Yes. Attach the bag directly to the rifle's sling attachment point, a stud or QD, or, on a rifle without one, use the All-Stock Adapter.
Sling Steady is a rear shooting rest bag that sits under the stock. It rides on your sling or attaches directly, so a sling is one of two ways to keep it on the rifle.
In our testing, shots landed 28% closer to the bullseye with Sling Steady under the stock, and muzzle rise was about 75% lower. It also helps manage recoil.
Two ways to attach a Sling Steady bag
The first is the sling. The bag rides on your sling or attaches directly, with no tools, and rides with the rifle. The second is directly to the rifle's sling attachment point, with no sling involved. No sling is included with the bags, so if you already have one it works with that, and if you do not, you do not need to buy one.
What the bag ties into
On a rifle with a rear QD point or a sling swivel, the bag ties into it. It sits at the toe of the stock and stays on the rifle. If your stock has neither, the adapter below is the way.
What the All-Stock Adapter does
The All-Stock Adapter is made of nylon webbing with a hook-and-loop strap. It wraps the stock and gives the bag a mounting point on any stock. It costs $35.95 and comes in left-hand and right-hand versions: left and right.
Our post on how the adapter works shows it on a stock without a QD stud.
Steps with no sling at all
It is simple. If the rifle has a sling attachment point, a stud or QD, attach the bag directly to it. If the rifle has no attachment point, wrap the All-Stock Adapter around the stock and attach the bag to the adapter.
That is the whole setup. There is no sling to buy and nothing else to fit.
Why you might skip the sling
You may run a rifle with no sling, take the sling off for a hunt, or simply not like the sling you have.
For those rifles, the bag still goes on the rifle. It stays with it from the truck to the position.
What stays the same without a sling
The bag is the same bag. The Pro is 9.5 oz and the Sport is 6.3 to 6.8 oz, both ship filled, and the bag sits at the toe of the stock. The squeeze works the same way. Only the way the bag is held to the rifle changes, not the way you use it.
If you add a sling later, the bag threads onto it.
Other makers' options for a rifle with no sling
Several rear bags tether to the stock too. As listed on 4 November 2026, Short Action Precision's Lightweight Bag ($44.99, under 5 oz, not including the swivel, filled or empty not stated) tethers to the butt stock, with a choice of swivel options, and MDT's Traveler ($69.99) has a lanyard that clips to a QD swivel or HK clip. Those are cheaper and, in SAP's case, lighter than a Sling Steady Pro at 9.5 oz.
Which bag to start with
The Pro 9", 9" x 2.5" and 9.5 oz, is for bolt-action, sport and hunting rifles. The Sport 7", 7" x 2.5" and 6.3 to 6.8 oz, is for AR-platform rifles. Both ship filled with SteadyFill, come in Black, Sand, Digital Camo and Woodland Camo, and cost $89.99. Our Pro or Sport guide puts them side by side.
Sling Steady is a veteran-run company, and the bags are made in the USA. Already there when the shot presents itself.
With or without a sling: Pro 9" · Sport 7" · All-Stock Adapter, left · All-Stock Adapter, right
Related reading: No QD stud? How the All-Stock Adapter works · How to install Sling Steady on your sling · Pro 9" or Sport 7"
Sling Steady is Ready When You Are.