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# 580 MOUT Sling (Gen II) with webbing
attachment buckle assembly
The MOUT Sling was
designed with direct input from US Military troops returning from MOUT
operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Designed specifically for
Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) this sling offers
some serious advantages that are equally useful to law enforcement, armed citizens and practical shooting competitors.
Similar to our
HST Sling, the MOUT Sling excels in
the urban dynamic entry role. Used on a weapon with a side receiver
sling mount, the body loop secures the sling to a single mounting point.
This arrangement allows the operator to simply arc the buttstock over
the sling for an easily accomplished cross shoulder transition. Should a
secondary weapon transition be required the weapon drops naturally to
the offside, muzzle down, clearing a path to the sidearm and allowing an
unobstructed secondary weapon transition.
There are, however, two
major differences between the HST and MOUT Slings. The
first relates to how the sling attaches to the weapon. The MOUT Sling
features a side release buckle assembly that is intended to
stay attached to the weapon at all times. The female portion of the side
release buckle is permanently attached to the sling itself, which leads
to the next major difference.... With the male portion of the side
release buckle attached to the weapon, and the female portion attached
to the sling, the sling remains wrapped around the operator's body when
the release buckle is disengaged. This is the key feature of this
design. If it becomes necessary to unhook the weapon from your body,
such as when firing from an unconventional shooting position outside of
the capabilities of the sling or something as simple, yet hazardous, as
mounting/dismounting a vehicle, there isn't 3 feet of webbing trailing
from the weapon. This allows the operator a much greater degree of
versatility and safety.
# 581 MOUT Sling (Gen II) with ITW MASH hook
attachment buckle assembly
Another
important benefit of this design is the ability to wear the sling at all
times, without necessarily having the weapon attached. This allows
operators to quickly and efficiently lock the weapon onto the sling when
deploying on alerts, without having to take any extra time to sling up
and adjust. Just grab and go, and lock in when you have the time to do
so.
This
is also a very useful feature for competitive practical shooters. When
coming onto, or off of, the firing line, the weapon can be quickly and
safely locked in, or disengaged without any wasted time or effort in
adjusting the sling. Additionally, with spare buckle assemblies attached
to several different weapons, you're guaranteed to have consistent sling
fit with each weapon, since only one sling is involved.
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# 580 MOUT Sling (Gen II)
Webbing attachment buckle
(Spare connector part # 582)1" Type 17337
webbing cut extra long for a variety of custom attachment
possibilities |
# 581 MOUT Sling (Gen II)
ITW MASH Hook attachment buckle
(Spare connector part # 583)Spring
steel pinch release buckle with elastic cover to prevent snagging
and rattle. |
Our MOUT Sling is constructed from the same 1" and 1.25" webbing that
we use with our
CQB and
SOP Slings. The MOUT Sling
is an ambidextrous design. Therefore, no left or right hand versions are
required.
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NOTE:
As with the
HST Sling, the MOUT sling works best when mounted to a side receiver sling mount
such as on the MP5 A3 series or weapons with aftermarket receiver sling
mounts installed.
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Aftermarket side receiver sling mounts are
currently available for most popular tactical long guns that don't
already possess this feature. We currently carry G.G.&G.
receiver sling
mounts for the M-4/CAR-15 on our
Sling
Accessories page.
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