Took it out of the stock yesterday to change out the swivels yesterday. I don’t think it has ever been out of the stock it was covered in a layer of grime under the stock. About 5 minutes with some clp and a rag it wiped right off looks brand new under there. My new swivel wouldn’t thread into the existing so I took it as a sign it needs to stay I will buy a different sling to work.

Considering upgrading to a gloss leupold for hunting use. Looks like the most common are the vari x iii 3.5x10x40 and the vari x IIc 3x9x40. I also see a lot of m8 6x. What do you guys have on yours? Looks the first two maybe a little longer giving me more mounting options.