Rifle sling review: 15 two-point and single-point slings compared

Key points: Rifle sling review 15

• Two-point slings that look alike are set apart by three features: how the quick adjuster works, how wide the webbing is, and how much padding there is.
• The Flatline Fiber Co sling is the go-to for its narrow body, plastic triglide and slightly wider center section that keeps the sling from twisting into a rope; the channel discloses that sponsor Blue Alpha sells it.
• Metal adjusters on the Viking Tactics VTAC and Ferro Concepts Slingster are loud and bind on backpack straps, so modern plastic triglides are preferred.
• The Magpul RLS is the set-and-forget budget pick, while the MS3 and MS4 single-point conversion hangs too low and the flat triglide is hard to grab.
• The HRT sling sits on the Flatline tier for carbines; the Beez Combat and Edgar Sherman Design slings suit heavier rifles, and the wide, thin Agilite sling spreads weight but cuts into the neck without cold-weather layers.
• The Q sling twists because it is thin with a cord front end and suits light hunting rifles, not carbines; the Warrior Poet sling's bungee section makes it behave erratically.
• Single-point slings earn a place only where a two-point will not fit: the Flux stays packed away on a PDW, and the rope-style JTF is preferred for primary use.

About this Gun Review video

Rifle sling review from Brass Facts: 15 slings judged on three features, the quick adjuster, the webbing width and the padding. The Flatline Fiber Co two-point with a plastic triglide and a narrow pad is the daily pick, the HRT sling matches it on carbines, and the Beez Combat sling takes heavier rifles. The VTAC and Slingster lose points for metal hardware, the Q sling for twisting and the Warrior Poet sling for its bungee. Flux and JTF single-point slings cover PDWs.

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