This stud went into the original sling stud insert. The threaded bottom had to be longer than the original stud to compensate for the added thickness of the beavertail overlay and the rail. The top portion could've been shorter but I just wanted to be sure that the hole cleared the rail
After all, I'm in Canada so I didn't take the rifle to work to match everything in real time... Measure at home, make it at work adding a fudge (####up) margin. Well, I doubled the margin since I'm planning to get a chance to test it shortly... After all, as a Mississauga resident, I don't get to many chances to chamber a life round so, going up North for New Year, I'm not about to miss it