Affixing Slings

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First of all, thanks to those that posted in my topic a little less than a month ago when I asked for shotgun advice. I have since acquired a Mossberg 500 combo with an 18.5" barrel and 28" barrel with a pistol grip kit in addition to the stock. And it's downright great, I love it.

But I have been wanting to put a sling on (perhaps fashion one myself out of para cord or something, could be fun) and there's only a mount available for the end of the magazine tube, not on the stock. Another stud can be affixed to the pistol grip, but I don't really have interest in using the pistol grip, so that doesn't help. The other option is to buy another stock, like the Hogue overmold one, but I like the look and weight of the wood one it came with.

Is there an efficient way to tie onto the stock or otherwise mount to it without something getting in the way, drilling any holes, or looking f#$% ugly?

Thanks. :)
 
What I did was drill a hole in the stock and mounted a sling swivle studd in the conventional way. For the front mount I used a radiator hose clamp, and later, after I took the hose clamp off and lost it, I replaced it with a couple of nylon cable ties. Worked/works like a champ.

Yes. My sisters call me "Bubba." :D
 
If you like the wood stock, just drill it for a screw-in swivel stud. It's not hard--I've done it twice on Mossberg stocks with great results. Just take your time and make sure you drill your hole as straight as possible to avoid a canted swivel stud.
 
I just really, really, really don't want to mess up on drilling the hole. It can only be done once, and if I screw it up it will be unsightly forever!
 
I have to say I've never done something like this to a gun myself, but this did catch my eye, as I might be interested in attaching a functional sling to my 870 for general use.

However, as far as your hesitance in drilling into a stock, I can see it, and actually think its a pretty good sign. By that I mean you want to do something right, and it sounds like you don't have the skills to do it. And while I am utterly incapable of telling you how to do it, I can say that the best way to go about this would be to find someone who is decent with woodwork, and have them walk you through the basics. It would be even better if they were good with guns.

I say this from how I learned to work on cars. I started out with quite a bit of shyness, and mostly overcame it (still am, actually!) by reading a LOT, asking a LOT of questions, and eventually, just diving in and doing the best I could.

I learn a lot about guns in general in a similar fashion, I read a lot about the type of gun I wanted, bought it, then went to the range. From there, if I don't know someone already to help me, I go find the oldest guy with a well-worn pickup full of "spares" and start talking. Heck, I simply stopped in a few days ago to see if anyone was at the range to buy a membership for the new year, and ended up standing around talking for well over 1.5 hours, and I didn't even have a gun with me, or fire one. :)
 
Drilling a stock isn't hard, as long as you take your time and plan. Of course idealy you should used a drill press or something like that to hold the stock steady, but I've done several freehanded.

First decide exactly where you want the stud. There isn't any "right" position really, but generally you want it a couple-three inches from the butt. Make a mark there with a marker. Again idealy you'd then use a punch to make a dimple in the wood to keep the drill bit from slipping. If you don't have a punch, a small nail will do. Just lightly tap it in (remove nail leaving a dimple). Have someone hold the stock steady and using a small drill bit drill a small pilot hole using the dimple as a guide, being careful to hold the drill steady and straight. Then, using the proper size drill bit, (the instructions that come with the swivles will/should tell you what size) come back and drill the proper hole using the pilot hole as a guide. Install the studd.

It's scarey the first time. Use a piece of old 2x4 or something to practice on.

Oh. I didn't make it clear in my last post. The hose clamp/cabel ties go around the magazine tube in front of the forearm. :) I'm not brave enough to drill into metal.
 
There are sling systems that require no drilling - a loop fits over the barrel(s) and another over the buttstock. Some will have a type of slip-on for the rear.
 
Which swivels to do you use?
I figure it should be some crazy heavy duty one.
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Naw. Just a cheap set that I got at Sears (way back in the day). Probably a set of Uncle Mikes, but I can't say for sure. If they're strong enough for a rifle, they'll work for a shotgun.

All I used was the one for the stock. For the front, I just ran the hose clamp/cabel tie through the front loop of the sling and snugged it down tight.
 
oneounceload said:
There are sling systems that require no drilling - a loop fits over the barrel(s) and another over the buttstock. Some will have a type of slip-on for the rear.
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a sling that has loops which don't require installing swivels? I'm looking for a good 2 pt sling and have a remington 870. Thanks!
 
You can find the shotgun loop slings about anywhere that stocks a good many slings, places like Cabelas or Midsouth. I don't personally like them but they do free up your hands.

I have drilled all the wood and synthetic stocks I have ever owned that I use for deer or turkey. Nothing to it.
 
McGunner, tie wraps can hold cars together, and hose clamps do the same thing in places where the temps melt plastic, or things are just so sharp. Dontcha be dissin them!:evil:
 
Wait a second, all the 500's I have seen the end of the nut that screws into the mag tube to hold the barrel on already has a threaded hole inside it. Buy a set of studs at wally world, one will have machine threads on it, it goes in the front up there, the other is for screwing in the butt stock. The 88 maverick doesn't have a hole drilled in the rear stock, but they polymer one has a little flat place molded on it for this. Literally took 5 min to put it on nothing to it.
 
Mine came with sling studs, the forward one screws into the bottom of the ring that attaches via the thumb screw to the magazine tube, if that makes sense. It does not attach to the thumb screw. It was done by the factory. The gun is 20 years old, was a camo waterfowl special in OEM Mossberg camo pattern, just sort of blotched greens, yellows, and dark browns. My SIL just got a used 835 camo ultimag and its forward sling stud screws into the thumb screw. I'm not sure when they switched locations if they switched or what model got what or whatever. LOL

I found a barrel nut with threaded stud installed and the stock stud to fit a Winchester 1400 on a site a while back. DANG, they want 65 bucks for it! I took a pass. I do have a drill and tap and die set. I'll probably put an UM's stud kit on that gun, but it's not high priority as I really only shoot upland game with it. I do occasionally want to shoot ducks with it, though, get the urge, but normally, that's what I use my Mossberg for.

My NEF 10 gauge came with a sling, too, and the rings are NOT detatchable. That's really not the best deal, but it works I suppose. It's my goose gun. I really like to remove the sling when I'm shooting, sometimes will tangle in marsh grass and reeds. I mean, I can remove it, just a bigger pain.

Here ya go, a pic, it's on the barrel extention below the nut, not on the front of the nut.

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