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I have read several post regarding sling pull, length, outside pull...

I seem to have more pressure, pulse, numbness, pain....all of it comeing from the sling cutting right under or on the inside of the wrist bone. I make sure i position the sling across the back of my hand as best as possible...

What cand I do here. I read some shooters don't experience pain or numbness at all...That would be sooooo great.

Thanks,

Charles

I had the same problem but since I bought the Centra no pulse sling, I have no more pain.

If you are getting excessive pain in the wrist, make sure you don't have any seams (jacket, sweatshirt, or glove) between the sling and your wrist. If you do, it can be painful. The glove I use now is getting a little worn and will sometimes fold over at the cuff if I'm not paying attention. About a quarter of a second after getting in position the pain lets me know that my glove is not right.

Also, you might try to place the sling more across the back of your hand or across the back of your forearm in an effort to find a more comfortable sling position, above or below your wrist.

Make sure your arm-hand-wrist are as straight as possible. If you place your handstop in the "v" notch between your thumb and fingers, the stock should rest on the meat of the thumb joint. If it is more across your palm your wrist will be bent unnecessarily and cause more pain.

Keep trying. While prone will never be completely pain free, it can be comfortable enough that you can focus on shooting good shots instead of being distracted by pain.

Eric U

Hi Charles,
I guess you've read the "need help with pain in left hand while shooting prone" thread :

http://www.targettalk.org/viewtopic.php?t=27163

My offerings:
Single thickness of sling crossing the forearm.
Some way of taking the twist out of the sling.
Canting the rifle toward you is not a bad thing.
And, of course, what Eric said about the weight being on the base of the thumb.

Although "across the back of the hand" is easy to misinterpret and depends on the point of attachment to the forend/handstop.
I wouldn't say that my sling goes across very much of the back of my hand..


I believe that tension in the sling will increase if you have a very low position and/or a heavy rifle.

Regards,
Ken.

The type of handstop can have some bearing on the problem as well.

I have some bone growths on the bones in the back of my left hand. The sling tended to irritate them. I switched from a simple button handstop where the sling attached to the center of the handstop button to a MEC handstop where the sling attaches 4 or 5cm ahead of the actual handstop. This moved the pressure point enough to greatly reduce the irritation.

There are numerous different handstops out there. They can be a bit pricy to collect so see if you can borrow a few and give them a try to see if that helps before you buy one.

Cheers,
'Dude