The sling was an excellent innovation, but a bugger to remember how to fit lol. It's been many many years since I had to do this, 30 plus years in fact. Good demonstration, well done.
Thank you for this video. I did this for the first time Tuesday on my reservist drill night and have already forgotten. This video was a great recap. Thanks again
+Ryan Oakley It was done on purpose so the rifle could lay flat in the video and not rest on the bolt :P I'm glad there are some observant people out there
having come from the SLR to the A1, while the sling is good, almost clever - it fails in the level faffing about to put it on. It's shame they never design fast release anchor loops for the weapon. I think it' greatest thing was to enable wearing the weapon like a daysack leaving you hands free to do other stuff. But unless we had to, most left the sling off.
The only issue I have with this type of sling is that the mag release catch on the old L85 catches on my mag pouches on my plate carrier and dumps the mag
Only one problem... An sa80/l85 ejects the shells from the right meaning if you done this on the real rifle you would have hot brass in your face. Otherwise good video
+Daniel Burgess I put the strap on this side so I could lie the rifle flat during the video; I wouldn't have been able to do so if I had fitted the strap to the correct side :)
Course you could, just lay it on a bed or something... why the fuck would you put the sling on the wrong side, demo or not, what use is that to anyone? 'PWRR ACF' lol fucking crow-bag!
This weapon had to be fired from the right shoulder and, because of this, the sling was fitted to the left side . Why are you fitting it on the right and why has nobody else noticed this??
The sling is being fitted on the left side to avoid lying the weapon down on it's charging handle; this also allows it to lie completely flat. It has been noticed and mentioned before.
@@Iwasthemilkman Then find a way, I have to. You've fitted it incorrectly. Who's to blame if it's fitted the way you've shown? Also, the correct term is 'cocking' handle.
@@vwtransportersandmotorcycl3729 the rear one is universal (there's a loop on both sides) and the front one, you can unscrew and swap over. This is done as you can get left handed SA80s, though they are rare
hello i have a couple questions... are we allowed on British soil to have this training weapon legally? do u need a licence? does this model allow u to disassemble the weapon and if so where can i purchase one? im in the T.A ... i get skill fade quite a bit and would love to practice more. but only if legal. thanks in advance
king djoser didn't think you boys call it TA anymore i take it your a private in training if you are having issuse with getting to grips with the sa80 talk to your full screw if he/she is worth there salt they will give you extra practice
Nice one mate, but as luck would have it they have more videos where they are putting the sling on a actual L85a2 watched that a couple times and on my last training night i put the sling on with no trouble.
_Crogenics Gaming there are air soft replicas of the sa80 that are very accurate replicas. i have one in my room that unless you cocked it or tried the bolt release you could confuse it for the real thing + they produce the A1 and A2 in replica form. this is coming from an ex cadet so don't pull the I'm a cadet line on me
let's not get picky. It's an L85 which is part of the SA80 family, so it IS an SA80. just like Alec Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin and William Baldwin are all Baldwins.And this drill for the sling would certainly ALSO work on an L98, and an L86. Probably the L22 as well? I;m not sure on that one.
The sling was an excellent innovation, but a bugger to remember how to fit lol. It's been many many years since I had to do this, 30 plus years in fact. Good demonstration, well done.
Thank you for this video. I did this for the first time Tuesday on my reservist drill night and have already forgotten. This video was a great recap. Thanks again
That's ok, I sometimes use this video to remind myself!
Thanks for the info, it’s been years since I’ve put one on, helped a treat 👊🏻
Hardest part of the WHT, this. Many thanks for the recap.
Love these slings. Great video mate
Video is great! I forgot how to do this and have written some notes to help. Thanks.
Thanks bud, helped me right out
I used to teach this as a junior NCO in cadets. Its been thirty years since I did this.
Tnx man, this was realy helpful 😊
I'm glad this video helped 😁 I'm hoping to review the Virtus STV sometime soon
Cheers mate ,,for reminding me up ..
Thank you!
Nice presentation, I do this in cadets
Joseph Gillon same xD
You've slung it on the wrong side,otherwise good vid
+Ryan Oakley It was done on purpose so the rifle could lay flat in the video and not rest on the bolt :P I'm glad there are some observant people out there
+Iwasthemilkman fair one lol
Ryan Oakley he done it correct mate
the anonymous hunter wrong side,correct fitting though.
Ryan Oakley oh okay
having come from the SLR to the A1, while the sling is good, almost clever - it fails in the level faffing about to put it on.
It's shame they never design fast release anchor loops for the weapon. I think it' greatest thing was to enable wearing the weapon like a daysack leaving you hands free to do other stuff.
But unless we had to, most left the sling off.
Nice. Is that a Full Auto BB Gun?
