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Not all police pump shotgun slings, swivels and studs are the same.

Not all police pump shotgun slings, swivels and studs are the same.
I purchased a second-hand Remington 870 Express Synthetic 12 ga./3"/Cylinder w/ 18" Barrel (as marked on the original included box) which also included a Blackhawk! black nylon sling with shell loops and those annoying large, heavy metal spring hooks. The gun had the original studs but I had to purchase Uncle Mike's QD swivels at Wally-World. The knurled plastic thumb sleeves (screws) are cheesy and will mar or crack easily as the one on my buttstock got pinched by the metal sling hook and the metal loop of the swivel. I don't like the stud on the synthetic buttstock of my Remington also. When torqued down tight by hand, the axis of the swivel pin hole through the stud body will not be a perfectly perpendicular with the stock so the elongated 1.25" swivel loop will be cockeyed and make the gun look sloppy. I tried applying blue Loctite 10 to the stud threads and tightened it down and backed it off just enough so the swivel now appears perfectly perpendicular with the buttstock. I will have to see how that holds. If the stud becomes loose, there is a danger of it becoming unscrewed accidentally thus dropping the gun while carried slung. I do wish the buttstock swivel studs were of a design that rotates freely as does the front swivel stud on the gun's stock magazine extension tube barrel clamp. I do prefer the tactical slings that loop through the swivel loop by their webbing instead of the clumsy dog-leash-style hooks which can scratch up gun parts nearby if one is not careful. Better yet, I like the sling attachment on the buttstock of M16/AR-15 rifles which is rigid and won't come undone. I believe the Benelli Nova swivel attachment on their buttstocks is of the rigid, non-turnable design and that Nova is the next police pump gun I long to purchase. I long for a 20-ga. version of the Nova as well for birds. I'm not impressed with the lack of build quality and design of my Remmy 870 police pump in many respects. Remington guns of old were far superior. In the pictures of the Benelli Nova, the sling swivel attachment appears to be an elongated eyelet on the bottom edge of the stock were a QD swivel attaches. I've done some browsing online and there are better QD swivels on the market with all-metal knurled thumb sleeves instead of the cheap plastic ones.
I purchased a second-hand Remington 870 Express Synthetic 12 ga./3"/Cylinder w/ 18" Barrel (as marked on the original included box) which also included a Blackhawk! black nylon sling with shell loops and those annoying large, heavy metal spring hooks. The gun had the original studs but I had to purchase Uncle Mike's QD swivels at Wally-World. The knurled plastic thumb sleeves (screws) are cheesy and will mar or crack easily as the one on my buttstock got pinched by the metal sling hook and the metal loop of the swivel. I don't like the stud on the synthetic buttstock of my Remington also. When torqued down tight by hand, the axis of the swivel pin hole through the stud body will not be a perfectly perpendicular with the stock so the elongated 1.25" swivel loop will be cockeyed and make the gun look sloppy. I tried applying blue Loctite 10 to the stud threads and tightened it down and backed it off just enough so the swivel now appears perfectly perpendicular with the buttstock. I will have to see how that holds. If the stud becomes loose, there is a danger of it becoming unscrewed accidentally thus dropping the gun while carried slung. I do wish the buttstock swivel studs were of a design that rotates freely as does the front swivel stud on the gun's stock magazine extension tube barrel clamp. I do prefer the tactical slings that loop through the swivel loop by their webbing instead of the clumsy dog-leash-style hooks which can scratch up gun parts nearby if one is not careful. Better yet, I like the sling attachment on the buttstock of M16/AR-15 rifles which is rigid and won't come undone. I believe the Benelli Nova swivel attachment on their buttstocks is of the rigid, non-turnable design and that Nova is the next police pump gun I long to purchase. I long for a 20-ga. version of the Nova as well for birds. I'm not impressed with the lack of build quality and design of my Remmy 870 police pump in many respects. Remington guns of old were far superior. In the pictures of the Benelli Nova, the sling swivel attachment appears to be an elongated eyelet on the bottom edge of the stock were a QD swivel attaches. I've done some browsing online and there are better QD swivels on the market with all-metal knurled thumb sleeves instead of the cheap plastic ones.
Answers
If I was not inclined toward the ease and convenience of neglect, I'd apply some two part epoxy. Strong stuff.
Nothing bad happened. IIRC, I wasn't even late for lunch.
True story.
Sling attachment points vary in quality and design depending upon the gun brand and model. My impression is the Remington synthetic stock stud is rather cheesy. Rigid and sturdy sling attachment points as in AR-15/M16 are far better than screw-in studs.
The further details in your subsequent posts has helped me see the problem better. At least the after market has improved products for a fix.
Check out Spectergear's CST slings. Velcro wrap-around attachments on the buttstock, bypassing the need for QD studs entirely.
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