HI, A sling is a must for a hunting point ,atb bob.
I personally don't like sling studs or slings. I don't think they are a necessity either. I've done plenty of hunting and never had them.
It's a personal choice though, so it's up to the individual.
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You don't have to drill your stock a webbing type sling such as the Viper will fit most guns. As said earlier even light guns need a sling particularly if you carry shooting sticks etc.
mk2 rapid.22
When I order a new rifle my RFD always gets the studs fitted at the factory doing this saves me having to worry about damaging the stock.
I can understand both points, as it will be a working gun there will undoubtedly be a few marks picked up but it will also be my pride and joy being the single most expensive rifle I have ever bought so minimising the amount of marks will be on my mind so I will be extra careful in its use e.g using some kind of padding between the stock and the bipod to minimise damage/marking to the wraparound checkering of the forend.
Sometimes I sits and thinks, but mostly I just sits.
my £30 bipod has a rubber strip on the face that meets the stock . you could change it for thick neoprene rubber.. We used to use it for sealing coolant holes in cylinder heads when pressure testing .https://www.theplasticshop.co.uk/ord...c-samples.html ask for a sample of the size you need.
Or you could look and see if you can find a used stock and swap it then when you go to sell it you have a new stock to go on it.
I know people that buy used or cheap plastics for their enduro motor bikes and keep the fully stickered new ones for when they sell it . the decal sets can cost more than the plastics in some cases .
Last edited by bighit; 18-03-2018 at 04:29 PM.
Range use no. Hunting yes. Trying having a slash in the field while carrying a rifle with no sling.....
And this is the best reason by far, also carrying what you've shot, and dispatching if needed, I knew a chap who was known to dispatch rabbits by picking them up by the back legs and bashing their heads against a tree, personally I'm quite happy to put the gun on the ground, but to me it's just a tool of the trade, that doesn't mean I abuse them, they always get a wipe down afterwards. Rog