2 1/2 YEAR UPDATE: I DO NOT RECOMMEND ANYSLING FOR MOST AIRGUN USE. PLEASE SEE MY JULY 2022 UPDATE BELOW.
There seem to be a lot of folks on this list who buy an airgun, use it for a while and then sell it to help finance the next latest airgun that grabs your interest. But many of you also hunt with them, and slings can be real handy while hunting. But if you plan to sell the gun, you might not want to put sling swivels on it, as modifying the gun might detract from it's value. Further, a lot of you might have health or mobility issues, like I do, and a sling can be a big help with that, too.
I'd been considering putting a sling on our HW97K for quite a while, but couldn't come up with a way to do it that I felt comfortable with. Spring guns in general present some real big challenges to that.
So I asked on this list for help with that, and someone pointed out the Anysling.
www.anysling.us
He said he didn't have any experience with it, but it looks interesting. So, I checked it out.
I'm an Ultra Traditionalist, so I don't like most new and fancy things. But when I saw the Anysling, I liked the concept of it. I'd already ordered a set of traditional sling swivels, but I bought an Anysling anyway just to try it. I figured even if I didn't use it on the rifle, it could be useful for a lot of other things, like carrying camera gear and paintings when we travel, or gardening tools around the monastery.
If you looked at their website, you can see it's a real simple concept; so I won't get into all of that. But how well does it really work?
I've been using ours on our HW97K for almost two weeks now. My experience with ours has not been completely in line with the Anysling demo video. Notwithstanding, I think it's a decent sling worth you considering.
The Anysling seems to be very well made. It's very strong, and depending on how you put it on your gun, it will most likely hold your gun very securely without any worries.
I say that last thing because since the Anysling is a very simple concept, it can be put on multiple different ways. Not just the way the maker intended. And his way didn't really work well for me on our rifle. But I tried different ways of installing it on our air rifle, and found one that works well for me.
I do not agree with Mr. Bennett's (the maker) assertion that it will work on *any* gun. It wouldn't work on the Daisy pump BB gun I had as a kid, and probably not on most multi-pump air guns. But if you're creative enough in how you install it, a person could probably find a way to make it work on most air rifles, including bull pups.
The Anysling is a fixed length sling, and I don't agree with Mr. Bennett that it is the perfect length for use with any gun. I don't think there is such a thing as a one size fits all people and all guns. At 5'11", 150 lbs, I used to be considered a medium size man. With people being so much bigger today than we were forty years ago, I'm not sure that's still the case. But the sling is a little long for me.
Even when I had the sling installed according to their directions, it was too long for me.
None-the-less, it's a decent length for carrying slung on my shoulder or across my back. It would not work trying to sling it in front of me. In that case, it would be too short.
I suppose you could order two of the smaller 14" Anyslings and hook up your own system in between if you'd like. Or perhaps you could see if Mr. Bennett could custom make yours the size you'd like. He seems to make these to order. So that is a possibility, too.
Also, some people like to wrap their arm around their sling to help steady the rifle. Some make a loop in the forward part of their sling by the way they adjust its length to do this. The Anysling isn't well suited for that; although if you wanted to be creative enough, you could probably come up with a way to do it.
The Anysling demo makes it look like it's a breeze to put on and take off. Reality: Ours is easy enough to put on; but it's a bear and a half to take off. When I had it installed according to the Anysling instructions, I liked to never have gotten that thing off! It's a little easier now that I have it installed my own way, but it's still a bear to remove. The flip side of that is that I know it's not going to come off unless I take active intervention to remove it!
Perhaps that might be because our sling seems to be tied significantly tighter than the one Mr. Bennett used to make his demo video. Ours is 3/4" wide where the ends are tight, and 1/2" wide in the middle, where it's been spread out. But it does not slide easily at all, and if I want to remove it, it's a real challenge. Your mileage may vary. But that's my experience with it, for what it's worth.
All that having been said, do I like the Anysling? Absolutely!
Would I recommend it? -- And I'm not getting paid here... Yes. With the above disclosures.
I'm real picky; but even with my demanding personality, I like it. And the more I use it, the more it grows on me.
Now that the sling swivels I ordered have arrived, will I continue using the Anysling, or will I install those and use a traditional sling with our air rifle? I don't know. We'll just have to wait and see on that.
Even a traditional sling is not perfect. They're bulky and they rattle -- problems the Anysling does not have. Moreover, I really like that the Anysling doesn't require any modifications to our air rifle.
And although functionality is my #1 Priority pretty much all the time, looks are important to me, too. And I like how the Anysling looks ... in real life.
Also, I should note that unlike the sling in the demo video, ours is a little stiff. And I like that, too.
So, if you'd like a sling that doesn't require modifying your air rifle, the Anysling is worth trying. And at $24.99 + 3.75 shipping, it won't break the bank.
And if you don't like it on your gun, it'd be useful for other things around the house.
I hope this helps.
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These are photos of it on our HW97K.
I have it installed more or less opposite of how the Anysling instructions say. The double loop end of the sling is simply slid over the stock and tightened at the pistol grip like a side mount, and the front of it is doubled over the barrel. When I had it simply slid over the barrel like the directions said, it slid up the barrel from time to time. Now, it doesn't slide at all.
