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Originally Posted by Farmboy
You should try the Blue Force Gear Vickers sling 
No tail, better quality, IR coated, modular to fit any firearm, nothing to break or jam.
Approved and in use by RCMP ERT, OPP TRU, local LE Tac Teams as well as some CF units. |
A local outdoors store, Sportmans Warehouse and police supply, Baysingers, carries a few of the V-CAS (Vickers Combat Action Sling), and I must say it is up there right on par with the V-Tac, well any two point design is better for weapons retention than to a one or three.
The material construction is top notch on both the V-CAS and V-Tac, with re-enforced stitching at the right places, however the V-Tac MK2 has the addition of padding that I've often forgotten I had my rifle slinged behind my back, works great for switching from dominate to support side, weapons transitions, african carry, slung back, and is exactly the weapon retention I was looking for. The IR coating is a nice touch on V-CAS part though, but if your running slick - "no vest, just 1st line" as I do at the range majority of the time, its comfy. Though is a mute point if you wear a full enclosing vest.
Moreover I never had an issue with the free running tail, but different strokes for different folks. But I have heard of rumors of the free running tail running into mag wells, which I have yet to reproduce. Interestingly enough Larry Vickers and Kyle Lamb probably operated together at one point or another, and both are equally good tactical instructors.