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Been meaning to put a sling on my Beeman R7 for 10 years.
Just never got a Round Tuit.
And I couldn't figure out a good way to do it with the in-line cocking linkage taking up the inside of the stock where the swivel stud nut needs to go.
So yesterday, I cut off a chunk of old .22 rifle barrel and bored it .588" for a tight slip fit on the barrel.
Made a sling swivel stud out of a 3/8" bolt this morning.
Drilled the barrel band & Silver soldered the stud to the barrel band, and blued it with Brownells Oxpho Blue. (Three times!)
I installed the barrel band with red Lock-Tight this evening.
Then drilled the butt stock for the wood screw stud.
(Screwed in with a liberal dose of Tru-Oil to: 1. Lube the threads while screwing it in. 2. Seal and lock it in place when it dries.)
Finished, with a Rusty Herrick Horse-hide Quick-Sling.
Looks like its gonna work out real nice!!
rc
Just never got a Round Tuit.
And I couldn't figure out a good way to do it with the in-line cocking linkage taking up the inside of the stock where the swivel stud nut needs to go.
So yesterday, I cut off a chunk of old .22 rifle barrel and bored it .588" for a tight slip fit on the barrel.
Made a sling swivel stud out of a 3/8" bolt this morning.
Drilled the barrel band & Silver soldered the stud to the barrel band, and blued it with Brownells Oxpho Blue. (Three times!)
I installed the barrel band with red Lock-Tight this evening.
Then drilled the butt stock for the wood screw stud.
(Screwed in with a liberal dose of Tru-Oil to: 1. Lube the threads while screwing it in. 2. Seal and lock it in place when it dries.)
Finished, with a Rusty Herrick Horse-hide Quick-Sling.
Looks like its gonna work out real nice!!
rc