My wood stock front sling stud keep coming loose. It is the wood screw type sling stud. Eventually it will damage the screw hole. Is there a good way to lock it in place? Epoxy? I do use sling to carry the rifle and I use the sling stud for bipod.
If you epoxy the wood screw in, use some paste wax on the screw when installing it. That should allow it to be removed at a later date if needed.
Kp321 said:IMHO, wood screw studs should not be used on rifle forearms. They are a quick expedient for the manufacturers where the machine screw and inletted nut should be used. ...install the proper machine screw type.
That is why I use wood screw type sling stud. I may install a 2nd stud for bipod. I want the bipod stud solid. Or, I wonder if there is a sling swivel that allows free rotation instead of turning the stud loose.The machine screw fix is best, but you have to inlet the screw or bushing in the barrel channel so it doesn't touch the barrel, and in some cases the stock is not thick enough to do that.