Recoil lug / disc

[Melgamatic 66]

ON a Remington 700-style bolt action rifle, where, exactly, is the "recoil lug" or "recoil disc" and what is its function?

 

TIA!

[Old School 611]

ON a Remington 700-style bolt action rifle, where, exactly, is the "recoil lug" or "recoil disc" and what is its function?

 

TIA!

 

I hope you have the rifle in front of you. On a 700 I believe that they sandwich a plate between the barrel and the tubular reciever, This plate extends down into the stock distributing the force of recoil to the stock.

This the primary point of recoil force transfer, others are the tang screw and other points of securement if any.

 

Take a look at the rifle and tell me if I am visualizing the right one.

[Melgamatic 66]

So it is between the barrel and the action? You would have to remove the barrel from the action to change it?

[Old School 611]

Yes if this is the assembly that you have. But why would you want to change it? This is also the method used by Savage. Have you confirmed this is your assembly by looking at the rifle?

[tbtrout 141]

Why remove it? Unless you are putting in a bigger one, then I would ask why? If it is for stability, glass bed it. What Caliber?

[Old School 611]

Why remove it? Unless you are putting in a bigger one, then I would ask why? If it is for stability, glass bed it. What Caliber?

 

My question exactly. You never remove that recoil plate unless you are rebarreling the rifle and that's a gunsmith's job. Is it bent? That would be strange.

[Melgamatic 66]

It's a custom tube gun, so normal guidelines don't necessarily apply. This is a recoil disc, different from a lug, so I'm trying to figure out what is what.

[Old School 611]

Enlighten me I have no idea what a tube gun is.

[KpdPipes 388]

Enlighten me I have no idea what a tube gun is.

 

I'm assuming Custom Barrel (Tube). That said I've never heard of a "Recoil Ring" unless they're just using that as another term for a standard-shaped Lug. Anyway, every one i've ever seen is sandwiched between the barrel shoulder and the face of the reciever, as staed earlier to transfer the recoil directly to the stock from the barrel instead of on the action screws. Looks almost like a 1911 barrel bushing from the front without the cutout for the plunger.