rifle has a synthetic stock with a molded in sling swivel. I was shooting off my bipod the other week and the plastic swivel snapped in half. Can I just drill a hole in the stock for one of the screw in metal studs? I don't really feel like dealing with remington and shipping it around.
Gunsmithing Broken Sling stud fix?
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Re: Broken Sling stud fix?
I H
had the same problem a few months ago.
Take the stock off the rifle,then take a center punch a try to unscrew the brocken stud.
Really dig the point of the punch and try to turn it, hopefully you can remove it.
It was kinda fiddly but it worked for me.
I replaced the stud with new one,but first i covered the threads with a little kiwi neutral shoe polish.
Then i drops of jb weld in the hole,the plastic hole wasn't that snug a fit.
If that don't work,maybe you can get dremmel with fine cutter and mill a slot.
You may be able to get small screw driver in it.
I H
had the same problem a few months ago.
Take the stock off the rifle,then take a center punch a try to unscrew the brocken stud.
Really dig the point of the punch and try to turn it, hopefully you can remove it.
It was kinda fiddly but it worked for me.
I replaced the stud with new one,but first i covered the threads with a little kiwi neutral shoe polish.
Then i drops of jb weld in the hole,the plastic hole wasn't that snug a fit.
If that don't work,maybe you can get dremmel with fine cutter and mill a slot.
You may be able to get small screw driver in it.
Re: Broken Sling stud fix?
Damn, what a candy-ass setup. Spence, you should be able to do what you're saying just fine; make sure the new swivel stud doesn't go completely through and touch the barrel (duh, but I had to say it). And, like previously mentioned, put a dab of JB Weld epoxy on the threads of the stud when you install it; get it straight like you want it, let it set, and you should be good to go.
Damn, what a candy-ass setup. Spence, you should be able to do what you're saying just fine; make sure the new swivel stud doesn't go completely through and touch the barrel (duh, but I had to say it). And, like previously mentioned, put a dab of JB Weld epoxy on the threads of the stud when you install it; get it straight like you want it, let it set, and you should be good to go.
Re: Broken Sling stud fix?
Only if the stud had a tight fit and you use Red. I'd still recommend JB Weld or even just plain epoxy, you don't want that stud to twist or wiggle in that plastic stock; if it moves, the tension of the bipod mount that broke the original cheap plastic loop may eventually pull the new stud out.
Only if the stud had a tight fit and you use Red. I'd still recommend JB Weld or even just plain epoxy, you don't want that stud to twist or wiggle in that plastic stock; if it moves, the tension of the bipod mount that broke the original cheap plastic loop may eventually pull the new stud out.
