What can I do to fix this...

Inherited this Winchester xtr featherweight. Front sling stud looks like this and is loose. I can’t get it to come out or screw back in flush though. Just spins one way and doesn’t go deep enough the other. Thanks

Take the stock off and reseat that nut from the inside. Epoxy it in. Look over uncle mikes instructions.

Thank you sir

If the hole is wallowed out, epoxy it in places at the same time

Just looked up the sn. Built in 81

PO probably took it apart to refinish and forgot how it goes back together.

Yeah, no.

Then it was one of these two people: SOMEBODY or NOBODY.
SOMEBODY did it and NOBODY knows who.

Well my grandpa owned It from new and I can promise you he’s never taken It apart or refinished It. I’m thinking It got yanked out.