There seem to be a lot of folks on this list who buy an airgun, use it for a while and then sell it to help finance the next latest airgun that grabs your interest. But many of you also hunt with them, and slings can be real handy while hunting. But if you plan to sell the gun, you might not want to put sling swivels on it, as modifying the gun might detract from it's value. Further, a lot of you might have health or mobility issues, like I do, and a sling can be a big help with that, too.
I'd been considering putting a sling on our HW97K for quite a while, but couldn't come up with a way to do it that I felt comfortable with. Spring guns in general present some real big challenges to that.
So I asked on this list for help with that, and someone pointed out the Anysling.
www.anysling.us
He said he didn't have any experience with it, but it looks interesting. So, I checked it out.
I'm an Ultra Traditionalist, so I don't like most new and fancy things. But when I saw the Anysling, I liked the concept of it. I'd already ordered a set of traditional sling swivels, but I bought an Anysling anyway just to try it. I figured even if I didn't use it on the rifle, it could be useful for a lot of other things, like carrying camera gear and paintings when we travel, or gardening tools around the monastery.
If you looked at their website, you can see it's a real simple concept; so I won't get into all of that. But how well does it really work?
I've been using ours on our HW97K for almost two weeks now. My experience with ours has not been completely in line with the Anysling demo video. Notwithstanding, I think it's a decent sling worth you considering.
The Anysling seems to be very well made. It's very strong, and depending on how you put it on your gun, it will most likely hold your gun very securely without any worries.
I say that last thing because since the Anysling is a very simple concept, it can be put on multiple different ways. Not just the way the maker intended. And his way didn't really work well for me on our rifle. But I tried different ways of installing it on our air rifle, and found one that works well for me.
I do not agree with Mr. Bennett's (the maker) assertion that it will work on *any* gun. It wouldn't work on the Daisy pump BB gun I had as a kid, and probably not on most multi-pump air guns. But if you're creative enough in how you install it, a person could probably find a way to make it work on most air rifles, including bull pups.
The Anysling is a fixed length sling, and I don't agree with Mr. Bennett that it is the perfect length for use with any gun. I don't think there is such a thing as a one size fits all people and all guns. At 5'11", 150 lbs, I used to be considered a medium size man. With people being so much bigger today than we were forty years ago, I'm not sure that's still the case. But the sling is a little long for me.
Even when I had the sling installed according to their directions, it was too long for me.
None-the-less, it's a decent length for carrying slung on my shoulder or across my back. It would not work trying to sling it in front of me. In that case, it would be too short.
I suppose you could order two of the smaller 14" Anyslings and hook up your own system in between if you'd like. Or perhaps you could see if Mr. Bennett could custom make yours the size you'd like. He seems to make these to order. So that is a possibility, too.
Also, some people like to wrap their arm around their sling to help steady the rifle. Some make a loop in the forward part of their sling by the way they adjust its length to do this. The Anysling isn't well suited for that; although if you wanted to be creative enough, you could probably come up with a way to do it.
The Anysling demo makes it look like it's a breeze to put on and take off. Reality: Ours is easy enough to put on; but it's a bear and a half to take off. When I had it installed according to the Anysling instructions, I liked to never have gotten that thing off! It's a little easier now that I have it installed my own way, but it's still a bear to remove. The flip side of that is that I know it's not going to come off unless I take active intervention to remove it!
Perhaps that might be because our sling seems to be tied significantly tighter than the one Mr. Bennett used to make his demo video. Ours is 3/4" wide where the ends are tight, and 1/2" wide in the middle, where it's been spread out. But it does not slide easily at all, and if I want to remove it, it's a real challenge. Your mileage may vary. But that's my experience with it, for what it's worth.
All that having been said, do I like the Anysling? Absolutely!
Would I recommend it? -- And I'm not getting paid here... Yes. With the above disclosures.
I'm real picky; but even with my demanding personality, I like it. And the more I use it, the more it grows on me.
Now that the sling swivels I ordered have arrived, will I continue using the Anysling, or will I install those and use a traditional sling with our air rifle? I don't know. We'll just have to wait and see on that.
Even a traditional sling is not perfect. They're bulky and they rattle -- problems the Anysling does not have. Moreover, I really like that the Anysling doesn't require any modifications to our air rifle.
And although functionality is my #1 Priority pretty much all the time, looks are important to me, too. And I like how the Anysling looks ... in real life.
Also, I should note that unlike the sling in the demo video, ours is a little stiff. And I like that, too.
So, if you'd like a sling that doesn't require modifying your air rifle, the Anysling is worth trying. And at $24.99 + 3.75 shipping, it won't break the bank.
And if you don't like it on your gun, it'd be useful for other things around the house.
I hope this helps.
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These are photos of it on our HW97K.
I have it installed more or less opposite of how the Anysling instructions say. The double loop end of the sling is simply slid over the stock and tightened at the pistol grip like a side mount, and the front of it is doubled over the barrel. When I had it simply slid over the barrel like the directions said, it slid up the barrel from time to time. Now, it doesn't slide at all.
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