Mounting a sling on a bps
- Thread starter Bushbasher
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I did exactly that circa 1990 with a 26" modified choke 12 gauge BPS. Seemed to work fine. I do not remember if that was a "kit" or if I "home made" that. Not everyone will agree that a stud into the underside of the butt is a good idea, but some of us think so. - But that stud needs to be installed centered and straight - at right angles to the line of the underside of the stock, not at right angles to the bore line - I would use circa 3" to 4" (8 to 10 cm) from the toe of the recoil pad as minimum location - does not look "right" to me to have a sling QD stud really close to the butt plate / recoil pad. You probably want to drill a sufficient pilot hole so that the screw does not split that butt stock. You might want to "touch" that first with a flat faced (forstner-type) wood bit to get a flat surface for that stud to snug up against. The one that I worked on had a wood (walnut?) stock - no clue how much "meat" is on a synthetic stock to anchor a QD stud??
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- Western Manitoba
An alternative that I had seen pictures, but never used - was a sling with a "loop" on rear end that snugged around the pistol grip area - idea was that while "hunting", the sling is rolled up in your pocket - only used the sling as a "carry strap" for the trip out. I have also seen leather butt cuffs with integral QD studs - so can wrap / tie that onto the butt, and have the QD stud, without drilling a hole into the stock. I think the ads for them that I saw were for lever action Win 94, but no reason same idea would not work for pump action shotgun?
