Belt-anchored sling to secure rifle across torso

Abstract

A sling worn on the person secures a rifle across the front of the person's torso and permits ready deployment of the rifle. The stock of the rifle is removably secured at the person's waist. The barrel of the rifle is removably secured at one of the person's shoulders.

1 . A sling to carry a rifle across the front of the torso of an individual, the rifle including a stock end and a barrel end, the sling comprising 
 (a) a pocket to removably receive and carry the stock end of the rifle and including a system to secure said pocket to a waist belt;    (b) a holder to secure the barrel end of the rifle at the front of the individual's torso, said holder being positioned above and laterally from said pocket such that a rifle mounted in the sling is canted and extends from said holder downwardly across the individual's torso;    (c) a strap system connected to said holder to extend around a portion of the individual's torso to secure said holder on the individual.    
   
   
       2 . A sling to carry a rifle across the front of the torso of an individual, the rifle including a stock end and a barrel end, the sling comprising 
 (a) a pocket to removably receive and carry the stock end of the rifle and including a system to secure said pocket to a waist belt;    (b) a holder to secure the barrel end of the rifle at the front of the individual's torso, said holder being positioned above and laterally from said pocket such that a rifle mounted in the sling is canted and extends from said holder downwardly across the individual's torso;    (c) a structure extending between and interconnecting said pocket and said holder to adjust the distance between said pocket and said holder.    
   
   
       3 . A method to secure removably a rifle to extend in a canted orientation from a waist to a shoulder and across the front of a torso of an individual, the rifle including a stock end and a barrel end, the method comprising 
 (a) removably securing the stock end of the rifle adjacent the waist of an individual; and,    (b) removably securing the barrel end adjacent the shoulder of the individual such that the rifle is canted across the torso of the individual.