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Three-Point Sling Installation Instructions

Three-point slings are used to increase the efficiency of a sling system, both by making the rifle more accessible by holding the rifle closer to the wearer's body, and by increasing the stability of the rifle from a firing position. Three-point tactical slings differ in how they attach to a rifle; however, all three-point tactical slings attach to the butt-stock and the hand-guard. Three point slings most commonly attach to the furniture of the rifle itself, or to the sling-guard loop on standard AR-15 rifles. Every sling is meant to be quickly attached and removed without requiring tools, and installation should be a snap.

Things You'll Need

Rifle

Instructions

- 1
  Ensure the rifle is unloaded and the chamber is empty before installing a three-point sling. Set the rifle bolt-face down.
- 2
  Disassemble the sling completely by removing the adapters from both ends of the sling. Unwind and detach each of the adapters.
- 3
  Attach the butt-stock adapter, orienting the part of the adapter which connects to the sling body to the inside of the rifle, then pull the strap taut to secure.
- 4
  Orient the short arm of the T-shaped adapter to the bottom of the rifle, with the body of the T-sling underneath the hand guard. Insert the short arm of the T-adapter into the sling-guard loop. If the sling does not utilize the sling-loop of the rifle, then attach the sling as close to the front sight as possible. Secure the long arm of the T-section by wrapping it around the hand guard and attach using the D-ring.
- 5
  Slide the narrower length of nylon cord under the hand guard adapter and secure using the ladder-lock, velcro or D-ring. This side should be the closest to an adjusting cam or D-ring on the stock body.

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