550 Paracord Rifle Slings

A few years ago, I got interested in making those cool looking paracord bracelets. I watched a youtube video and said to myself, “Self, how hard can it be?” Loving Wife just rolled her blue eyes as I ordered the materials. I’m certainly not an expert at knots like the Paracordist. I only do a couple of simple knots.

There’s so many uses for paracord. Side note: I just watched a Myth Busters episode on duct tape being the only supplies used to rescue the MB’s off a deserted island. Very cool stuff, but they must have used 50 plus rolls of tape to “survive”. The sheer weight would be prohibitive for a BOB. I do keep duct tape in my wallet and BOB wrapped around an old gift card. The wallet tape comes in handy often.

Paracord is the duct tape of outdoor survival. The usefulness of this cord makes it indispensable. This post is not intended to go into its many functions but to highlight one of my DIY projects: Paracord rifle slings.

Here are two king cobra-stitch slings I made for my Ruger 10-22 and Remington 870. I used about 100 feet of cordage for the tan sling and about 80 for the black one, which is adjustable. With this much cord accompanying me in the woods, I’m sure I could affect my rescue if need be…or build a log cabin even. There’s no such thing as too much paracord.

The sling is 37 inches (approximately 100 ft of cord) with Uncle Mike swivels.

View off the gun

I made the black sling adjustable with some black webbing I had lying around.

Let me know about any of your DIY paracord projects. I’m always open to improvements and new projects.

Semper Vigilans,

SS