Installing sling swivels

Any advice or experience on this issue? Anyone just use the wood screw studs on the rear with a synthetic stock? I wanted sling swivels as well. I traded my buddy for his wood stock that already had them installed.. I think if you pre drill a little and use some jb weld or something you could get it done. Originally Posted by GMinor. Originally Posted by clinton Thanks, I thought about using the wood screw type and some kind of epoxy since its synthetic, does standard jb weld work on plastics? I've used it on metals and its great stuff.

I went with Uncle Mikes swivel studs. Free Capture Software For Mac. This step is pretty straightforward. Flip your gun upside down, with the trigger guard facing upwards. Place it gently in the bench vise with some padding around it to make sure of a good fit, and to prevent you from scratching the gun.

I used paper towels for this part. We want the gun to be balanced, and the section you are working on to be as close to the center of the vise as possible, otherwise you will have a hard time keeping it steady as you drill. Heres where the tricky part comes in. Measurements will vary depending on the rifle you are using.

For my rifle, I placed the fore end swivel roughly 11" from the front of the trigger guard, as that was the farthest it could safely go, although the instructions for the swivel said 13"". One good way to tell where you want your front swivel to be is to raise your rifle as if you were going to shoot.

Once you have measured with your ruler or tape to where you want to put the hole, place a small strip of tape across the stock. This will not only help you remember where you want to drill, but also will help prevent cracking and splitting of the wood as the drill bit goes in.

Before you drill, you need to make one more measurement. In your kit should be two screws for mounting the swivels. The shorter one is for the front swivel mount. I made this mistake myself and had to go back and fix it. If you try and put too long of a screw in, you risk going all the way through the stock and hitting the barrel or in my case, the tube magazine. The stress can not only make the rifle less accurate, but it can also crack the stock.

Furthermore, it will be more likely to come out. If everything checks out, proceed to step 5. If not, keep reading To make your screw fit, simply place it in your bench vise and cut it to the desired size with a dremel tool. Make sure not to booger up the threads while doing so, or you will be making things very hard on yourself.

Now that you have the correct length screw, we can proceed on to the next step. Now, you are going to want to be very careful when you start drilling into the wood, as it can crack very easily. A hole punch can be handy to give your bit a place to start, or you can simply hit a drill bit lightly with a hammer to indent the wood as I did. A good way to keep from drilling too deep is to put a piece of tape around your drill bit at the desired depth of the hole.

When the tape hits wood, you'll know it's deep enough. You may choose to counter sink the washer if you want. These sizes will, of course, change depending on what brand mounts you use.