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getting ready to hang a shoulder mount on the wall...will a lag bolt into a stud hold this or do I need to place a header in the wall....feels pretty heavy... looking for a bit of input from someone who has one on the wall
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No expert here by any means, but I would think a lag bolt into a stud would work fine. That's what I did with mine and it hasn't fallen down yet. I wouldn't think it would be that heavy, but somewhere in the 30lb range is what I think mine weighs. I did solder a washer onto the head of the lag bolt to make sure the hanger wouldn't slip off the head of the bolt.
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As long as you get the bolt solidly into the stud, it will work fine. I have 8 big critters: 2 Caribou, 2 Moose, a bugling Elk, 2 Buffalo, and a Kudu all hanging on bolts in studs.
test1328's idea of a washer onto the bolt head is good.
I found some 3" washer head torex screws that provide plenty of strength and a wide head that won't let the critter slip off.
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Hey man, come by the house. I've got my Kudu and Oryx hung with 3/8" lags into the stud. Holding pretty well. Probably similar in weight.
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Not a Mountain Caribou....but it is on my wall. Lag bolts work for walls as do masonry nails in brick. IMO anything will do, as long as it's securely in the wall.
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I have hung big moose antlers from two lags on adjacent studs when possible... They get shaken a bit around here and I have seen nails fail... Lags give me a LOT more gooder feeling...
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I had all my heads hung on studs using lags. Went through a minor earthquake & nothing came down.
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