God Speed to you John, er... Jon Dillinger
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God Speed to you John, er... Jon Dillinger
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I'm not schooled in the use of the earlier sling Jon, so can't give you any input.
"I have sworn upon the Altar of God, eternity hostility upon all forms of tyranny over the minds of man." - Thomas Jefferson
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1887 sling tidbits: http://books.google.com/books?id=XR_...0sling&f=false
"I have sworn upon the Altar of God, eternity hostility upon all forms of tyranny over the minds of man." - Thomas Jefferson
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Good heavens - another book I will have to acquire. Met Doug McChristian once, at the Company of Military Historians convention in San Francisco in 1979 - Hayes Otoupalik as well.
Both nice guys - more than I can say about that effete group of underwear and sheet-music ("gun" is a dirty word) fanciers. They came West just once, put on a poorly run, and very biased (talk about a clique!) event, and, as far as I know (I quit 'em forthwith) have stayed in their Eastern bastions of down-their-nose haughtiness ever since.
Last edited by Dick Hosmer; 08-05-2013 at 10:03.
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That's some interesting stuff there. For the Krag, I think I'll get the 1907 sling, with target shooting in mind. Someone posted the CMP rule on sling use for CMP matches and it specifically calls for that sling. Plus you are not allowed to use it offhand!
jn
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Make sure your sling is in good condition. I had an original 1907 on my Krag... and it tore in two the day before the Vintage Match... I just got a reproduction from Turners. Next year... no excuses for ole Paul!!!
By the way - for what it's worth, you can use the 1907 or the later web sling.
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That green stuff? Meh.
jn
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I vote 1907
"A man with a tractor and a chain saw has no excuses, nor does he need any"
Me. "Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" Emerson "Consistency is the darling of those that stack wood or cast bullets" Me.
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