Guest deldeer Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 as i was cleaning my guns, and putting them away for awhile, i noticed the sling stud on my marlin22 was loose, so when i went to tighten it (by hand), it stipped out the hole ??!! anyone have a good idea on how to fix it without redrilling another hole in the stock??? i was thinking of trying a heli-coil, not sure if it would work on wood though.....thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Re: stripped out stud Here is what I would do: Drill out the hole to 1/4" Get a 1/4" walnut dowel rod from the hardware store and cut it to fit the hole. Use some high strength epoxy bedding compound to epoxy the dowel in the stock Drill the hole the appropriate size and insert your swivel stud. If you have good steel reinforced epoxy, you can skip the dowel and just use the epoxy. You can dye it brown to match your wood. Coat the stud with release agent and use a tooth pick or other small stick to get some epoxy in the stripped out hole. Once you have an adequate amount of epoy in the hole, carefully thread the stud back into the stock. Tape the stud in place and leave it set until the epoxy hardens. Trim the epoxy that oozed out and be careful in the futute. Do not unscrew the stud. The release agent will allow it to be removed later if it needs to come out but if you remove it now, it makes the connection weaker. If you don't need it to be removable later, eposy the thing in place. It will be stronger than the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deldeer Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Re: stripped out stud thanks aj, think i will try that way...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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