Also used for supported fire...Slings are used for two reasons: weapon retention, weapon load bearing.
Totally agree hottarod. On the range, in the woods, give me my sling.I put a sling on every rifle I own. Just seems to look weird without one. Also handy for carrying rifles to and from the vehicle at the range if you don't have cases for everything. Gotta have a sling in the woods. Wrapping your off hand(left usually) around the sling helps steady your aim if you don't have a support.
Actually a 5.56 or .223 has less chance of blowing through your house then a shotgun with buck shot or most handgun rounds .38 and up. Those little 55 grain pills are going so fast at close range they come apart and fragment when they hit a couple layers of drywall or a stud.If you are defending yourself from intruders in your home a short barrel 12 gauge is the safest and best way to go. Most intruders will be running from just the sound of you pumping it. Everyone knows that sound. Unless you live in an extremely rural area a 223 round has to much of a risk of blowing through your home wall and hitting someone it wasn't intended to hit.
Alotta these guys get a kick outta buying milspec 5.56. Steel is gonna have a totally different result with drywall and stud. Just throwin that out thereActually a 5.56 or .223 has less chance of blowing through your house then a shotgun with buck shot or most handgun rounds .38 and up. Those little 55 grain pills are going so fast at close range they come apart and fragment when they hit a couple layers of drywall or a stud.
For the bold--Are you serious? Way to many video games bro.If you are defending yourself from intruders in your home a short barrel 12 gauge is the safest and best way to go. Most intruders will be running from just the sound of you pumping it. Everyone knows that sound. Unless you live in an extremely rural area a 223 round has to much of a risk of blowing through your home wall and hitting someone it wasn't intended to hit.
Well, only for "beside the bed" usage... all my long guns have slings on them, in my safe. And they keep their slings on them at the range. "Supported fire", because I only shoot offhand.Looks like a "no sling" majority for HD.