870 Police Buttstock Question

[Randall Foreman]

Hello all! This is my 1st post!

I recently switched the wood furniture of my 870 Police over to polymer furniture. I got the Remington made factory polymer stock set meant for the 870 Police. I have a question though, it came with the sling stud for the buttstock separate. It had a hole in the stock already so I just screwed the sling stud in with my hands and a used a cheater bar to tighten it down all the way.

Is this the correct installation of the sling stud? I assumed the stud was "self tapping" and did not use a drill. Will it come out?

Thanks for the help!

[Synchronizor]

If the stock was already drilled & faced for a sling stud, you should be fine.

[Ruglette]

All screw holes in gun stocks must be pre drilled either at the factory or later in order to prevent splitting. They never use "self tapping" screws. In future I would recommend sticking a toothpick in the hole to determine it's depth. Compare the depth of the drilled hole to the thread length on the new stud. if the thread length is longer, drill the hole so that just slightly shorter than the stud thread length. Never force the stud into the hole or it will likely strip out or split the stock, requiring a plug of wood installed to repair it. I've see holes the size of dimes in laminated stocks because of impropper installation. Nothing on a firearm should have to be "forced."