Ted is absolutely right on the usefulness of the sling on my gun. I had it put back in the new stock to preserve its originality. The sling Ted mentions is a vastly better solution. But there could be moments that you might appreciate having the built in sling handy on a long trek back out of the fields and woods.
Mostly I did it to keep it true to the gun. However my stocker was not happy. Sorry Kirt!