Outstanding video. My observation has been that the use of a sling on a long gun is becoming a lost art. Thanx for preserving the methods on video. Semper Fi.
Anyone making a youtube video needs to watch this video as a training aid. It is well thought out, you speak clearly and did a great job. Also, the content is what I needed, and it was very informative. Thank you.
This is an outstanding video. And yes, the use of any type of sling is a lost art. The sling is an extremely useful tool. In my view, the sling is best used to stabilize the rifle in order to drill accurate shots. Bravo on a great pierce of work.
This sling also fits the M1A Scout Squad, in case anyone out there is curious. I just took this old sling off my M1 Garand (and installed the M1907 sling) and put it on this rifle. Fits like a glove.
Excellently done! I’ve watched many, MANY military instruction videos & films both while in the military and after. This was done exactly like the DoD. You should’ve done it in B&W! Lol 😂
your method might look nicer, but when you shoulder the rifle the buckle could dig into your shoulder if it's near it and then there's going right to Hasty having the buckle out it's better for me with as there's no way it can't dig into my arm/hand. So I would do it the opposite of your method, but either way can work.
I found the original WWII document/nomenclature, of how the canvas sling should be installed. The prongs of the buckle should being facing away, from the rifle. The bottom “hook”, should be facing open-end out.
@@HistoryinFirearms I wish I could find it again! It was an actual War Department document/picture. It took a lot of digging to find it. Even in Scott’s M1 books, the sling is shown “incorrectly” installed. I bet though, no GI really cared, as long as it carried well.
Yeah that's interesting. My 1951 copy of FM 23-5 Shoes it installed in the manner shown in the video and this is also how we installed it on our M16A2's in boot camp. My 1942 copy of 23-5 only has the 1907 sling. There are certainly variations in the way the 1907 sling is installed and it wouldn't surprise me if the same held to for the M1 sling.
There are different instructions out the on how to install the sling. FWIW, the sling installation in this video is the same orientation as we were taught at the US Naval Academy, where we each had an M1 drill rifle. The orientation shown in the video presents a clean outward appearance, and from a functional perspective, the hook faces in so it is less likely to get caught on something, and the same goes for the keeper tab and sling end. There are other references on the internet and from vendors like ammogarand that show it backwards, with the keeper and hook facing out, and buckle facing in. It is not clear to me how that alternate way with the hook opening and keeper tab presenting outward to the environment is advantageous.
@@markfranke8326 It might be asking the same lines of hooking a trailer to a truck. A safety chain grab hook facing down can bounce off. But when they're hooked upwards they never ever fall out. And from 9 years of tree service and nearly daily chipper towing I can can attest to the concept. Maybe it's the same thought process with the sling hooks.
The mounting of the web sling M1 is a point of contention, many sources claim the proper orientation is opposite of yours, yet official Army training films featuring M1/M14 rifles back up your demonstration. My Garand and M1A web slings are attached as you demonstrated.
There are certainly other was of attaching the sling and I am sure it was used in multiple configurations. As you mentioned, this is how it is installed per the TMs of the time. This also happens to be the same orientation I was taught in USMC boot camp.
Truely is fine bit of work on the canvas sling , done correctly , easy to follow with the orientation makeing it easy to follow , other utubers take note.
@@HistoryinFirearms have bought two. Both are supposed to be for Garand on 03A3. One too short and the other is missing a piece. Cost of returning them is not worth it. The short one I think is for a Grease Gun. Which I can only wish I had.
This is a very thoughtful and well put together channel. I have subscribed as soon as I watched my first video. I’m glad someone has finally produced a step by step, by the numbers training videos. This brings me back to my U.S. Army days.
@@HistoryinFirearms I served 21 years in the United States Army. It the only way to do training. Talk through, step by step, and practical exercise. Also known as by the numbers.
@kevinblair5708 Thank you for your service! You spent far more time in that world than I did. The training manuals are a wealth of knowledge that is under utilized. Nobody wants to take the time to read them.
