Lycan Precision
What makes your sling different than other slings?
Our Patent Pending sling was designed, tested, and fielded by Special Mission Unit Operators. And it's unlike anything on the market! Almost the entire sling is made from seatbelt material. Our sling features a sleek 1.25" wide padded shoulder area and our Lycan Precison's Hybrid loop for quick identification and easy manipulation. The Patent Pending Hybrid Loop design allows you to adjust your sling using either the Loop or tab. The Hybrid Loop Adjustment is on our proprietary 7075 aluminum tri glide. We use a 7075 aluminum tri glide for the sling adjustment when most companies use cheap and substantially less durable polymer tri glides to adjust their slings. The connector (the piece that connects the padded area to the bottom half of the sling) is also proprietary and made out of 7075 aluminum. Another thing that we take great pride in is that everything is made in the USA. That means everything from the seatbelt webbing, all of our proprietary aluminum parts, to the slings, all proudly made right here in the USA.
Why did you make your sling using Seatbelt material?
A sling made out of nylon would have been substantially cheaper for us to make. But it was never about trying to have the cheapest sling on the market since cheap slings are usually made overseas with low quality craftsmanship and materials. We wanted to make one of the best slings on the market and to do that it started with using the best materials available. When we began this project, using seatbelt material on a rifle sling was pretty much unheard of but the benefits are undeniable. One of the first things the Operators noticed was the seatbelt material doesn't grab onto your clothing like nylon slings. Especially when compared to nylon padded slings that use 500D and 1000D nylon. Seatbelt material is more durable and also has a substantially higher break strength than nylon. The seatbelt material allows for our Hybrid Loop to glide smoothly back and forth when you're adjusting the sling. Plus it's a lot less abrassive on your skin. One of the comments the Operators made during the testing phase was that our sling was the first sling they'd ever used that didn't rub their neck raw after a long day of training.
Why is the padded area on your sling not as wide as other slings I've seen?
The Special Mission Unit Operators we worked with wanted the padded area to be more streamlined than anything that was out there. By cutting the padded area width to 1.25" from the industry standard padded area of 2.5"-3.25"wide meant it was less likely to get caught up on their gear and less of an obstruction.
Do I have to use your Lycan Precision sling hardware? Can I use QD's with your sling?
You can run whatever sling hardware you want. Our sling hardware,QD's, HK clips, etc.
What's the advantage of running your Lycan Precision cord and your sling hardware instead of QD's?
We noticed quite a few of the Special Mission Unit Operators that we worked with weren't using QD's. When we asked why they were attaching their slings with cord instead of QD's they gave us a few reasons and it all boils down to durability and noise control. QD's can get noisy when sand and dirt gets trapped between the QD and it's attachment point. They also said that running cord especially cord like our Lycan Precision cord is stronger than QD's and less likely to fail in the field. So we collaborated on making some sling hardware that would facilitate attaching our sling with cord. Our sling hardware is milled in the US from 7075 aluminum making it both strong and lightweight. And the 2.4mm Lycan Cord that comes standard with our Sling Hardware package.
What's the difference between the Gen 1 sling and your new Gen 2 sling?
The overall design of our sling didn't change but the hardware that we use to make our slings got a big upgrade. When we set out to build on the success of our Gen 1 sling we wanted to make it smoother and even stronger. As we set out to do this it quickly became apparent that we were going to have to make the hardware ourselves. It took over 7 months of R&D for both the tri glide and connector (see pic). The end result is something we're very proud of and something that's only available at Lycan Precision. Our tri glide and connector are both proprietary and made out of billet 7075 aluminum in the USA.
What is Lycan Cord? And why did you decide to make your own cord?
Nobody was making what we wanted so we partnered with a US Manufacturer and had our Lycan Precision Cord made to our specifications. And what we've made is unlike anything on the market. Our cord has an outer sheath made of paracord and a core that's made out of kevlar. Why? Having the sheath made out of Paracord offers abrasion resistance, UV damage resistance, and protects the inner core from wear, rot, and UV damage. And having the core made out of kevlar offerers offers exceptional strength-to-weight performance, superior heat resistance (melting point), cut resistance, and low stretch long-term stability under tension, making it ideal for high-load, critical applications. It's truly the best of both worlds in a sleek 2.4mm cord size where a single strand has the break strength of 640 lbs!
Why don't any of your slings adjust with a Cam Buckle/Alice Pack strap adjuster?
It comes down to durability. The Cam Buckle/ALICE Pack strap adjuster that you've seen on some well known companies slings maintains its tension via a spring. A single spring that is prone to failure especially when you mix in useage, extreme temperatures, water, sand, and dirt. And when that spring fails so does the tension in your sling. This results in people having to resort to extreme measures in the field like tying a knot in the webbing to stop the sling from constantly coming apart. The adjustment release is also prone to snagging on other equipment, releasing tension, and allowing the sling to loosen often at the worst possible time. That's why our slings use our proprietary 7075 billet aluminum tri glide. No springs or small parts that are prone to failure.