question on mounting a sling on an 870

[zhyla]

My friend bought an 870, I think it is an express model (park finish, synthetic stock). It was a floor model and did not come with a sling attachment thing on the for-end. There is a stud on the stock thankfully. What do I need to buy to attach a QD sling? I'm not very familiar with 870's.

Is this the right thing? Or does it just need a stud to screw into the existing mag tube clamp?

 

[Virginian]

All you need is the stud. They also sell magazine caps with the post already installed - easier but more $s.

 

[zhyla]

Great... I see Brownells sell just the stud, but how do I know it will be the right thread? What thread is it, 10-32?

Also looking at some 870 pictures it looks like the stud is attached to the tube clamp like here:



Is that standard on the Express line? His gun looks very similar to that picture as far as I can recall (handled it a couple times, shot it once).

 

[RSVP2RIP]

You have to drill and tap the cap if its an Uncle Mikes. It looks better to buy the cap with the stud already installed.

 

[Virginian]

You do not have to tap anything, it thru bolts.

 

[RSVP2RIP]

It depends on what thickness of cap you have. If it is thin they say to bolt it with a 5/16" hole. Otherwise they recomend tapping a 1/4 hole. It says it in the instuctions for the one I just put on. It looks like the one on a 7400 rifle.

 

[Norinco982lover]

I would just use one of those mag clamp mounts. That is what I am going to put on my Norinco 982.

~Norinco