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What is the fix for loose sling swivel studs in a painted synthetic stock? I can tighten them but they loosen up again the next time I use the rifle.
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locktite red and if you don't want glue then use some plumber tape
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What is the fix for loose sling swivel studs in a painted synthetic stock? I can tighten them but they loosen up again the next time I use the rifle. Use a good mixed epoxy; the 5-minute stuff should be all you need.. They won't come loose again..
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locktite red and if you don't want glue then use some plumber tape Plumbers' tape is a thread lubricant...
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What is the fix for loose sling swivel studs in a painted synthetic stock? I can tighten them but they loosen up again the next time I use the rifle. Use a good mixed epoxy; the 5-minute stuff should be all you need.. They won't come loose again.. . I was thinking either Loc-tite or 5 min epoxy. Didn’t know if Loc-tite would work with 2 different materials. I’m a little concerned about overflow if I put too much on the threads. I suppose I could mask the holes and the top of the stud.
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Any epoxy overflow is easy to wipe off if done immediately after you screw it in place..
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Slight thread hijack, but would you use all the above for the same problem with a wood stock?
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Slight thread hijack, but would you use all the above for the same problem with a wood stock? With wood just shove a couple toothpicks in the hole with some wood glue.
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Slight thread hijack, but would you use all the above for the same problem with a wood stock? With wood just shove a couple toothpicks in the hole with some wood glue. While it might work - for a while - a PROPER fix IMHO is to use a good epoxy.. I've had, um, 'examples' of toothpick repairs in places.. Now there ARE times when that's about all the can be done w/o doing some expensive repair, but it's up to the customer and should be discussed beforehand..
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Not a gunsmith but I'd fill with epoxy, let dry, re-drill and thread the studs into the dried epoxy. I wouldn't screw the studs into wet epoxy in case I need to get them out later.
Or did I misunderstand the above treatment?
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Any epoxy overflow is easy to wipe off if done immediately after you screw it in place..
BTDT.. Also paste wax the stock and trim with a sharpened piece of plastic when the epoxy gets to the rubbery stage BTDT. Good where the overflow is hard to get to without removing stuff in the way. But you have to watch it because some kicks pretty fast once it gets rubbery. BTDT too
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Fireball, one trick that's worked for me is to wax the threads on the screw before gluing in, epoxy filling the gap between the threads for a higher class fit.
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The traditional, non-bubba way to do a wood stock is to drill out the old hole and glue in a hardwood rod. Then re-drill and thread the screw in. I have been modifying this on wood and synthetics by drilling out and epoxying in a threaded brass or steel insert that has external spines. You will not strip it and if you want, you can use the swivel to time it. Might have to change screw thread type from a wood to metal, but it is worth it.
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What is the fix for loose sling swivel studs in a painted synthetic stock? I can tighten them but they loosen up again the next time I use the rifle. Use a good mixed epoxy; the 5-minute stuff should be all you need.. They won't come loose again.. . I was thinking either Loc-tite or 5 min epoxy. Didn’t know if Loc-tite would work with 2 different materials. I’m a little concerned about overflow if I put too much on the threads. I suppose I could mask the holes and the top of the stud. All you need is a little on the first couple of threads. You don't have to fill the holes full.
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I have used good ole JB Weld on many many wood and synthetic stocks and never had one come loose yet
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When a stud gets loose, I take it out,and use a file or grinder to flatten the threads on two sides. They can be on the opposite side or at, ie, 90 degrees. then I take a small drill-bit and drill the hole slightly from the side, to enlarge part of the whole, on the inside. THEN, put as much epoxy as possible into the hole. If the stud has a nut on the inside of the stock, epoxy can be put on the threads, then some put through the nut. If you can come through the bed-side, fill the hole with epoxy...short of the barrel-line. I have used JB Weld, Micro-Bed and at least 1/2 dozen other epoxies, and all have worked just fine. I never wanted the stud out, afterwards, so can't speak to that, but I wanted to be able to use the sling, as a "hasty-sling," and I have been able to do that. This works wih wood, or plastic and fine-thread or wood-screw thread, Have fun, Gene
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To follow up on this. I removed the swivel studs and found that the shank is about three quarters of an inch with a fine thread on the end so there is a nut inside the stock. Not what I expected, and the hole isn’t much larger than the shank so without doing much rework I cleaned off the threads and applied some blue Loctite and tightened them up again. If this doesn’t work I’ll probably open up the holes a size and then use some epoxy on them. This is on a Cooper Excalibur.
After checking my other guns I found a rifle with a laminated stock that had a loose rear stud so I took both studs out and did the epoxy thing on them and I doubt they’ll ever move again.
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Slight thread hijack, but would you use all the above for the same problem with a wood stock? With wood just shove a couple toothpicks in the hole with some wood glue. Yup!
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