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Recoil lug...?
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<blockquote data-quote="chris matthews" data-source="post: 29671" data-attributes="member: 66"><p>I suppose the back of an action could be used as a recoil surface but I foresee a few problems with this:</p><p>1. Surface area typically would be too small.</p><p>2. The tang would act like a wedge and could split the stock.</p><p>3. You would have to go to extremes to make sure it recoiled off that surface and not something else- like the action screws.</p><p></p><p>The biggest problem with a rear- recoil lug sufrace is the action would literally act like an accordian with every shot. Not good.</p><p>Take for example the old Remington actions with rear lugs on the bolt- after awhile the bolt was pretty much bent like a bananna.</p><p> </p><p>A recoil surface in front takes all the pressure off the action, only a small amount is transfered through the action via the bolt lugs/ lug seat.</p><p></p><p>As far as integral recoil lugs (ie Winchesters) in larger calibers with heavy recoil an additional block was attached to the barrel about 4-5" in front of the action and inletted into the stock to act as an additional recoil surface.</p><p></p><p>The only time I have seen a lug added to an action that had an integral lug was on Sako actions with their "reversed" style lug (a part of the stock stick up into a groove in the bottom of the action) which is typically way to small and we add a Badger, Tubb etc.. type lug. A few recent posts discussed this problem.</p><p> </p><p>Just of few of my observations on the subject.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chris matthews, post: 29671, member: 66"] I suppose the back of an action could be used as a recoil surface but I foresee a few problems with this: 1. Surface area typically would be too small. 2. The tang would act like a wedge and could split the stock. 3. You would have to go to extremes to make sure it recoiled off that surface and not something else- like the action screws. The biggest problem with a rear- recoil lug sufrace is the action would literally act like an accordian with every shot. Not good. Take for example the old Remington actions with rear lugs on the bolt- after awhile the bolt was pretty much bent like a bananna. A recoil surface in front takes all the pressure off the action, only a small amount is transfered through the action via the bolt lugs/ lug seat. As far as integral recoil lugs (ie Winchesters) in larger calibers with heavy recoil an additional block was attached to the barrel about 4-5" in front of the action and inletted into the stock to act as an additional recoil surface. The only time I have seen a lug added to an action that had an integral lug was on Sako actions with their "reversed" style lug (a part of the stock stick up into a groove in the bottom of the action) which is typically way to small and we add a Badger, Tubb etc.. type lug. A few recent posts discussed this problem. Just of few of my observations on the subject. [/QUOTE]
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