ShawneeB
12-29-2013, 07:42 PM
Had some para-cord laying around and needed a sling. Vid took 100 but it was bigger and more strands. Watched this first, easy to follow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gup3pbItOGA
After you watch that, or not. Put on some tunes. How long did it take? Burning Down the house. Talking heads in Rome, half Kinks Rockpalast 1982. You can listen to something else if you like, that's what I felt like. After I finished I admired it and played Kinks "Low Budget" felt it was fitting. $4 para-cord and I had a usable sling, and if you need cord in the field you can take it apart. Or walk home and get some.:p
Attached my sling swivels to a board. I used some old electrical cable, copper and ran it thru, bent eyes and screwed it down the length I wanted. I needed 31", it tightens a bit, add an inch or 2.
The vid was a larger sling. Use an odd number of strands, 5 strands fit just right. It's a loop so 5 top, 5 bottom. Label each pair with a tag that will slide, it helps. Like this. Just tie an overhand knot, burn and squish it then thread em.
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_120344.jpg
Start weaving, over under, under over. It's kinda self explanatory once you start. Tighten each time however tight you want. Like this. You can tighten much tighter if you like, probably horizontally but it works and I'm happy with this one.
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_121108.jpg
Keep going. If it doesn't look right, you screwed up. Unweave it to that point and do it right. Yea I did too.
When you get to the tags and it looks OK. Take out your sharp, trusty switchblade (yea I made that one) and cut the tags off.
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_131907.jpg
Finish the last couple weaves, end however you want, make another overhand knot, cut, burn and squish. If I didn't make that extra hitch wouldn't look like I missed a weave. Or maybe I did:o
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_133344.jpg
Look at it and pat your back. You may have to move the swivels a couple times as it tightens (yea the 2" I lost)
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_132540.jpg
Put it on your rifle. Carry it around. Show your wife or GF then go over your buddies and show him. Then carry it around some more looking for something to kill (another coyote)
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_134500.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gup3pbItOGA
After you watch that, or not. Put on some tunes. How long did it take? Burning Down the house. Talking heads in Rome, half Kinks Rockpalast 1982. You can listen to something else if you like, that's what I felt like. After I finished I admired it and played Kinks "Low Budget" felt it was fitting. $4 para-cord and I had a usable sling, and if you need cord in the field you can take it apart. Or walk home and get some.:p
Attached my sling swivels to a board. I used some old electrical cable, copper and ran it thru, bent eyes and screwed it down the length I wanted. I needed 31", it tightens a bit, add an inch or 2.
The vid was a larger sling. Use an odd number of strands, 5 strands fit just right. It's a loop so 5 top, 5 bottom. Label each pair with a tag that will slide, it helps. Like this. Just tie an overhand knot, burn and squish it then thread em.
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_120344.jpg
Start weaving, over under, under over. It's kinda self explanatory once you start. Tighten each time however tight you want. Like this. You can tighten much tighter if you like, probably horizontally but it works and I'm happy with this one.
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_121108.jpg
Keep going. If it doesn't look right, you screwed up. Unweave it to that point and do it right. Yea I did too.
When you get to the tags and it looks OK. Take out your sharp, trusty switchblade (yea I made that one) and cut the tags off.
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_131907.jpg
Finish the last couple weaves, end however you want, make another overhand knot, cut, burn and squish. If I didn't make that extra hitch wouldn't look like I missed a weave. Or maybe I did:o
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_133344.jpg
Look at it and pat your back. You may have to move the swivels a couple times as it tightens (yea the 2" I lost)
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_132540.jpg
Put it on your rifle. Carry it around. Show your wife or GF then go over your buddies and show him. Then carry it around some more looking for something to kill (another coyote)
http://i1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj493/Hermit54/projects/IMG_20131229_134500.jpg