Rifle sling
OwnerStephen T. Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
A rifle sling for transporting a rifle and steadying the rifle during firing is herein disclosed. The sling comprises a strap that is attached at one end near the muzzle of the rifle and at a second end near the butt of the rifle. An intermediate portion of the strap passes freely through a sling clip that is coupled to the truncal region of the bearer of the rifle. When the rifle is placed in its firing position, muzzle flip caused by recoil in the rifle will be resisted by the strap of the sling. The sling clip may clamp the strap of the sling to more securely couple the muzzle end of the rifle to the truncal region of the bearer. In addition, the sling is constructed and arranged to permit the movement of the rifle between its slung and firing positions without uncoupling the strap of the sling from the sling clip.
Claims17
A rifle sling comprising a flexible strap having a first end and a second end, the first end of the strap being secured to the rifle near a muzzle end of the rifle, the second end of the strap being secured near a butt end of the rifle, and a sling clip that is secured to the hips of a bearer of the rifle, the strap being slidably received through the sling clip so that the bearer of the rifle may move the rifle from a slung position to a firing position without disconnecting the strap from the sling clip, the sling clip being further constructed and arranged such that when the rifle is in its firing position, the strap may be securely clamped within the sling clip to couple the muzzle end of the rifle to the hips of the bearer such that when the rifle is fired, the strap minimizes a rise in the muzzle end of the rifle caused by the recoil of the rifle as it is fired.
A rifle sling for minimizing muzzle flip when the rifle is fired, the rifle sling comprising:
- a strap having a first end and a second end, the first end of the strap connected to the rifle at a muzzle end of the rifle, the second end of the strap connected to the rifle at a butt end of the rifle, an intermediate portion of the strap between the first and second ends thereof being passed through a sling clip that is secured to the hips of the bearer of the rifle, the sling clip further comprising a clamping mechanism that may selectively clamp the strap therein to control the movement of the strap therethrough, the clamping mechanism of the sling clip being activated to define a predetermined length of strap between the muzzle end of the rifle and the sling clip when the rifle is in its firing position, upward movement of the muzzle end of the rifle caused by recoil of the rifle when the rifle is fired being transmitted through the strap to the hips of the bearer of the rifle so as to limit the vertical movement of the muzzle end of the rifle during firing.
A rifle and sling, the rifle having a barrel mounted in a stock, the stock having a butt end arranged to be positioned against the shoulder of a bearer when the rifle is in a firing position, the stock of the rifle also having a forearm portion positioned adjacent a muzzle end of the barrel, the muzzle end of the rifle being supported at the forearm portion of the stock by the bearer when the rifle is in its firing position, the rifle being steadied in its firing position by a sling comprising a strap having a first end and a second end, the first end of the strap being rotatively attached to the rifle adjacent its butt end and the second end of the strap being rotatively attached to the rifle at the forearm portion of the stock of the rifle adjacent the muzzle end of the barrel of the rifle, the strap further having an intermediate portion that is coupled to the waist of the bearer such that when the butt end of the rifle is positioned against the bearer's shoulder, the strap will pass downward to the bearer's waist and from there to the forearm portion of the stock of the rifle so as to prevent recoil forces engendered in the rifle as a result of firing the rifle from causing to the muzzle end of the rifle to raise up, the strap of the rifle being further capable of supporting the rifle in a carrying position in which the rifle is positioned on the back of the bearer for transport.
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