Check out what I did to my gun slings

Centaur 1 · 10-22-2009, 04:27 PM

I had an idea to cut the head from a rifle cartridge and solder it to the top screw that holds the swivel to my slings. I used a 30-06 cartridge for my Remington 700 in 30-06, and a 30-30 cartridge for the sling on my Marlin 336. I polished them with a dremel so they are glossy. It really adds a nice touch to the rifle.

statjunk · 10-22-2009, 04:56 PM

That's sweet.

Tom

spaniel · 10-22-2009, 05:02 PM

That looks nice. Did you have to take it off the leather to solder it on, or how did you get underneath to solder it?

VAhuntr · 10-22-2009, 05:55 PM

I like the look!

13pointjomc · 10-22-2009, 06:24 PM

Ats sweet right there!!!!!!!

Big Z · 10-22-2009, 06:48 PM

I might have to do that right now

TUK101 · 10-22-2009, 06:58 PM

Oh, you mean that you soldered the end of a spent cartridge and not a live one to the button? Lol, just joking. That looks pretty cool.

Centaur 1 · 10-23-2009, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by spaniel

That looks nice. Did you have to take it off the leather to solder it on, or how did you get underneath to solder it?

Yes I took it off. The standard connectors that are used are called chicago screws, here's a pic.

Once it's off the sling I just scuffed the surface with some fine sandpaper so the solder would stick. The cartridge head can be cut from the casing with either a hacksaw or a dremel cutoff wheel. If the primer comes loose just put it back in place and squeeze it in a vise, it'll press right back in. I then filed the back side of the case head to smooth out the saw marks. When I soldered it, I held the soldering iron to the back of the cartridge head until it was hot enough to cover the back with with solder. To connect the two parts I held the screw in a vise and placed the casing head on top of the screw. I then placed the soldering iron to the top of the rifle casing and held it there until everything got hot enough to melt the solder. You might have to wiggle everything around to get the two halves straight, I used a pair of needle nose pliers. When both halves are aligned properly, just remove the soldering iron, and let it cool. Now just buff with a dremel tool and you're done.

nchawkeye · 10-23-2009, 07:26 AM

I like it...Might have to try it as well...