Look very nice, but why would anyone would buy such a thing, at what will without doubt be silly money, when they can just drill & screw one in for a few pence.
Mind I'm baffled as to why studs are not fitted as standard at the factory.
I just wondered what thoughts are on these?
https://customslingplates.co.uk/
I'm looking at an alternative to the traditional drill and screw method and think they look good, plus they are easily removed or swapped out should the need arise.
Look very nice, but why would anyone would buy such a thing, at what will without doubt be silly money, when they can just drill & screw one in for a few pence.
Mind I'm baffled as to why studs are not fitted as standard at the factory.
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They look interesting as an alternative to drilling holes. When I started HFT with my 77k it did not have a sling but virtually all other rifles I saw had one. I fitted sling swivels / sling and admit that life did become easier as the rifle was supported by its sling while I was marking the score cards or selecting a pellet.
Now lets move on a good few years to the age of the high end guns in HFT, especially the meccano kits. Few of them now have slings ... FTP900, HFT500, Anschutz, Walther, Steyr, even Daystates are seen without slings. People carry a bag around and lovingly replace their rifle in the case after the shot and between lanes. I have a Merlyn in a custom stock, a beautiful bit of wood, and do not want to inflict sling swivels on it.
Maybe hunters are more prone (no pun intended) to fit swivels while the modern HFT shooters do not bother ... or maybe fitting them is impractical / impossible on the mecanno kits.
Cheers, Phil
The thing is, I could fit a simple stud but not the one that comes with the Bisley kit as I don't like it, just a decent well made one. Try as I might though I just cannot bring myself to do it so if I were to take the stud route it would mean a 60 mile round trip to the gunsmiths and I estimate an hours labour, say £30?, so I would be better off with the spacer.
I'll mull it over I think, at least it doesn't look a pig and I can either swap it out or swap it over twixt the .22 and the soon to arrive .177.
I have a Custom Sling Plate fitted to my HW100kt I also swapped out the standard front stock mounting bolt for one that incorporated a sling stud. It was the perfect solution to fit a bipod and sling without risking damaging the stock by drilling. At the same time I had the sling plate made I had it machined to fit a Bisley adjustable butt plate. John Bigland who makes these is great to deal with and nothing is too much trouble. PM me if you want a photo of the finished article as I cannot add a pic to this post..
Bob