Feb 15th 2022

How to Wear a 2-Point Sling

Always Better. | February 28th, 2023

A lot of people ask the question: what is the correct way to wear a 2-point sling? Even those who are experienced shooters do not always get the most out of their rifle slings. This blog post covers the very basics and needs to be known for wearing a sling by Chris Sizelove, former arm in the 75th Ranger Regiment (16 years) and four years with the Defense Intelligence Agency. He runs the current Joint Training Facility at Blue Force Gear which is a modular training facility for the CQB environment, watch the video below to learn more.


Carrying a Rifle with a 2-Point Sling - Hands Free

The first point of Sling optimization is that the 2-point sling must have the ability to retain the weapon system to the body when your hands are off the gun. It needs to do this for a couple of reasons. The first one is safety in a good, reliable, repeatable front sling position. The barrels pointed a couple of inches off the support side of foot. It's going to stay there by bouncing around the front of your body.

We accomplish this through the means of the sling being well attached in both size to the weapon and the shooter. The Vickers Sling adjuster allows for a better fitting 2-point sling. This feature allows the sling to run up and over the top of the magazine and will securely trap the weapon to the body. If there is no magazine in the rifle, we're kind of administratively carrying around a rifle. We need to go hands off the gun.

The good news story there is that most of today's modern combat rifles are outfitted with optics, lasers, suppressors and make some really top heavy. So even without a magazine in the gun, I can still achieve a good front carry with the sling.

Aiming a Rifle with a 2-Point Sling

The second point of Sling optimization is that a good combat sling has to have the ability to make what is inherently a non-stable firing platform more stable through the use of the two-point sling. It accomplishes this through the use of the patented quick adjuster. With this and with it well sized to the weapon and my body, we can turn what is inherently a non-stable firing platform into a more stable firing platform.

A quick demonstration is standing off-hand while aiming the rifle at a target. A lot of shooters have slack on their sling (which is not recommended). There are four points of contact on the gun. The support side hand, the strong side hand, the cheek weld, and buttstock weld. If the sling is properly sized and setup: you can reach up there, grab the adjuster tab, pull forward and create a fifth point of contact on the gun. This is going to be really tight. You can do that from standing, kneeling, or from any of those positions.

A good, optimized combat sling will make what is apparently a non-stable firing platform more stable and that can only occur if the 2-point sing is well setup to the build of the shooter and the gun to get that effect.

Instructions on how to Aim with a 2-point Sling

Step One

Take the sling adjuster and pull forward towards rail.

Step Two

The sling should be tight enough to wield the firearm with one hand.

Step Three

Aim the rifle using the slings tightness to stabilize the gun.