Why do they do that?

[Fresnel]

Why is it that so many guns are sold with only a rear sling swivel? A rear swivel alone is useless, only a front swivel can be used alone. I have a pellet gun, for example, that has a rear swivel, and nowhere to mount a front swivel. Not only is there not one there, but there's nowhere that you COULD mount one. I recently saw a shotgun as well that had no front swivel. Why do dey do dat?  

[OberFeldwebel]

Because the producers are not as methodical as the actual users of said product?  

[Fresnel]

OberFeldwebel

Because the producers are not as methodical as the actual users of said product?

You'd think they'd notice they could cut costs by eliminating an utterly useless add-on.  

[Freak_090]

Maybe it's not for a sling but a lanyard...

ninja  

[Fresnel]

Freak_090

Maybe it's not for a sling but a lanyard...

ninja

Rifle... lanyard...?  

[OberFeldwebel]

Fresnel

Freak_090

Maybe it's not for a sling but a lanyard...

ninja

Rifle... lanyard...?

Bruce Willis could use a rifle lanyard.


I guess you would think that they would remove a useless addon.
But then again, if they were smart they wouldn't have had it in the first place.

Also about the shotgun;



What about that?
But then again they come as sets so you would be left with the factory swivel.
But if they didn't have it you would have to drill a hole in the stock.  

[Fresnel]

OberFeldwebel

Fresnel

Freak_090

Maybe it's not for a sling but a lanyard...

ninja

Rifle... lanyard...?

Bruce Willis could use a rifle lanyard.


I guess you would think that they would remove a useless addon.
But then again, if they were smart they wouldn't have had it in the first place.

Also about the shotgun;



What about that?
But then again they come as sets so you would be left with the factory swivel.
But if they didn't have it you would have to drill a hole in the stock.

I suppose the shotgun has a point. I knew the replacement caps existed, and I've also seen clamps that go between the barrel and the tube and put a swivel on the side, but I forgot how hard it is to put in a swivel and make it look good. Still though, that leaves me wondering about my pellet gun.



Stock photo, mine is pretty much identical. See the lone swivel? You can't even put a clamp on the barrel because it's a break-barrel.  

[Freak_090]

If it is a composite stock, why not just drill a hole?  

[Freak_090]

Fresnel

Freak_090

Maybe it's not for a sling but a lanyard...

ninja

Rifle... lanyard...?

Yeah, you know that way you don't drop it in the field, or so noobies don't drop it fron recoil?  

[Fresnel]

Freak_090

If it is a composite stock, why not just drill a hole?

The stock is thin at the fore end, and I don't want to drill through the compression chamber or something.  

[Freak_090]

Fresnel

Freak_090

If it is a composite stock, why not just drill a hole?

The stock is thin at the fore end, and I don't want to drill through the compression chamber or something.

Take the stock off?  

[Fresnel]

Freak_090

Fresnel

Freak_090

If it is a composite stock, why not just drill a hole?

The stock is thin at the fore end, and I don't want to drill through the compression chamber or something.

Take the stock off?

I probably could, but at that point I'd need a custom sling swivel (very short so as to fit, and probably with a plate on the end to prevent pulling out), and it's more trouble than the average gun owner would put into the project, which brings back the original question.