sling/strap question on necessity
 

My 1895CB didn't come with QD studs. Though adding studs for sling attachment isn't really a problem, I am hesitant to do it just because I like the looks of the rifle without the studs.

I plan on using this rifle for hunting and am wondering if rifle slings are a necessity on the field. It's a light rifle. I'm wondering how tired my arms are going to get with it in my hands for the whole day.

RE: sling/strap question on necessity
 

You will wish you had some sort of sling after you carry it a few miles. . . . .Can't imagine having walked the25 miles or so I did opening muzzleloading weekend for elk with out one.

RE: sling/strap question on necessity
 

The more comfortable you are the longer you will want to hunt and the more you will enjoy hunting. I would defenitely get a sling.