I installed the Uncle Mike studs and swivels 26 some years ago on my 10/22 and haven't had any issues. I use the little barrel band piece for the front swivel stud. I haven't used a bipod on the gun because for many years, I used it almost exclusively for small game hunting in the woods. Pair of Sling Swivel Studs for Ruger 10/22 & Others Exclusive Product on eBay Mount a Sling or Bipod to Your Ruger 10/22 This is a pair of 1/2' swivel stud screws for your Ruger 10/22 LR or Magnum. Debur the opening and thread in the screw.
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- The problem is, not all rifles leave the factory with sling-swivel studs. Luckily, installing your own is not that difficult. To do the job right, you need the sling-swivel studs and the swivels, a power drill with bits of the correct size, a drilling guide and a thread tap (both available from B-Square), some masking tape and a bar of soap.
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I just got 10/22 takedown and I would like to put a sling on it, and therefore a sling swivel set.
Does anyone have any recommendations on how to do this and what swivel sets to use?
Here is one set, for example http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=40168/Product/SWIVEL-SETS
I saw a thread for making liberty training rifles, but all the links to parts from midwayusa were broken.
I found this video about installing sling swivels on the 10/22 TD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rooCvJ6Bd_o
I guess the 10/22 TD buttstock is hollow, so the guy recommends using epoxy on the screw for the rear swivel mount.
He also suggests removing the barrel band, does anyone have insight on whether this a good/bad idea, or pointless? I can certainly see how less stuff touching the barrel would allow for greater accuracy, that is the whole idea behind having a floating barrel anyway, isn't it?
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Location: it's hot as hades - florida | I was told by a LGS gunsmith today that he would not install a swivel stud for a bipod. He told me the forearm section does not have enough substance to accommodate the pressure applied when folding up a bipod.
Then, I called Ruger and they emphatically told me they do not recommend it neither. They said to look for a bipod attachment option for the barrel band.
Does anyone know anything about this option???
Strangely enough, after the guy from Ruger made the recommendation, he could not point me in any direction.
HELP!!!
Thanks in advance!!!
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Location: Texas | You can use a machine screw stud with a nut/washer on the inside, plenty sturdy unless your bipod is unusually stiff.
You can also attach a short section of picatinny rail to the fore-end (with screws/nuts), then use a bipod that attaches to a rail.
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Location: it's hot as hades - florida | You can use a machine screw stud with a nut/washer on the inside, plenty sturdy unless your bipod is unusually stiff.
You can also attach a short section of picatinny rail to the fore-end (with screws/nuts), then use a bipod that attaches to a rail. Know of anything about a picatenny rail barrel band setup?
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Location: Lake Lure NC USA | The type of sling stud with a machine screw & nut may not work either, if the forend section is thin.
There is a sling stud that goes in-between the barrel band, made by Uncle Mikes (I think,) that will allow the use of a Harris Bi-pod that clamps to these studs.
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Location: missouri | 'There is a sling stud that goes in-between the barrel band, made by Uncle Mikes (I think,) that will allow the use of a Harris Bi-pod that clamps to these studs.'
I use this type for sling attachment but have never tried adding a bipod.
If you try the fore arm mounted rail, you may need some sort of 'backer' inside-either thin flat washers or pour some epoxy in after the screws are in place(kind of makes it permanent but spare stocks are cheap).
My previous 'go to' 22 was the Remington Nylon 66 so I had similar problems mounting sling eyes. As a last resort, I got some Uncle Mikes threaded eyes (don't remember the thread-maybe #10 x ??) and D&T the stock. Then I mixed some epoxy and squirted some in the hole before threading the eye in place(a fairly tricky operation as the buttstock is sealed). Those have withstood decades of use and abuse and are still solidly in place.
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Location: UT/AZ | I have done mine 2 ways,
Picatinny Barrel Band for the Ruger 10/22 - Black Nylon by Superior Concepts.
https://www.amazon.com/Picatinny-Barrel ... B004O9AGSE
I liked the 2 bolts and symmetry of this one but it did have a little give.
So then I went with the; ProMag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Tactical Barrel Band,
goofy looking but this thing is a nice part, rigid, and works great.
https://www.amazon.com/ProMag-Ruger-Car ... 69S670KKTC
Im not pushin Amazon but the links work.
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Location: it's hot as hades - florida | I have done mine 2 ways,
Picatinny Barrel Band for the Ruger 10/22 - Black Nylon by Superior Concepts.
https://www.amazon.com/Picatinny-Barrel ... B004O9AGSE
I liked the 2 bolts and symmetry of this one but it did have a little give.
So then I went with the; ProMag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Tactical Barrel Band,
goofy looking but this thing is a nice part, rigid, and works great.
https://www.amazon.com/ProMag-Ruger-Car ... 69S670KKTC
Im not pushin Amazon but the links work. Thanks for the info. Have you installed a bipod on the bottom picatinny portion? If so, how well does it hold up? Does the band stay snug?
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Location: UT/AZ | Yes! You will be pleased.
I have mine installed in boat paddle stocks that were custom builds.
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Location: Northwestern Wisconsin | I was told by a LGS gunsmith today that he would not install a swivel stud for a bipod. He told me the forearm section does not have enough substance to accommodate the pressure applied when folding up a bipod.
Then, I called Ruger and they emphatically told me they do not recommend it neither. They said to look for a bipod attachment option for the barrel band.
Does anyone know anything about this option???
Strangely enough, after the guy from Ruger made the recommendation, he could not point me in any direction.
HELP!!!
Thanks in advance!!! Well, here we have your local 'smith, and then Ruger follows with the same caution and recommends that you NOT install a swivel stud through the forearm. I can't see that any advice that follows, like, 'Go ahead and do it anyway', would be good advice. The suggestion to use the barrel band, if the stock you have does indeed provide one, seems to me to be a better way to go at it. One thing that I've found when installing the Uncle Mike's swivel stud in the barrel band, is that some material on each side of the slot will need to be removed so the upper end of the swivel stud will fit in place. I've only done this with the aluminum barrel bands and have never tried it with the plastic version, so, go at it cautiously if you decide to try it.
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Location: it's hot as hades - florida | Yes! You will be pleased.
I have mine installed in boat paddle stocks that were custom builds. Sending you a PM in your inbox here.
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Location: Rugerville, AZ | I waited for a pic that would explain why - but I am surprised the 'gunsmith' couldn't reinforce the inside of the hollow stock with a dollop of JB weld or other epoxy, and drill a hole for the stud into it once cured.
That is what I did a couple of decades ago and it hasn't weakened on me yet - and I used it for a sling! I carried it that way for many seasons over the steep mountains without a worry. It has never wiggled loose.
The issue with using the imprecise barrel band - if one retains that part - is that the contact points between stock and barrel and band are everywhere, very un-specific and inconsistent. It is always advantageous to eliminate contact points on the barrel, especially with the relatively cheap 10/22 standard barrel.
Losing the band and reinforcing the cheap flimsy stock where a stud is desired is a simpler and superior mechanical solution for a few pennies and a few minutes - Or just get a better stock for the intended purpose, not a problem these days.
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