Sling Stud Installation?

[mmattockx]

I am going to have to install a sling stud in the wood stock of my shorty 870. It looks like a simple installation, are there any hidden kinks to know, tips, etc.? Any brand of swivel/stud that are preferred or to be avoided?

Thanks,
Mark

 

[mlehtovaara]

Just be sure you pre drill the whole large enough to avoid cracks! Ask me how I learned this. LOL

Also be careful and pay attention to the butt pad screws and where they run so you avoid drilling into them for the rear stud.

Other than that it is pretty simple and straight forward. I just put a couple in my new marlin, and they came out perfect.

 

[ckid]

I like using a brad point wood drill bit to drill the pocket for the "head" of the swivel stud about 1/16" deep. I run the bit at a high rpm and go slow to avoid chipping. Then I drill the smaller diameter hole for the threaded portion to the same diameter as the minor diameter of the thread portion, or slightly larger. I always place my rear swivel 2 1/2" from the back of the buttplate/recoil pad.

If you have a drill press jig it up with padding in the vise, I use heavy felt.

Steve

 

[3macs1]

In addition to what the boys have said above. I always put a few strips of masking tape down first and drill through them. I find it prevents splinters.
Also I know your stock is wood but if it was syn remington be careful since some of those dam things are hollow as I found out and not thick enough in the normal stud area to thread into.

 

[ckid]

Yes, good call on the masking tape....Forgot to add that!

 

[guntech]

I suggest at least 4 inches from the back of the stock. There are no disadvantages to it and it eliminates some possible problems in the future. Drill a very shallow clearance hole the size of the thread first... very shallow... then drill the rest for the correct size so the threads bite good...

 

[ckid]

I like the 2 1/2" placement from the rear of the stock because I regularly use a Boonie Packer sling on my long guns, one of which is my shorty 12 gauge, regulary carried at work in some pretty harsh conditions. This placement allows it to flip off the back of the stock the way it was designed to be used.