Best Sling for a Henry Big Boy Carbine?
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Lever guns need a little “special” put on their slings. I am not much on fancy tooling, colorings and such but simple basketweave or such adds a nice touch. Now if you really want to add a little color check around for a leather and horsehair sling …
… it adds some color in my opinion tasteful way.
… it adds some color in my opinion tasteful way.
That’s a Marlin and they are done at the factory. The parts are available but the front will have to be drilled and taped or the clamp on tube type.
Your Big Boy should come with studs from the factory so you can use swivels to attach the sling. Some will come with swivels while others you’ll need to buy separate. The above is an older Browning made sling and didn’t come with swivels. If you need to a pair of Uncle Mikes from Midway is about $10.
Has Henry started shipping theres with swivel studs now ?
Just learned something new , thanks and I’m glad they are doing that. Now hopefully they will do the rim fires to.
I also went leather with my Henry. Only leather sling I own. Couldn’t make a choice browsing online, so I picked up a $20 sling from academy and some upgraded hardware on Amazon for $8 and it looks the part. Not the most comfortable thing, but I don’t plan to lug this rifle around on long public land hunts.
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They don’t..at least, the one I have doesn’t, but I’m fixing to remedy that.
I will not have a rifle without the means for it to be equipped with a sling.
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I'm not a big sling guy, but I've had a guy that goes by GSD Leather make me some nice stuff He makes an incredible sling. I found him on Instagram or something. Nice guy and very responsive.
My lever action, I originally put a WW1 GI 1907 pattern leather sling on it. Those look pretty good on wood and blued steel lever-action rifles, and are plenty effective as both carrying and stabilizing implements if you know how to use it right.
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@Gnash.Hyena brought up a valid point. What is your intended use for the sling? Some slings make great carrying options but are poor for stabilization. While others are great for stabilization and poor carrying options.
That's what is on mine and it just looks right.
Most definitely. It was recommended to me by someone who considers himself quite the aficionado on lever guns, so if he liked it, at that price I figured I may as well give it a try.
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I bought this one, for no other reason than I wanted it to be black…and somehow chose it off Amazon.
Nohma Leather Buffalo Hide Leather Rifle Gun Sling, Black/Black Stitch Amish Handmade 1" Wide https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B018CUA...t_i_FJ134KE1CFCSKZ9PEZMY?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I have no idea how to properly use a sling to stabilize a rifle, so I can’t comment on whether it was a good choice or not. But I like the way it looks. 🙄
Nohma Leather Buffalo Hide Leather Rifle Gun Sling, Black/Black Stitch Amish Handmade 1" Wide https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B018CUA...t_i_FJ134KE1CFCSKZ9PEZMY?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I have no idea how to properly use a sling to stabilize a rifle, so I can’t comment on whether it was a good choice or not. But I like the way it looks. 🙄
@RedneckFur would know the answer to this better than I would. Pinging for help. I think you can but I'm not sure how similar they are.
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You absolutely can! It's a real sling, designed for stabilizing, with the added bonus that the second loop allows it to be used as a carrying strap.
I have military style leather slings on all of my lever guns, and that's how I use them.