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Remington 700 Recoil lug question
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<blockquote data-quote="DJ Fergus" data-source="post: 1972207" data-attributes="member: 93895"><p>I guess since the thread has got off of the original question I will add my thoughts. I do think the thicker recoil lug gives a rifle nice robust looks. And the parallel ground surface is a no brainer. But as far as flex under recoil, its really hard for me to imagine most medium bore rifles flexing a recoil lug .185 thick. But I may be wrong, I've been wrong many times. I don't think anyone has ever proved it. I think Susquatch is dead on as far as having extra relief cut for guys running manual lathes and is probably another reason it became popular with bench rest guys. I have .250, .225 & .0185 recoil lugs. I can't quantify any appreciable difference but then again, I don't shoot bench rest. One benefit I see in thicker tapered recoil lugs is that it gives more surface area to bed around the lug if action torque was a concern due to a situation like a 250 grain 30 cal bullet in a fast 7 or 8 twist barrel. But even then it would be hard to prove such.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DJ Fergus, post: 1972207, member: 93895"] I guess since the thread has got off of the original question I will add my thoughts. I do think the thicker recoil lug gives a rifle nice robust looks. And the parallel ground surface is a no brainer. But as far as flex under recoil, its really hard for me to imagine most medium bore rifles flexing a recoil lug .185 thick. But I may be wrong, I've been wrong many times. I don't think anyone has ever proved it. I think Susquatch is dead on as far as having extra relief cut for guys running manual lathes and is probably another reason it became popular with bench rest guys. I have .250, .225 & .0185 recoil lugs. I can't quantify any appreciable difference but then again, I don't shoot bench rest. One benefit I see in thicker tapered recoil lugs is that it gives more surface area to bed around the lug if action torque was a concern due to a situation like a 250 grain 30 cal bullet in a fast 7 or 8 twist barrel. But even then it would be hard to prove such. [/QUOTE]
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