Are modern swivels tacky on an old rifle?
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Coyote3855
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No. Tell your friend.
Bwana John
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There are classy sling swivel studs,
and there are tacky sling swivel studs.
and there are tacky sling swivel studs.
Where can one get those top ones? I was looking for some like that a while back and couldn't find any. Ended up using some off of an AK.
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Winchester Model 70 “Supergrade”, or Talley Manufacturing
https://www.talleymanufacturing.com/product/winchester-model-70-super-grade-swivel/
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Pat Riot
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Your rifle. Your choice.
Dave DeLaurant
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They look really bad on a traditional muzzleloader!
I have several rifles that were purchased used with aftermarket detachable swivel studs already installed. I've got a box full of slings, mostly military, but I've never had occasion to use any of them.
While detachable sling studs are fairly innocuous, for reasons that escape me at the moment I found them an unsightly nuisance on the buttstocks of two of my Ruger single shots. Once installed, removing the stud leaves an equally unsightly hole in the stock, so I had the idea to make a filler screw. I cut down a spare stud almost flush, contoured the remaining surface to a shallow dome (chucked into a drill and spun, using files and abrasives) and then cut a slot for a screwdriver and finished with cold blue. If someday I actually need to use a sling, I can unscrew the plug and swap back to a regular stud.
I have several rifles that were purchased used with aftermarket detachable swivel studs already installed. I've got a box full of slings, mostly military, but I've never had occasion to use any of them.
While detachable sling studs are fairly innocuous, for reasons that escape me at the moment I found them an unsightly nuisance on the buttstocks of two of my Ruger single shots. Once installed, removing the stud leaves an equally unsightly hole in the stock, so I had the idea to make a filler screw. I cut down a spare stud almost flush, contoured the remaining surface to a shallow dome (chucked into a drill and spun, using files and abrasives) and then cut a slot for a screwdriver and finished with cold blue. If someday I actually need to use a sling, I can unscrew the plug and swap back to a regular stud.
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.38 Special
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Depends on the rifle. A Remington 721? Sure. A high end Griffin & Howe, not so much.
mgmorden
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If you mean the "stud" swivels - they'll look fine. If you mean the really modern/recent QD flush-cup style swivels - yeah they'll look a little out of place on an old rifle, but out of place doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it.
doubleh
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There are flush mount ones that are nice. Nothing protrudes when the sling is detached. Of the two types shown I would choose the lower type and throw away the white spacers. Honestly I have never seen rifle with a white line spacer on a sling stud.
White line spacers were the bees knees back in the 60s, but tastes have changed. I prefer the recessed, push button swivel system but they take more skill to mount properly. Be sure you have enough material under the barrel on a sporter stock to avoid pulling out when tension is applied. Most bipods of the Harris design are set up to use the standard QR swivel stud for mounting.
nettlle
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They don't look as tacky as a beat up gun that's been carried though the woods without a sling.
