M16A2 sling

**Shawn.L** · May 27th, 2009, 05:00 PM

a friend of mine recently bought an AR. He is an ex-marine. He wants a sling that is the same as the one he had when he was active, however long ago that was. They had A2's not the new M4's then.

help?

**TonyF** · May 27th, 2009, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Shawn.L

a friend of mine recently bought an AR. He is an ex-marine. He wants a sling that is the same as the one he had when he was active, however long ago that was. They had A2's not the new M4's then.

help?

It's the standard issue sling with the compression buckle also used on the M1 and M14 only updated with synthetic material and black instead of OD.

Gunshows and Army Surplus stores are his best bet.

**brian** · May 27th, 2009, 05:10 PM

what a black nylonish straight sling?

http://www.e-gunparts.com/DisplayAd....SKU=538350&MC=

**Karma8541** · May 27th, 2009, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by Shawn.L

a friend of mine recently bought an AR. He is an ex-marine. He wants a sling that is the same as the one he had when he was active, however long ago that was. They had A2's not the new M4's then.

help?

First there are no Ex Marines...Once a Marine always a Marine..2nd mil surplus will have what he is looking for.Im surpised he did not bring one home. I brought home 4 of those things..lol.

Semper Fi,

**Legion_Prime** · May 27th, 2009, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Karma8541

First there are no Ex Marines...Once a Marine always a Marine(I however give you John Murtha as a most unfortunate exception to that rule however )..2nd mil surplus will have what he is looking for.Im surpised he did not bring one home. I brought home 4 of those things..lol.

Semper Fi,

Tell him to hit up http://www.diytactical.com/ and he should be able to get more webbing than he knows what to do with, or just enough and some triglides to make up his own for next to nothing.

**Suburban** · May 29th, 2009, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by brian

what a black nylonish straight sling?

http://www.e-gunparts.com/DisplayAd....SKU=538350&MC=

Just ordered a few myself a couple weeks ago. I don't think they are actually nylon, they seem to be cotton. Same as the sling that I got with my Armalite, but they seem be be slightly used.