I want to put a sling on my wood stock Ruger 10/22. My favorite types are the web or leather military slings, 1 1/4 wide, like these photos (which I have on hand, along with several other type 1 1/4 military slings):
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I looked at the Uncle Mikes set for the 10/22 but they only make it in 1 inch widths, and I understand that to use the swivel button with my current band would require some modification to the band to make it fit tightly. An alternative might be a replacement band, but my question is whether the slot on the side of the band is wide enough to insert the metal tip of the web sling or the thick leather of the leather sling. The slot for the sling looks pretty narrow. I think that if I went this route that I'd dremil off the rail sections - too tacticool for me.
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Or should I just use screw-in swivel mounts to the buttstock and forearm (behind the barrel band) teamed with my own 1 1/4 swivels?
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Does anyone have one of these barrel bands with the slot on the side, that they've tried with a military sling, and will the sling fit and slide freely? Has anyone had any problems in just screwing swivel bases into the forearm and buttstock?
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I looked at the Uncle Mikes set for the 10/22 but they only make it in 1 inch widths, and I understand that to use the swivel button with my current band would require some modification to the band to make it fit tightly. An alternative might be a replacement band, but my question is whether the slot on the side of the band is wide enough to insert the metal tip of the web sling or the thick leather of the leather sling. The slot for the sling looks pretty narrow. I think that if I went this route that I'd dremil off the rail sections - too tacticool for me.
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Or should I just use screw-in swivel mounts to the buttstock and forearm (behind the barrel band) teamed with my own 1 1/4 swivels?
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Does anyone have one of these barrel bands with the slot on the side, that they've tried with a military sling, and will the sling fit and slide freely? Has anyone had any problems in just screwing swivel bases into the forearm and buttstock?
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