Find and mark the location on the stock for a new Sling Swivel Stud and drill and tap the Acraglas 'Gel plug and the bar for thread size 10-32 to accept the new stud. Temporarily insert the stud into the stock and use a straight edge to make sure the stud’s threaded end doesn’t protrude into the barrel channel.
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How do I install a sling swivel stud?
Find and mark the location on the stock for a new Sling Swivel Stud and drill and tap the Acraglas 'Gel plug and the bar for thread size 10-32 to accept the new stud. Temporarily insert the stud into the stock and use a straight edge to make sure the stud’s threaded end doesn’t protrude into the barrel channel.
Where is the rear stud on a factory stock?
To locate the rear stud, I compared several of my factory rifle stocks. I even consulted the instructions in the kit, believe it or not. Those said to place the rear stud 2.5-3 inches forward of the toe, which more or less matches up with the factory stocks I checked.
How do you re-fit a stock to a stud?
Re-fit the stud to the stock, making sure that the swivel hole is properly aligned. Apply two or three layers of Brownells Bedding Tape to the barrel in the area above the bar, and apply release agent to the tape and barrel. (Now would be a great time to bed and, if desired, pillar bed, the action to the stock!)
How do you fill the studs in a gun stock?
Put about a teaspoon of the 'Gel into the cut area of the stock from the top, making sure that the stud hole is filled. Place the metal bar into the inletted area, and push it down to contact the inside of the stock, with a thin layer of 'Gel between it and the stock’s shell.
Can you put sling studs for synthetic stock?
Sling Swivel Studs will work with both Wood and Synthetic Stocks.
What is the thread on swivel stud?
Thread size is 5/16 x 32.
What thread size is a sling stud?
All sling studs have a 10-32 thread pitch.
How to install a sling swivel stud?
Find and mark the location on the stock for a new Sling Swivel Stud and drill and tap the Acraglas 'Gel plug and the bar for thread size 10-32 to accept the new stud. Temporarily insert the stud into the stock and use a straight edge to make sure the stud’s threaded end doesn’t protrude into the barrel channel. Remove and shorten the stud if it does. Re-fit the stud to the stock, making sure that the swivel hole is properly aligned.
How to clean a stock with filler foam?
Using a Dremel Tool or similar hand grinder, with proper eye protection and a good dust mask, cut through the stock’s shell inside the barrel channel so that the metal bar can be fitted into the stock. Clean out any filler foam using chisels or gouges until you can see the inside surface of the bottom of the stock’s shell.
How to use Acraglas gel?
Put about a teaspoon of the 'Gel into the cut area of the stock from the top, making sure that the stud hole is filled. Place the metal bar into the inletted area, and push it down to contact the inside of the stock, with a thin layer of 'Gel between it and the stock’s shell. Fill the cavity with the rest of the Acraglas 'Gel, covering the bar, but leaving the level of the 'Gel below the level of the barrel channel at this time.
What is the first step in a rifle?
The first step, always, is to make certain the rifle is unloaded and there is no ammo present in the magazine.