Sling swivel on Jaeger

[jiml58]

Working on a Jaeger currently and getting the barrel lugs installed in preparation for installation of the barrel. The gun I'm building has the front sling swivel screw going through the forward most barrel lug. I have seen some Jaegers with the sling swivel on a more centralized lug.
Normally, barrel lugs are slotted to allow movement of the wood relative to the barrel.

the sling swivel screw must have some minimal amount of clearance where it goes through the stock wood.

So, if I put the sling through the front lug, I will have some nominal looseness, I wouldn't ordinarily have. And regardless which lug I select for the sling, since I can't slot it like normal, the wood cant move, increasing the likelihood of cracks.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how you would handle this?

 

[rchas]

My preference is to dovetail/solder a separate lug for the front swivel. The lug is nearly as wide as a barrel flat, and the screw hole tight to keep the screw/swivel from wobbling and damaging the stock. I make the hole in the stock just slightly larger than the screw to provide wood relief.

I place the lug so that when the butt is on the ground the swivel will land midway on a ramrod thimble.