I'm going to disagree from personal experience. I have two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan as an infantryman. I carried either an M4 or M14 depending on the mission. My M4 had either a Wolf Hook single point or the loop around the neck and under the weak side arm. Both were quick detach. There was never a problem with transition to my pistol because I trained myself to do it. My M14 had the old school leather sling because I got used to using one when I shot CMP. The slings that really sucked were the three point slings the Army issued to the guys for years from 2004 on. They had straps everywhere and got caught on everything. Thats why I kept it simple. The bottom line is no matter what gear you have, you have to train on it so you are effective.
I am adding this to my range stuff. I really wish they would teach how to use a sling in basic, or better yet, the military would give more attention to rifle training as they do all the "fluff" training.
I'm going to disagree from personal experience. I have two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan as an infantryman. I carried either an M4 or M14 depending on the mission. My M4 had either a Wolf Hook single point or the loop around the neck and under the weak side arm. Both were quick detach. There was never a problem with transition to my pistol because I trained myself to do it. My M14 had the old school leather sling because I got used to using one when I shot CMP. The slings that really sucked were the three point slings the Army issued to the guys for years from 2004 on. They had straps everywhere and got caught on everything. Thats why I kept it simple. The bottom line is no matter what gear you have, you have to train on it so you are effective.
I am adding this to my range stuff. I really wish they would teach how to use a sling in basic, or better yet, the military would give more attention to rifle training as they do all the "fluff" training.