Paracord rifle sling project- need help!

[Bill]

I'm looking at the piece I made, and wonder if for my purpose, a single cobra weave with a double done over it for a shoulder piece may be enought.

I've also got some ideas for dog collars. And duck call straps. Oh boy!

To be continued.

[JMAG]

thats a cool idea, following...

[bwssr]

once you attach it, wear it around the house, see how it feels and digs in.....we need up dated pics!

[Bill]

I'm figuring it must soften up once it's used and flexed- otherwise people wouldn't make wrist bracelets and dog collars out of it?

[akey]

I've also got some ideas for dog collars. And duck call straps. Oh boy!

To be continued.

Here are some game totes my 11 year old son made. He has it down to where he can go in his room and come out with a new one 30-45 minutes later.

[BassProJD]

Heres one I made for my shotgun... they come in handy for sure!!! Good luck and take pics when done... any info you need can be found on youtube!!

[Bill]

Nice, great idea. I'm attached to my ugly, old leather one.

[BassProJD]

Few other things...

[Bill]

There's the sling! Is that a single cobra weave with a double for the shoulder strap? Do you have a picture of the whole sling? Again, nice work.

[Dustinmcnutt]

Bill the double cobra or king cobra weave is just the cobra weave ran back over the cobra weave you can do this to add width for your pad. And you start/stop this weave just like the cobra weave. Pm me for my number and I can explain better. Welcome to a new frustrating hobby don't stop with just the cobra weave there are all sorts of awesome braids weaves out there Here's a few things I've made.

[Bill]

This seems like duck hunting- frustrating at first and addictive later. I got the sling almost done yesterday, I need to get the double weave on it for a shoulder area. I took lots of pictures which I'll post for a how-to for other folks.

[Dustinmcnutt]

Good deal gun slings are very time consuming. If your looking for a more eye appealing knot try the spiral sonnet sometimes called the DNA knot. It's basically the cobra stitch except you don't alternate sides. I think it's one of the coolest knots there is.

[Bill]

So there are 4 pieces worked on that helix, or 2? Can the 2 helixes be different colors? That reminds me of taking biochemistry in college.

[Dustinmcnutt]

So there are 4 pieces worked on that helix, or 2? Can the 2 helixes be different colors? That reminds me of taking biochemistry in college.

It is two working pieces and as many middle strands as you want. It is basically the cobra stitch without alternating side to side. Ill try to find the video that I learned from. Also it can be two colors but it doesn't look very good IMHO. The colors alternate giving it a random look.

[Bill]

I took a bunch of pictures while I was doing the project. Many of them were as I was getting familiar with how to do the weaving pattern, and and some different things I tried to learn how to do a double cobra, a triple cobra and how flexible they would be for a shoulder strap. I wound up using a single cobra but doubling-up the paracord for the shoulder strap.

So here we go. Hope this helps somebody else out.

First I made a simple (and I mean really simple) jig out of some scrap wood, 4 wood screws and some electrical tape. Our puppy Sage wanted to help with the project, so I told her to get in the picture.



One end. I did say a simple jig. I measured the 39" between the wood screws.



Covered with electrical tape.



Sling over screws. This from under the gas block and I had to drill out the rivet to remove it. When I reassemble, instead of a rivet I'm tapping the hole 6-32 and putting in a black 6-32 allen screw should I need to remove it again and it does not have a snap-on/off connection.



Here's my helper while I'm unravelling the length of paracord. For the 39" length, I figured 39', and then measured 42' to have some extra.



Jig with paracord ready to start.



My helper passed out on the kitchen floor. Now I'm on my own!



Before I started knotting, I did several more wraps on the swivels so the entire length was filled with paracord and it would not slide to one side ot the other.



Project started. If you look carefully, I screwed up the 2nd tie on the left side. I didn't realize it until I was done. Don't tell anybody.



This is the basic know. Bend one, other goes under, over and through. Pull tight. Reverse the side for the next knot. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.



Here I am almost done with the basic part.



This was where I started playing around and experimenting. My confidence was built and I wanted to know what happended if there were 4 cords width, and not 2. So I tied on extra pieces on both sides



So the answer was, not much. The extra 2 cords did not make it much wider. Lesson learned.



Then I used 2 of the cords and did my 1st double cobra, right on top. Nice but not wide enough. Remember, this is at the 'other' end of the sling, not where my real shoulder strap will later go.



Now I did it a 3d time for a triple cobra knot. Pretty wide but also very stiff. I wondered about that if I made the shoulder strap that way and how it would feel on my shoulder.



Here the end is finished the the cords cut and the ends burned down.



My helper took a walk over from the kitchen, but since there was no paracord to play with, she went back to sleep next to me. Dreaming about duck hunts to come, I hope.



What I did for the shoulder strap was use a pattern I found on YouTube. Instead of having one cord on each side, I used 2 cords on each side. The result was it was wider than a normal double cobra pattern, but it still was pretty flexible. I think, anyway.



Here's what the shoulder strap looked like when done. I thought I'd cut enough to do 12" and it only did about 9" length. Obviously it takes more cord to do a second layer around a first than the first. I decided it was long enough.



I realize these projects are supposed to be able to unravel for an emergency, but I decided to put drops of archery fletching superglue where the ends came out before heat sealing to make sure it did not come apart.



Better lighting on end with single, double and triple.



Better lighting with detail of the shoulder strap with the 2 cords knotted together.

Something I learned- when I pulled each knot tight, the upper side of the sling and especially the shoulder strap where flat, and since the knots were pulled towards that side, the lower side was curved. It's not a problem as long as you know to put the sling on the gun with the flat side facing your shoulder.



Here's the finished project on the ground. I need to tap the sling hole with a 6-32 tap and install it on the rifle, so that picture will have to be posted when done.