Waylon Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 Well, I attached this sling to my SBEII. I will say that I love the functionality of the sling. It a "Super Sling 2" It has the adjustible length strap. It works very good when walking in flooded timber, and while carrying various things during a hunt. From the pictures below, you can see that the the metal attachment clips dig into the gun, while carring. Well, my question is has anyone else had this problem? Has anyone found a fix for this? Or, is their another product out there that works similar to this brand, but will not scar my gun? I like to take care of my guns, and I really like having a strap on a shotgun. Please help! You can tell here, while the strap is removed. It is scaring the gun. Its not that bad now, but this strap/gun combo has been used for 1 hunt. If this were to be used for an entire season, it would probably do severe damage. Quote
The_Gun_Guy Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 aw, aw, awwww thats awful, I would go insane over that. stop using those. To fully put damage to a screeching halt take off the current sling, and put on a unclie mikes brand with the rounded edges so that it doesn't run into your gun http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ctd/product.asp?dept%5Fid=123207&sku=44383&imgid=&mscssid=NJDRA8UN9VDG9JA2PQDNT5XJEBC4C6X2 Quote
mudhen Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 Good answer TGG - you have come a long way grasshopper! Metal will usually defeat plastic - follow TGG's advice. You will still get some wear, not as much... mudhen- CA Quote
sdkidaho Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 Is that post where you can hook the sling standard on the SBEII? Or is that one he installed himself? My Nova pump has two locations for the brackets like TGG mentioned to hook on - I didn't have to add anything to the gun at all and they don't seem to be doing any damage. Notice where they are on the Nova Pump: http://www.benelliusa.com/firearms/large.tpl?Image=nova-12ga-large.jpg And I guess I hadn't noticed it before, but I guess that looks like one on the SBEII (the top end location, that is): http://www.benelliusa.com/firearms/large.tpl?Image=sbe2-timber-large.jpg Man, that is a suck location for that. Even the swivels that TGG mentions look like they will dig into the gun, won't they? Not to mention that the swivel that TGG gave a link to looks like what he (Waylon) already has - that's just a side shot of the same type of swivel, isn't it? [ 06-05-2005, 05:16 PM: Message edited by: sdkidaho ] Quote
tucker301 Posted June 5, 2005 Posted June 5, 2005 Waylon, Nice camera work! Try Hogue Poly Swivels http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/ctd/product.asp?sku=86357 Quote
Waylon Posted June 6, 2005 Author Posted June 6, 2005 sdkidaho is right. The swivels that TGG gave are almost exactly what I have. I have have a nova, and I love the way the fore-arm screw is shaped. It can't get cratched like the SBEII can. Its a cone shape. Tuckers swivels are a little better, but with excessive toting around the field, these are likely to dig into the "screw" too. I don't think I would uses these, because I want to stick with the super sling. I love the adjustibility, of the strap. Its awesome while duckhunting. I would really like to keep the strap. Anybody know if the Nova Cap will fit the SBEII? I would check mine, but my Nova is at my parents house in Tennessee. Quote
W. Posted June 6, 2005 Posted June 6, 2005 Don't know if you want to keep the old fabric sling or not, if not this is the best sling I have ever had. It has swivels similar to what Tucker301 suggested. http://www.quakeinc.com/add.cfm?itemID=49&CFID=1920983&CFTOKEN=78006012 Quote
tucker301 Posted June 6, 2005 Posted June 6, 2005 W. That's the exact sling I'm using on several guns, including me SBEII. Quote
tsg912 Posted June 6, 2005 Posted June 6, 2005 why don't you try putting a thin rubber washer between the sling swivel and the magazine cap. It seems that the rubber will protect the cap from the metal on metal wear. Quote
sdkidaho Posted June 6, 2005 Posted June 6, 2005 The rubber washer is a good idea, but I'd rather have the design flaw fixed or find a swivel that won't tear up the gun. Quote
Waylon Posted June 9, 2005 Author Posted June 9, 2005 Yeah Its a serious design flaw. That "cap" is concaved. Anything and everything is going to scratch it. Some worse than others. I just hope this "cap" isn't that expensive to replace. If they arn't, (since this one is already jacked up) I might just keep this one for days when I need the sling. Anybody know how much these things are to replace? Quote
Drundel Posted June 11, 2005 Posted June 11, 2005 I put some camo duct tape over my sling. But some think foam rubber that is sticky on one side would be a good idea. Quote
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