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Cheers Daeothar,Black METAL stocks?! As you say, that must have got flippin' hot! I only ever carried a plastic one.I think you'll agree with me that the mark of a true God among Men is to have carried an FAL/SLR and worn DPM/Woodland camo... (of course I went one step further by adding an RAF beret...)
Okay, noob question, with the FN SLR, did you sling the rifle muzzle up or down while doing other things?I am retro fitting an SLR to a pistol wielding figure and was not sure which way up to sling it.Thanks in advance, and sorry for borrowing your thread.
Well, there is something to say about that. We used the sling, with the rifle barrel down. However, we did not use the sling attachments on the buttstock, but rather, we tied the sling around the buttstock at the narrowest point, just behind the pistol grip. This allows for a rapid shouldering of the rifle, and the long barrel does not poke you in the back of the knee.It was called the Lebanon Sling, as apparently it was used there first by the Dutch UN battallion in the early eighties.The front sling attachment was also often taped in, to prevent any jingling sounds in tactical situations. Both of these practices were only used in the field though, as the official, parade ground way was still the sling attachments.
Hey, you know us NCO's usually had a thing or two to say about (2nd) Lieutenants...
I had a 'Stormtrooper Blaster' and hit about as much with it as the Emperor's Finest...
Star Wars is accurate!