Looking for a good sling for the M249 MKII [Archive]

MadMan

08-09-2005, 02:02 PM

Hi guys,

I'm looking for a good sling for a M249 MKII.

Which one you guys suggest?

tenda

08-09-2005, 07:51 PM

hey man...ghow about this...???''
http://www.spectergear.com/saw_sop_sling.htm
http://www.spectergear.com/m249_sop_wht2_sm.jpg

Michael RVR

08-09-2005, 08:09 PM

Personally i think the slings work better if you put the rear end around the narrow section of the stock.. gives it a bit more balance.

Other thing i've seen people do is loop both ends onto the rear sling swivel and forget the front one all together.

That sling looks way shiny to me. p-)

MSR

08-09-2005, 11:19 PM

Other thing i've seen people do is loop both ends onto the rear sling swivel and forget the front one all together.
That may work on a F88 mate, but it isn't anygood for the Minimi/M249. It's to heavy for that setup. Plus theres no balance

Aussie E

08-09-2005, 11:44 PM

Here's a 3-point sling from Ranger Joes:
http://www.rangerjoes.com/product_info.php?cPath=36_216&products_id=2210

Michael RVR

08-10-2005, 12:06 AM

Other thing i've seen people do is loop both ends onto the rear sling swivel and forget the front one all together.
That may work on a F88 mate, but it isn't anygood for the Minimi/M249. It's to heavy for that setup. Plus theres no balance

That may be, but i've still seen it done p-)

I think its in the urban ops pam actually. :)

MSR

08-10-2005, 01:39 AM

Oh yeah the pams are never wrong :D :roll:
Lets be realistic. Can you do it? Yes
How long would you last with it? 30mins of patrolling max

MadMan

08-10-2005, 05:58 AM

Thanks for the replies! But I'm not looking for a 3 point sling, just a single one.

Does anybody has experience with one of those?

PrincessRAR

08-10-2005, 06:17 AM

yeah pams - the guide to every RI that is tossed out every corps window in batts. :)

MSR

08-10-2005, 10:37 PM

Why do you want a different sling to the one that is issued? You should only be using it for work party related tasks. Other than that the sling should be off when patrolling. Its not that heavy. Even when carry the 200rd soft mag.

percell_086

08-23-2005, 09:53 AM

Blackhawk industries has a nice one, but a weird one, the chalker sling http://www.blackhawk.com/product_detail.asp?product_id=1954&d= I don't know if it's ok for an m249 but there was a pic in their catalog with a m249 mounted on it.

Percell

1Cie GevGn

08-23-2005, 10:32 AM

Looks like the firepower of BCRG has been upgraded :lol: