much more comfortable when slung. What’s kind of wierd though is that the 2 padded slings I hav behave differently when slung on my weapon. I havae a UBR stok on my weapon and havae to connect both slings differently. The coyote brown sling I can connect it to the QD slot at the base of the sling and it doesn’t get in the way when I bring my weapon to my shoulder. The green sling gets in the way and goes beween my cheek and the stock. I have to mount it to the rear QD slot so it won’t get caught beteen my cheek and the stock. I can’t figure out why it does this. No big deal though.
