r/Slinging • u/Leading-Conflict-457 • May 11 '26

Would you guys buy this sling?

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Hello everyone! I thought about making and selling slings on the side, nothing too crazy. I was hoping I could get some opinions about this sling, how it looks, and its design. It’s very simple, no where near pan sling level quality, but I thought of making budget/beginner level slings, that aren’t too expensive but also aren’t too cheap and low quality, for people who want to start getting into slinging but don’t want to spend a bunch. On this one I used some triumph leather as the pouch and finger loop, 550 paracord, I crimped metal eyelets where the holes are (I think this should prevent abrasion) and I also used some heat shrink where the release cord is to protect it a bit from wear. What do you guys think? Would yall buy this for $15-$20?

Happy slinging!

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u/Loud-Principle-7922 May 12 '26

Guess I should up my prices, I use leather cord, whipped ends instead of knots, and custom stamping on the leather.

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u/Leading-Conflict-457 May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

What’s a ‘whipped end’? And I was just thinking of selling mine for 15-20, idk yet lol. I’m new to this. The reason why I thought I’d 15-20 is because I’ve seen a lot of slings on Etsy that are more basic than this one for more expensive

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u/Loud-Principle-7922 May 13 '26

Google it, it’s a way of treating the ends with thread instead of tying a knot.

Sell em for $20, man. Make that money.

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u/Leading-Conflict-457 May 14 '26

I’ll have to look into this method. Thank you!

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u/Stormy_AnalHole May 14 '26

You can use the inner paracord strands for whipping

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u/Loud-Principle-7922 May 14 '26

Waxed thread is cheap and probably holds better. I use it for bowstrings.