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Helldriver,

There is actually another method that Ive seen done to install sling swivels on a 95 rifle that I suppose you could say was a "vintage" method. But one would still have to drill butstock for the rear swivel.

If you could get to an older gun shop and see of they might let you look thru an old box of swivels, find you an old set of non-QD's like used to come on bolt action rifles in the old days. The front swivel is generally a 10 x 32 thread. The thread on the forearm screw on a 95 is the same. I had an old 95 with a front swivel screwed into that forearm screw hole. And its not all that invasive to the front of your rifle. Remove it if and when you wanted and screw the old forearm screw back in. But like I said you'd still have to drill hole in buttstock for that swivel.

Lemme see if I can find a pic of what I'm explaining.

Edit! Here's a pic.



You may have to cut down a bit of the thread to get it to right length! But this does work. This is the 95 my son has now.