If you look at most newer ‘evil black rifles’ you’ll see that they often have a small hole at various points on them to accommodate quick detach (QD) rifle slings. These slings are actually, in my experience, pretty hand since they tend to have features that make them quite handy for even non-tactical rifles. Some older gun designs predate the current QD methods and therefore are not usable with something like a Magpul QD sling. Thats where Samson Manufacturing comes in.

I have a Ruger Mini-14 that I fitted with a Samson copy of the original Ruger folding stock:

Because the rifle was not originally kitted out with the folder stock, it’s sling is mounted on the bottom of the forend rather than on the side as it was mounted on original GB models. As it turned out, Samson also makes a replacement gas block to accommodate a side mounted sling, making the gun a more faithful repro.

Here’s the thing, the original GB had just regular normal sling swivel mounts. You can’t use the modern QD sling attachment points. Or can you? Check these out:

It’s a very nice, well-made adapter that lets you use modern QD sling attachments on guns that have just a simple swivel stud. While your typical Uncle Mikes QD swivels are fine for most hunting rifle applications, I like being able to just swap slings and have them fit all the attachment points on all my guns.

By the way, one nice feature of the Magpul sling is that you can switch it from a 2-point to a single-point if youre in a situation where the gun just hanging by your side is a handy thing.