Thread: problems keeping bipod attached to recessed integral sling stud

Originally Posted by No.3

That ain't a predrilled hole. Off to your nearest gun shop and grab a threaded sling swivel stud (the wood screw type not the fine threaded one for metal situations). Measure the shank of the screw not including the flutes of the screw, and drill the nearest oversize to that that you have in your drill box. Keep it straight up and down and strap the stock down to a wooden bench or the like (off the rifle obviously so you don't tap the bottom of the barrel with the drill bit and stuff up the finish). Just whap the drill straight through, then measure the depth of the hole and make sure that the sling swivel stud's screw length is the same or slightly shorter than the hole depth. A few drops of superglue (slower cure if you can find it) and screw the stud in fairly quickly and make sure it's aligned...

Job done.

Job done indeed! After sussing out the depth of material available in the stock, I marked a 4mm drill bit (masking tape) with length of thread +2mm, worked like a charm and stud was reassuringly tight winding in, cheers for the guidance

A friend of mines broke years ago but a mossberg atr from memory we just chucked a normal stud in be near 10 years now going strong

Thanks for this post. I have a marlin .17 HMR which has a similar sling hole. I will try this fix.

I just put a swivel stud in my Franchi a couple of weeks ago. That flat spot below the moulded stud was factory drilled/formed out under the flat plate to take a uncle Mike stud once the top plate cover was drilled from inside.