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"Amish crafted bison leather and brass sling," by who? Would like to know the maker...very nice! Nice rifle tooSlings are an important piece of gear for a rifle that gets used.
Using a thin nylon sling on a rifle you have to pack over miles of rough terrain during hunting season is like putting whitewall highway tread tires on your pickup. Doing so tells me you don't really use your rifle, or at least haven't put much thought into it.
My hiking/camping/hunting rifles all get wide, padded slings that are either rubber/gel or have anti-slip material. The wider the sling, the more comfortable it is since it distributes the weight of the rifle. Anti-slip properties are essential for ducking under obstacles without your rifle sliding off your shoulder.
My hiking/camping/SHTF woods gun is an AR in .450 Bushmaster and it has a very nice sling...
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OTOH, some rifles demand a quality leather sling just because. My Al Biesen pre-`64 Model 70 in .30-06 Ackley Improved has an Amish crafted bison leather and brass sling since a rubber sling would be blasphemy...
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