Quote Originally Posted by Texas Solo View Post
I've always been taught that the action screws should not absorb any recoil, which would then also apply to the tang.
Correct. With pillars or not I open the holes to 5/16" for screw shank clearance. If the actions screws are controlling the recoil you have 1/4-28 springs!

If you want a sure accuracy killer allow anything but the lug control the recoil.

Bill