I feel much the same way, Travis. But, in reality, how many guys use a sling for position shooting anymore? Hardly anybody. Can't really blame a stock maker for ignoring the possibility in this day and age.
Kinda like blaming the car maker for installing a plastic sleek/sexy front end on a car instead of a good old heavy duty solid steel bumper when you bump something and incur $2000 worth of damage- when you bought the car for its looks instead of its utility.
The d-bag told him it was designed to be used for a sling and that's how a lot of people use slings.
If Beretta's stance is that their swivel stud is there for the sole purpose of transporting the rifle via sling, then they are raping their customers.
That's ridiculous IMO.
Travis