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    sling stud unscrews from wood stock

    The rear sling stud on my sporterized Swede unscrews from the stock due to the sling being put on and off my shoulder during a day of hunting .
    I'd like to stop this.
    Is putting a little bit of glue on the stud screw threads and then screwing it into the wood the right fix or will glue cause a bigger problem later on?
    I have Elmers's carpenters wood glue max, Loctite super glue, original Gorilla glue, and heavy duty GorillaWeld 2-part adhesive that I could use.
    Your thoughts would be appreciated.
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    A bit of Glassbed or other epoxy carefully applied may solve your problem.

    I doubt wood glue will do much for you. De-grease the screw thoroughly, apply epoxy liberally, protect around the hole with painter's tape, remove excess quickly. Let it set 48 hours before attaching the sling.
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    Is this a recent development?
    Is the stud loose?
    I don't think glue is likely to help on it's own.
    If it used to be fine but now is loose the following should help -

    You can tighten up the threads in the wood (if it's loose) by adding wood in the hole.
    A common "hack" in woodworking etc is to take wood tooth picks, insert into the hole and break off at the surface a few times.
    You could add type II wood glue to bond the wood together but it's not going to bond to the stud worth a darn.
    Thread the stud back in tight while the glue is still wet and a loose hole will be tight again.

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    Saw dust and JB Weld will do the trick. As Rifle said some tape surrounding hole and use small amount with a toothpick to get it in the hole.

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    I just fixed a similar problem by drilling out the hole and gluing in a piece of dowel rod.

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    A blind hole should have the adhesive put in the hole and not on the treads going into it.

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    Or, class it up a bit and go with a classic 2-screw swivel mount. Requires some inletting for the mount, but looks awesome, and will not work loose over the years.
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    Quote Originally Posted by juicemon View Post
    I just fixed a similar problem by drilling out the hole and gluing in a piece of dowel rod.
    I believe this is the way most stock workers would repair your loose swivel. Run a pilot hole in the dowel before screwing the swivel back in.
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