recoil lug

[jordan]

I've got a 243 coming in that is going to be converted to a 6.5 creedmoor, I am making the stock out of a blank and am almost done. The action will be both pillar and glass bedded so my question is, if I am glass bedding anyway, on a scale of one to ten how important is it to accuracy that I order a precision recoil lug also?

[txbdyguard]

10 if you are doing all that work why shortcut that one part?

[FW Conch]

The precision recoil lug is to help insure that the barrel does not "cant" when the barrel, lug, and action come together.

[tobnpr]

When going to the expense and work of a re-barrel, why not? Can't be sure of the effectiveness, but for $40 makes sense IMO. Here's what I used-

http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/stock-forend-parts/recoil-parts/recoil-lugs/recoil-lugs-prod6911.aspx

[22 Mag]

Jim at Northland also carries precision recoil lugs. Call him at 763-682-4296

22 Mag

[stangfish]

Take a moment and mic the factory recoil lug. You will find as much as .010 out of parallel. When you are looking at 1 1/8th inch dimater with something 20+ inches long being aligned by it you start to understand why it makes no sense to go to all that work and not replace it. At a minimum i would take a small very fine hone and "lap" in the face of the action and nut using light presure and a smal figure 8 pattern. There is more proud metal on an action face than you can imagine. The optimum would be to let someone true the face to the bolt raceway. Nothing more.

[Dennis]

10 if you are doing all that work why shortcut that one part?

+ 1

[GaCop]

+ 1 +2!

[jordan]

Alrighty then!!! lol

I have nothing against grabbing one, I did when I built my 300 win mag, I thought the lug was just there to assist the stock in taming recoil so all the force didn't go straight to the action screws, I had no idea that it helped with aligning the rifle itself.. Live and learn I guess. I figured if there wasn't a whole lot of recoil coming out of that particular round, I could just go ahead and forgo it and save myself some $$$ because it shouldn't need the reinforcement.

Now I know otherwise though and ordered one from tactical works that is .240 inches thick. Came in the mail today.

[stangfish]

Now you know "the rest of the story"

[GaCop]

now you know "the rest of the story" amen!