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Choosing The Right AR/CAR Giles Sling

HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT GILES SLING

FOR YOUR AR-15/CAR-15-TYPE RIFLE

Where is your front sling-swivel attached?


 Standard BOTTOM-MOUNTED sling-swivel.

OR

 SIDE-MOUNTED* front sling-swivel.

NOTE: sling-swivel must be 1-1/4" standard military width to accomodate our slings.

*REQUIRED for Sure-Fire Millenium forends.
If you have a SURE-FIRE MILLENIUM FOREND light on your gun, a front side-swivel is REQUIRED due to the light and switch positions. GG&G "Sling Thing" side-swivel adapter available.
RAIL-MOUNTED sling-swivel.

Where is your rear sling-swivel attached?


 Standard fixed-stock BOTTOM-MOUNTED

rear sling-swivel

CAR-15 SIDE-MOUNTED rear sling-swivel (aftermarket adapter).

CAR-15 SLOTS instead of swivels (classic Colt type I, Colt type II SOCOM rib-reinforced/Rock River, etc.).
MAGPUL M93-series stocks may have a Single-Point® sling attachment which can be mounted on either side.

To fit a 3-point Giles Tactical Sling™ a Wildereness adapter must be used with a 1-1/4" sling swivel.

SINGLE-POINT® attachment included which can be mounted on either side. Must be a version with a 1-1/4" sling slot, not a ring. Typically used with the Wilderness Single-Point® Sling; can be used with a front side-mounted sling swivel to mount a universal/AUG Giles Sling.

Which forend/handguards are on your rifle?

AR handguards/forends can come in numerous variations.

Some A2 and CAR handguards have a taller, OVAL cross-section

Most A2 and CAR handguards have a ROUND cross-section.

A1 handguards have a TRIANGULAR cross-section.

Knight's Armaments RIS/RAS/M5 rail adapter (and similar) MIL-STD-1913 rail systems. Must use side swivel attachment for Giles Sling® such as GG&G Sling Thing or Knight's Rail Mount Sling Adapter.

FREE-FLOAT forends (Armalite, Knight's, PRI, etc.). Sling swivel stud must be on the side facing the shooter at either the 9:00 o'clock or 3:00 o'clock position. Armalite forends can be rotated to index the stud properly.
If you have a SURE-FIRE MILLENIUM FOREND light on your gun, a front side-swivel is REQUIRED due to the light and switch positions. GG&G "Sling Thing" side-swivel adapter available.

Which buttstock is on your rifle?

Because fixed A1 and A2 stocks can have numerous similar features depending upon date of manufacture, the easiest way to differentiate them is by length. Older FIXED A1 buttstocks (left and middle) are 9-7/8" long from the back of the gun's reciever to the back of the buttplate. Newer FIXED A2 buttstock (right) is 10-1/2" long from the back of the gun's reciever to the back of the buttplate.


 Traditional STANDARD CAR-15 (Colt Type I and similar) buttstock with top and bottom slots.

newer RIB-REINFORCED (Colt Type II SOCOM M4A1 and Rock River M4-type) stocks are ribbed, have an angled buttplate and no top sling slot.
MAGPUL M93 stocks may have a Single-Point® sling attachment included. To fit a Giles Tactical Sling™ an adapter must be used with a 1-1/4" sling swivel.