I'm much in agreement with Mike's post just above mine, and with Larry Brown's post. I much prefer to hunt with a sling on my shotgun for the style of hunting that I have commonly been involved in, lots of walking in sometimes fairly rough cover. A good sling is great to take the load of the gun on the long walks, and there is simply no problem at all in swinging the gun quickly into position for quick use. Once you have done it a couple times, it becomes just automatic. I currently have several European S x S guns with original slings, and a couple with "repro" slings on them. My favorite slings seem to be a couple of original woven leather narrow slings about 3/4" wide on a 1920's Merkel 16 ga S x S and on a late 1930's BSW 16 ga S x S.