Long time since done that but used to sling the other side of rifle
The only issue I have with this type of sling is that the mag release catch on the old L85 catches on my mag pouches on my plate carrier and dumps the mag
Thanks
The sling loop is on the wrong side on the front
Your feet are howling
Oh yeah that's what the mag catch is for
Sling attachment points are on the right side the rifle, they should be on the left.
Yeah, it was done like that to allow the weapon to lie flat on the floor and not the charging handle
replace the "youtube" part of the url with "mirrorthevideo" and you get instructions on putting it on the right side
Had any experience with the SA80a3/L85a3?
sadly not. I was only issued the A1
So...Who decided and why did they decide to put left handed sling mounts on a right hand only rifle?
there were some, though very rare, left handed receivers. Though, funnily enough, the sling points are ambidextrous
Hello my friend.I want to make a custom SA80 sling.Could you please inform me about the leanth of two the straps?Thanks a lot.
I'm considering the same, but recommend buying a real one to study.
@@tamlandipper29 especially as they aren;t exactly expensive. I think my actual Ex British army sling was about £8.00 on ebay. in 2020
Is this a live firing weapon? If so, how do you get around all the uk laws? (If it’s privately owned)
No, it's a non functional version for training. Allows for complete field stripping... sadly I had to sell it a few years ago
@@Iwasthemilkman Oh that’s cool! Where did you purchase this?
From a Military Surplus store that has sadly shut down
@@Iwasthemilkman That’s a shame, thank you for the information
هل يوجد توصيل قطع غيار تصل الئ العراق وشكرا
Only one problem... An sa80/l85 ejects the shells from the right meaning if you done this on the real rifle you would have hot brass in your face. Otherwise good video
+Daniel Burgess I put the strap on this side so I could lie the rifle flat during the video; I wouldn't have been able to do so if I had fitted the strap to the correct side :)
Course you could, just lay it on a bed or something... why the fuck would you put the sling on the wrong side, demo or not, what use is that to anyone? 'PWRR ACF' lol fucking crow-bag!
plus its proberly a bb gun so its fineee
chill dude XD
CAW CAW
When fitting a sling you’re allowed to have the bolt facing down. Good vid though
Who told you that
This weapon had to be fired from the right shoulder and, because of this, the sling was fitted to the left side . Why are you fitting it on the right and why has nobody else noticed this??
The sling is being fitted on the left side to avoid lying the weapon down on it's charging handle; this also allows it to lie completely flat.
It has been noticed and mentioned before.
@@Iwasthemilkman Then find a way, I have to. You've fitted it incorrectly. Who's to blame if it's fitted the way you've shown? Also, the correct term is 'cocking' handle.
sound of the audio is gone?
+grasmattt seems to be working fine, the audio is just me talking anyway
Why are you fitting the sling on the wrong side?
to lay the rifle flat on the floor
@@Iwasthemilkman just wondering why the eyelets are on the wrong side
@@vwtransportersandmotorcycl3729 the rear one is universal (there's a loop on both sides) and the front one, you can unscrew and swap over. This is done as you can get left handed SA80s, though they are rare
@@Iwasthemilkman well thats news to me and never in my entire military career seen one
is that a live sa80
no, it's a training weapon
hello i have a couple questions... are we allowed on British soil to have this training weapon legally? do u need a licence? does this model allow u to disassemble the weapon and if so where can i purchase one? im in the T.A ... i get skill fade quite a bit and would love to practice more. but only if legal. thanks in advance
king djoser didn't think you boys call it TA anymore i take it your a private in training if you are having issuse with getting to grips with the sa80 talk to your full screw if he/she is worth there salt they will give you extra practice
Nice one mate, but as luck would have it they have more videos where they are putting the sling on a actual L85a2 watched that a couple times and on my last training night i put the sling on with no trouble.
king djoser happy days ☺
I like how you say "this is not a toy this is a weapon" nice Airsoft gun lmfao
how come he got a gun in uk
its a bb gun
The Mutant Gaming no it isn't , do you know what the UK army / being a army cadet or adult instructed for army cadets is...😅😅I'm a army cadet
_Crogenics Gaming
there are air soft replicas of the sa80 that are very accurate replicas. i have one in my room that unless you cocked it or tried the bolt release you could confuse it for the real thing + they produce the A1 and A2 in replica form. this is coming from an ex cadet so don't pull the I'm a cadet line on me
Bb gun
Wrong side mate it’s over the ejection empty brass could get jammed coming out jam then dead mans click have the weapon on the correct side rookie
I put it on that side as to make it easier lying the SA80 flat on the ground
This is NOT an SA80. The Small Arms 80 is a family of NATO small arms, it is NOT the name of the rifle.
let's not get picky. It's an L85 which is part of the SA80 family, so it IS an SA80. just like Alec Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin and William Baldwin are all Baldwins.And this drill for the sling would certainly ALSO work on an L98, and an L86. Probably the L22 as well? I;m not sure on that one.
how to further ruin an already bad rifle lol