Hey folks, who can tell me how easy/difficult installing swivel studs into a walnut stock would be?
I want to put a sling on my old Ruger 10/22 (Circa early 1980's)
Thanks!
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Re: Installing swivel studs yourself?
2Use painters tape to mark the centerline of the stock. Use a nail to dimple the wood where you are going to drill. Use the recommended drill bit and drill the hole a little deeper than the swivel screw. Use a little dish soap on the screw and install by using an icepick inserted into the swivel end.
That's what I did.
That's what I did.
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3Icepick! Badass
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Re: Installing swivel studs yourself?
4Centerpunch.
And be careful not to drill too small a hole. You can split your stock. Not too big, not too small. Jusssst right.
And be careful not to drill too small a hole. You can split your stock. Not too big, not too small. Jusssst right.
Re: Installing swivel studs yourself?
6I managed to do it with the Uncle Mikes drill bits after sharpening them. Turned out good, too.
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7Forgive me as I conflate the "blues" thread with this one. I became a blues fan as a young person in the UK. I was always surprized how many old time bluesman had met their end at the hands of someone wielding an ice pick. I'd never seen an ice pick, but I was familiar with the ice axe that a rock climber might strap on his or her backpack in order to look badass. It was a mystery to me why so many poor people in the Mississippi delta or south side Chicago would own a piece of climbing equipment.
Chamber's empty, magazine's full, safety's broken.
Re: Installing swivel studs yourself?
8[quote="Marlene"]Be careful to drill perpendicular to the surface.
That is the most common mistake made with installing the rear stud.
That is the most common mistake made with installing the rear stud.
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9I ended-up with an icepick from my grandparents, who used it to chip ice for their icebox. I should really make up a better story...nigel wrote:Forgive me as I conflate the "blues" thread with this one. I became a blues fan as a young person in the UK. I was always surprized how many old time bluesman had met their end at the hands of someone wielding an ice pick. I'd never seen an ice pick, but I was familiar with the ice axe that a rock climber might strap on his or her backpack in order to look badass. It was a mystery to me why so many poor people in the Mississippi delta or south side Chicago would own a piece of climbing equipment.
Re: Installing swivel studs yourself?
10In the pre frostless freezers days, ice picks were common house hold tools
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11Amazon sells at least a dozen different ones. Very handy kitchen tool but get one for your toolbox too.
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12The pilot bit for the hole should be the diameter in the trough of the threads. Before you screw it down, rub a little beeswax on the threads so it slips in without raising too much of a collar around the hole. The wax helps the threads of the screw cut the wood rather than to chop through it. If the pilot hole is the right size, there won't be a little collar, and it will screw down flush.
I knew a guy who always pounded in screws with a hammer, saying the threads were for removing it. Well.
CDFingers
I knew a guy who always pounded in screws with a hammer, saying the threads were for removing it. Well.
CDFingers
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Re: Installing swivel studs yourself?
13Hey folks,johnmuir wrote:Hey folks, who can tell me how easy/difficult installing swivel studs into a walnut stock would be?
I want to put a sling on my old Ruger 10/22 (Circa early 1980's)
Thanks!
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Thanks for all the great responses.
Sounds like as long as I'm careful the chances of me tearing it up are minimal.
Looking forward to getting a sling on it this summer!
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Re: Installing swivel studs yourself?
14Make sure you drill far enough forward on the butt stock that you miss the recoil pad screw. I've made that Mistake.
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