Arbor Arms has knocked it out of the park again with their Innovation from the Roots Up.
The Dual Adjust series of weapon slings are all based around their proprietary, patent pending sling hardware. What makes the DA unique is that it combines both a slider and a cam for over-tighten. It features a slider on one side for fast, smooth adjustment – from loose to patrol/supported shooting length. On the other side is a cam which allows the operator to over-tighten the sling. This brings the weapon tight to the body; be it for medical work, detention work, fast-roping or rappelling.
“Slider only” slings
Pros– Reaches both loose and patrol/supported shooting length with no tail,
Cons– Cannot be over tightened.
“Cam only” slings
Pros– Can be over tightened
Cons– Has a tail in all 3 positions
Arbor Arms Dual Adjust sling
Pros– Can reach both loose and patrol/supported shooting length with no tail, can also be over-tightened but with half as much tail as a cam only design.
Cons– NA
Another feature that all variations have is a girth/ length of pull adjustment on the back. This allows the sling to be fine-tuned for a perfect patrol/supported shooting length without touching the mounting points or cutting off excess webbing. This allows one sling to be adjusted from SBR to M107, skinny or yoked shooter, slick or in full kit, t-shirt or cold weather gear in two seconds.
The attachment points on both ends utilize a steel tri-glide with a red stripe on one side to help ensure that the tri-glides get properly back-locked when being installed.
Variations
The Dual Adjust series breaks down into 4 individual slings in 2 categories.
The standard weapon slings: Dual Adjust Carbine (DA-C) and the Dual Adjust Heavy (DA-H)
Precision Rifle System Slings: Dual Adjust PRS Light (DA-PRS-L) and the Dual Adjust PRS Heavy (DA-PRS-H)
The DA-C has lightweight acetyl ring that is designed to break at body weight for safety; the DA-H is built with a heavier welded steel ring for a more Murphy-proof construction.
Both DA-PRS slings start life as a DA-H then add an anchor point at the middle of the sling; we add both an arm cuff and a belt loop for anchor points. The difference between the Light and the Heavy is the DA-PRS-L utilizes a Duraflex snap-on and dual-split bar side release buckles as their anchor/ release mechanism. The DA-PRS-H uses stainless steel 1.5oz Snap-shackle with matching powder coat attached to loops of webbing.
Arbor Arms has also designed a pad that can be added on to any of the slings without conflicting with the girth/length of pull adjustment. Also, the Game Stalker Ammo Caddies can be added to this pad making it very applicable to the hunting market in addition to the tactical market.
All made in the US with US Materials, by a Disabled Veteran Owned Company with a very reasonable starting price of 59.99.
Oh man, that is very neat. I’m nearly as impressed with their explanatory picture as their sling; in the first paragraph all I could think of was “I do NOT envy the CS people that have to explain this thing to people day after day.”
Hear hear Luke. This appears to be the first innovative sling in a while. The market seems to be full of sling offerings that are nothing more than Alice pack straps in colors and patterns designed to make hipsters excited. I have not always been a fan of Arbor, but it seems like they took the time to think about what fighters need their sling to be able to do and designed it with those tasks in mind. Extra kudos for the mark on the triglides. They can come undone at the worst moments.
This isn’t innovative. Its the Ares Armor sling. Had one for years. I am glad someone is making it again. And out of polymer. The Ares slider was .25” aluminum. I was telling my buddy a month ago that someone needs to do this very thing: polymer and for narrower webbing.
They know they didn’t innovate this, the guy in the picture is sporting the Ares Armor Effin-A muzzle devise. But they are bringing to market a improved fantastic sling.
Ares Armor Husky MkII sling
https://jerkingthetrigger.com/2012/10/23/review-huskey-mark-ii-ews-sling-from-ares-armor/