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TexiCali Slim · June 30, 2006, 07:34 PM

I just Recently bought the 24 shell shotgun sling from cheaper than dirt and have mixed feelings. For the obvious having 24 shells tucked neatly on your sling is allways convienient, and at $11.95 I cant complain too much, but for the few gripes I have....... here we go, The sling fully loaded really changes the mechanics of the gun, I have a winchester defender and allways appreciated it's lightweight feel and thats all but gone with the sling, I know one would think this is obvious but it never occured to me how heavy shotgun shells are (sure I could remove a few shells but then EVERYONE would know Im a wuss). also the Zytel clips on it pretty much suck, it has allready come undone just from me prancing around the house a few times, I would just take them off but they are sewn in on one side, so I am considering taking it to a tailor to have a sling swivel sewn into it (Ill remove the shells first I guess). Other than that I would highly recommend this sling

so here's the Pro's and Cons summed up,
1) you cant beat the price for what it is.
2) shotgun shells are a pain in the arse carrying and this simplifys it.
3) you can assort it with slugs buckshot, whatever you want (I went with Remmington and Winchester shells every 5 so now I look like Santa's elf of death.)
1) Increases weight dramaticly, if I had to hold someone at bay untill the cops showed up my arms would feel like popeye's
2) Clips can't support the weight of the shells very well.
3) with my shotgun loaded and the sling tanked up if I need more than 32 shots on a HD gun Im probobly dead anyways.

June 30, 2006, 07:34 PM	#1
TexiCali Slim Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2006 Location: H-E-B Tejas Posts: 175	Reviewing The C.T.D. Shellholder Sling I just Recently bought the 24 shell shotgun sling from cheaper than dirt and have mixed feelings. For the obvious having 24 shells tucked neatly on your sling is allways convienient, and at $11.95 I cant complain too much, but for the few gripes I have....... here we go, The sling fully loaded really changes the mechanics of the gun, I have a winchester defender and allways appreciated it's lightweight feel and thats all but gone with the sling, I know one would think this is obvious but it never occured to me how heavy shotgun shells are (sure I could remove a few shells but then EVERYONE would know Im a wuss). also the Zytel clips on it pretty much suck, it has allready come undone just from me prancing around the house a few times, I would just take them off but they are sewn in on one side, so I am considering taking it to a tailor to have a sling swivel sewn into it (Ill remove the shells first I guess). Other than that I would highly recommend this sling so here's the Pro's and Cons summed up, 1) you cant beat the price for what it is. 2) shotgun shells are a pain in the arse carrying and this simplifys it. 3) you can assort it with slugs buckshot, whatever you want (I went with Remmington and Winchester shells every 5 so now I look like Santa's elf of death.) 1) Increases weight dramaticly, if I had to hold someone at bay untill the cops showed up my arms would feel like popeye's 2) Clips can't support the weight of the shells very well. 3) with my shotgun loaded and the sling tanked up if I need more than 32 shots on a HD gun Im probobly dead anyways. Last edited by TexiCali Slim; June 30, 2006 at 09:49 PM.